
Have I Got News For You
- TV panel show
- BBC One / BBC Two
- 1990 - 2025
- 620 episodes (69 series)
Long-running topical panel game with a strong political slant, featuring team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton. Also features Angus Deayton.
- Returns on 4th April on BBC1 at 9pm with Series 69, Episode 1
- Series 63, Episode 1 repeated tomorrow at 10pm on U&Dave
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Series 62, Episode 1

Stephen Mangan hosts with regulars Ian Hislop and Paul Merton, plus panellists Ross Noble and Ria Lina.
Notes
Paul and Ross won, 6 points to 4.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 8th October 2021
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
- Recorded
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- Thursday 7th October 2021, 19:00 at Riverside Studios
Cast & crew
Ian Hislop | Team Captain |
Paul Merton | Team Captain |
Stephen Mangan | Host / Presenter |
Ross Noble | Guest |
Ria Lina | Guest |
Colin Swash | Writer (Additional Material) |
Ged Parsons | Writer (Additional Material) |
Dan Gaster | Writer (Additional Material) |
Kevin Day | Writer (Additional Material) |
Shaun Pye | Writer (Additional Material) |
Christine Rose | Writer (Additional Material) |
Charlie Skelton | Writer (Additional Material) |
Dan Bowman | Writer (Additional Material) |
Alison Spittle | Writer (Additional Material) |
Matt Hulme | Writer (Additional Material) |
Paul Wheeler | Director |
Danny Carr | Series Producer |
Jo Maney | Producer |
Richard Wilson | Executive Producer |
Katie Taylor | Executive Producer |
Simon Brook | Editor |
Jon Ellis | Editor |
Nick Pratt | Editor |
Phil Moss | Editor |
Jonathan Paul Green | Production Designer |
Mikki Rain | Production Designer |
Hugo Keating | Production Designer |
Karen Jackson | Costume Designer |
Peter Raby | Lighting Designer |
George Webley (as Big George) | Composer |
Phil Hewson | Graphics |
David Ward | Graphics |