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The News Quiz

January 01, 1970

The News Quiz is a British topical panel game broadcast on BBC Radio 4,[1] first broadcast in 1977. The show, created by John Lloyd from an idea by Nicholas Parsons, has seen several hosts, including Barry Norman, Barry Took, Simon Hoggart, Sandi Toksvig, and Miles Jupp. Andy Zaltzman was announced as the permanent host after series 103. The show involves four panellists, often comedians or journalists, who answer questions about events of the previous week, often leading to humorous and satirical exchanges. The show was adapted for television in 1981 and has also inspired other shows.

The News Quiz
GenrePanel game
Running time30 minutes (6:30 pm – 7:00 pm)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Language(s)English
Home stationBBC Radio 4
SyndicatesBBC Radio 4 Extra
Hosted by
AnnouncerVarious BBC Radio 4 newsreaders
Created byJohn Lloyd
Produced bySuzy Grant
Recording studioBBC Radio Theatre
Original release6 September 1977 (1977-09-06)
No. of series108
No. of episodes1,004 (As of 27 May 2022)
Audio formatStereo
Opening theme
Websitewww.bbc.co.uk/radio4/newsquiz
PodcastFriday Night comedy podcast

History edit

The News Quiz was created by John Lloyd,[2] based on an idea by Nicholas Parsons.[3]

The series was first broadcast in 1977 with Barry Norman in the chair. Subsequently it was chaired by Barry Took from 1979 to 1981, Simon Hoggart from 1981 to 1986, Took again from 1986 to 1995, and then again by Hoggart from 1996 until March 2006.[4] Hoggart was replaced by Sandi Toksvig in September 2006, who in turn was replaced by Miles Jupp in September 2015 until his departure at the end of 2019. Three different hosts took the chair in 2020; Nish Kumar (series 101), Angela Barnes (series 102), and Andy Zaltzman (series 103). At the end of series 103, it was announced that Zaltzman would continue as permanent host.

Originally, Private Eye editor Richard Ingrams and Punch editor Alan Coren acted as team captains.

It was adapted for television in 1981 under the title Scoop, running for two series, and later inspired the television programme Have I Got News for You.

In 2012, the BBC piloted an American version hosted by Lewis Black.[5]

On 28 June 2013, the News Quiz paid tribute after the death of Radio 4 announcer Rory Morrison, who had read the news cuttings on the programme.[6]

During series 97, running from August to October 2018, Jupp was absent due to filming commitments overseas, so show regulars Simon Evans, Susan Calman, Fred MacAulay, Bridget Christie, Jo Brand and Lucy Porter took turns in the host's seat. Jupp himself chaired the first and last episodes of the series.[7]

In May 2019, it was announced that Jupp would leave the show at the end of the 99th series at the end of the month.[8] Series 100 had several hosts: Nish Kumar, Angela Barnes, Andy Zaltzman, Phil Wang, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Zoe Lyons, Patrick Kielty and Andrew Maxwell. The hosts for 2020 were Nish Kumar, Angela Barnes, and Andy Zaltzman.[9] Zaltzman was named as the permanent host at the conclusion of series 103.[10]

Transmission edit

The programme is usually recorded in front of an audience on Thursday evenings at the BBC Radio Theatre at Broadcasting House in central London. It is then edited and broadcast first on Friday evening at 18:30, then repeated at Saturday lunchtime. The final 28-minute show is significantly shorter than the original recording. In 2012, the BBC began making an extended version for BBC Radio 4 Extra.

Each week, four panellists appear on the show. They are usually either comedians or journalists, and sometimes politicians. Journalists predominated in the early years. The ostensible purpose of the show is to test contestants' knowledge of the events of the previous week by asking questions which are usually oblique references to those events. However, this has given way to a general free-for-all where panellists chime in with their own humorous and satirical remarks once the question has been answered. The participants frequently wander off topic. The host ends the discussion of each question with a summary of the events it refers to, usually with a scripted comic punchline, before asking the next question. It is not uncommon for the show to get through only two rounds of the panel before the final section is reached. Before the host announces the largely symbolic scores, the panellists read out statements from newspapers and other media which they find amusing.[11]

Personnel edit

Current host edit

In 2020, Andy Zaltzman guest hosted series 103 and at the end of the run was announced as the new permanent host.[10]

Former hosts edit

Current regular panellists edit

Former regular panellists edit

BBC newsreaders edit

The News Quiz once also featured input from regular BBC newsreaders (or "hacks-neutral", as Alan Coren referred to them), but have been dropped as of the post-Covid episodes.

News/continuity announcer Corrie Corfield appeared as a panellist once when Sandi Toksvig was unable to attend. As a current BBC newsreader she was bound by the BBC's code of practice for newsreaders, which prevented her from making any opinionated comments on-air. When asked, "What do you think of Bush, Corrie?", she responded, "He's an American". Peter Donaldson also appeared as a guest, in an episode broadcast in September 1999.

Producers edit

Scriptwriters edit

Each week, the chair's script is written by three main writers, with material contributed by one or two additional writers. Current regular writers include:

Former regular writers include:

Music edit

The opening title music is an arrangement of The Typewriter, by Leroy Anderson played by The James Shepherd Versatile Brass. For the programme the original recording (on Decca records SB 314) has been increased in speed and pitch by about 33%.[15]

Cultural references edit

BBC MindGames Magazine regularly featured several BBC-linked puzzles, including The News Quiz, a series of questions about the last month's more unlikely news. Issue 5 (November 2006) also included an interview with Sandi Toksvig.

Audiobook releases edit

Entire series from series 87 onwards have been released on audio CD and made available for download. The following compilations have also been released by BBC Audio.

  • Simon Hoggart's Pick of The News Quiz: Volume 1 (6 Nov 2000)
  • Simon Hoggart's Pick of The News Quiz: Volume 2 (23 Sep 2002)
  • The News Quiz: The First 25 Years (1 Jul 2003)
  • The News Quiz: The Very Best Of 2004 (1 Nov 2004)
  • The News Quiz: The Best of 2005 (18 Oct 2005)
  • The News Quiz: Hold The Front Page (2 Oct 2006)
  • The News Quiz: Stop Press! (1 Oct 2007)
  • The News Quiz: "Read All About It!" (27 Nov 2008)
  • The News Quiz: Soundbites (13 Nov 2014)
  • The News Quiz: The Best Of 2015 (5 Nov 2015)
  • The News Quiz: A Vintage Collection 1977–2002 (3 Aug 2017)
  • The News Quiz: The Best Of 2017 (2 Nov 2017)
  • The News Quiz: The Best Of 2018 (1 Nov 2018)
  • The News Quiz: Classic Collection (audio download only, 15 Aug 2019)
  • The News Quiz: The Best Of 2019 (7 Nov 2019)

Podcast edit

As of 28 September 2007, The News Quiz became downloadable as part of the "Friday Night Comedy" podcast feed for Radio 4. The podcast switches between The News Quiz and The Now Show, depending on which show is being transmitted.[16] During Miles Jupp's tenure, an extended version of the show entitled The News Quiz Extra featuring an additional 10–15 minutes of material was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra in the week following the standard Radio 4 broadcast. This version was also made available as a podcast.

References edit

  1. ^ "BBC Radio 4 – The News Quiz". BBC. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Headlines, Deadlines and Punchlines". The Archive Hour. 7 September 2002.
  3. ^ "Video: Creating The News Quiz at 1:18". 11 April 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  4. ^ Hoggart, Simon (28 January 2006). "In David we trust ... but not Peter". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 17 February 2008.
  5. ^ Dowell, Ben (12 March 2012). "Radio 4 pilots US version of News Quiz". The Guardian. London.
  6. ^ Deans, Jason (12 June 2013). "BBC Radio 4 pays tribute to newsreader Rory Morrison". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  7. ^ "The News Quiz Series 97 episode guide". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Miles Jupp signs off from The News Quiz". BBC (Press release). 15 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  9. ^ a b c "Nish Kumar, Angela Barnes and Andy Zaltzman to host The News Quiz". BBC Media Centre (Press release). BBC. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  10. ^ a b "The News Quiz names Andy Zaltzman as permanent host". British Comedy Guide. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  11. ^ "The News Quiz – Radio 4 Panel Show". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  12. ^ Brown, David (12 March 2012). "BBC Radio 4 to make The News Quiz USA". Radio Times.
  13. ^ BBC Radio 4 [@BBCRadio4] (29 June 2015). "NEWS: Miles Jupp to be the new host of The News Quiz #Comedy" (Tweet) – via Twitter.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ "News: Guest Hosts For The News Quiz Announced". Beyond the Joke. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  15. ^ "40 Years of The News Quiz – BBC Radio 4 Extra". BBC. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  16. ^ "The News Quiz Podcast". 28 September 2007. Retrieved 29 September 2007.

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This article may contain excessive or irrelevant examples Please help improve the article by adding descriptive text and removing less pertinent examples July 2022 The News Quiz is a British topical panel game broadcast on BBC Radio 4 1 first broadcast in 1977 The show created by John Lloyd from an idea by Nicholas Parsons has seen several hosts including Barry Norman Barry Took Simon Hoggart Sandi Toksvig and Miles Jupp Andy Zaltzman was announced as the permanent host after series 103 The show involves four panellists often comedians or journalists who answer questions about events of the previous week often leading to humorous and satirical exchanges The show was adapted for television in 1981 and has also inspired other shows The News QuizGenrePanel gameRunning time30 minutes 6 30 pm 7 00 pm Country of originUnited KingdomLanguage s EnglishHome stationBBC Radio 4SyndicatesBBC Radio 4 ExtraHosted byBarry Norman Series 1 2 Barry Took Series 3 5 amp 13 35 Simon Hoggart Series 5 13 amp 36 59 Sandi Toksvig Series 60 88 Miles Jupp Series 89 99 Guest hosts Series 100 Nish Kumar Series 101 Angela Barnes Series 102 Andy Zaltzman Series 103 present AnnouncerVarious BBC Radio 4 newsreadersCreated byJohn LloydProduced bySuzy GrantRecording studioBBC Radio TheatreOriginal release6 September 1977 1977 09 06 No of series108No of episodes1 004 As of 27 May 2022 Audio formatStereoOpening themeThe Typewriter by Leroy Anderson source source Websitewww wbr bbc wbr co wbr uk wbr radio4 wbr newsquizPodcastFriday Night comedy podcast Contents 1 History 2 Transmission 3 Personnel 3 1 Current host 3 2 Former hosts 3 3 Current regular panellists 3 4 Former regular panellists 3 5 BBC newsreaders 3 6 Producers 3 7 Scriptwriters 4 Music 5 Cultural references 6 Audiobook releases 7 Podcast 8 References 9 External linksHistory editThe News Quiz was created by John Lloyd 2 based on an idea by Nicholas Parsons 3 The series was first broadcast in 1977 with Barry Norman in the chair Subsequently it was chaired by Barry Took from 1979 to 1981 Simon Hoggart from 1981 to 1986 Took again from 1986 to 1995 and then again by Hoggart from 1996 until March 2006 4 Hoggart was replaced by Sandi Toksvig in September 2006 who in turn was replaced by Miles Jupp in September 2015 until his departure at the end of 2019 Three different hosts took the chair in 2020 Nish Kumar series 101 Angela Barnes series 102 and Andy Zaltzman series 103 At the end of series 103 it was announced that Zaltzman would continue as permanent host Originally Private Eye editor Richard Ingrams and Punch editor Alan Coren acted as team captains It was adapted for television in 1981 under the title Scoop running for two series and later inspired the television programme Have I Got News for You In 2012 the BBC piloted an American version hosted by Lewis Black 5 On 28 June 2013 the News Quiz paid tribute after the death of Radio 4 announcer Rory Morrison who had read the news cuttings on the programme 6 During series 97 running from August to October 2018 Jupp was absent due to filming commitments overseas so show regulars Simon Evans Susan Calman Fred MacAulay Bridget Christie Jo Brand and Lucy Porter took turns in the host s seat Jupp himself chaired the first and last episodes of the series 7 In May 2019 it was announced that Jupp would leave the show at the end of the 99th series at the end of the month 8 Series 100 had several hosts Nish Kumar Angela Barnes Andy Zaltzman Phil Wang Kiri Pritchard McLean Zoe Lyons Patrick Kielty and Andrew Maxwell The hosts for 2020 were Nish Kumar Angela Barnes and Andy Zaltzman 9 Zaltzman was named as the permanent host at the conclusion of series 103 10 Transmission editThe programme is usually recorded in front of an audience on Thursday evenings at the BBC Radio Theatre at Broadcasting House in central London It is then edited and broadcast first on Friday evening at 18 30 then repeated at Saturday lunchtime The final 28 minute show is significantly shorter than the original recording In 2012 the BBC began making an extended version for BBC Radio 4 Extra Each week four panellists appear on the show They are usually either comedians or journalists and sometimes politicians Journalists predominated in the early years The ostensible purpose of the show is to test contestants knowledge of the events of the previous week by asking questions which are usually oblique references to those events However this has given way to a general free for all where panellists chime in with their own humorous and satirical remarks once the question has been answered The participants frequently wander off topic The host ends the discussion of each question with a summary of the events it refers to usually with a scripted comic punchline before asking the next question It is not uncommon for the show to get through only two rounds of the panel before the final section is reached Before the host announces the largely symbolic scores the panellists read out statements from newspapers and other media which they find amusing 11 Personnel editCurrent host edit In 2020 Andy Zaltzman guest hosted series 103 and at the end of the run was announced as the new permanent host 10 Former hosts edit Barry Norman 1977 1979 12 Barry Took 1979 1981 amp 1986 1995 Simon Hoggart 1981 1985 amp 1996 2006 Sandi Toksvig 2006 2015 Miles Jupp 2015 2019 series 88 99 13 Nish Kumar Angela Barnes Andy Zaltzman Phil Wang Kiri Pritchard McLean Zoe Lyons Patrick Kielty and Andrew Maxwell September October 2019 series 100 14 Nish Kumar 2020 series 101 9 Angela Barnes 2020 series 102 9 Current regular panellists edit Susan Calman Simon Evans Andy Hamilton Helen Lewis Ria Lina Zoe Lyons Fred MacAulay Lucy Porter Hugo Rifkind Mark Steel Angela Barnes Andrew Maxwell Former regular panellists edit Samira Ahmed Alan Coren Rebecca Front Jeremy Hardy Ian Hislop Simon Hoggart also a former host Armando Iannucci also a former producer of the programme Richard Ingrams Jonathan King Sue Perkins Carrie Quinlan Linda Smith Sandi Toksvig later a host Barry Took also a former host BBC newsreaders edit The News Quiz once also featured input from regular BBC newsreaders or hacks neutral as Alan Coren referred to them but have been dropped as of the post Covid episodes News continuity announcer Corrie Corfield appeared as a panellist once when Sandi Toksvig was unable to attend As a current BBC newsreader she was bound by the BBC s code of practice for newsreaders which prevented her from making any opinionated comments on air When asked What do you think of Bush Corrie she responded He s an American Peter Donaldson also appeared as a guest in an episode broadcast in September 1999 Producers edit Gwyn Rhys Davies Suzy Grant Victoria Lloyd Richard Morris Joe Nunnery Paul Sheehan Lyndsay Fenner Sam Michell Sam Bryant Ed Morrish Katie Tyrrell Simon Nicholls Lucy Armitage Jon Rolph Aled Evans Harry Thompson Armando Iannucci John Lloyd Louise Coats Scriptwriters edit Each week the chair s script is written by three main writers with material contributed by one or two additional writers Current regular writers include Benjamin Partridge Alice Fraser Madeleine Brettingham Laura Major Mike Shephard Robin Morgan Max Davis Sarah Morgan Gabby Hutchinson Crouch Catherine Brinkworth Kat Sadler Simon Alcock Former regular writers include James Kettle Simon Littlefield Rhodri Crooks Lucy Clarke Gareth Gwynn John Luke Roberts Jon Hunter Andy Wolton James Sherwood Stephen Carlin George Poles Paul McKenzie Dave Cohen Tom Jamieson Nev Fountain Debbie Barham Iain Pattinson 1990s Music editThe opening title music is an arrangement of The Typewriter by Leroy Anderson played by The James Shepherd Versatile Brass For the programme the original recording on Decca records SB 314 has been increased in speed and pitch by about 33 15 Cultural references editBBC MindGames Magazine regularly featured several BBC linked puzzles including The News Quiz a series of questions about the last month s more unlikely news Issue 5 November 2006 also included an interview with Sandi Toksvig Audiobook releases editEntire series from series 87 onwards have been released on audio CD and made available for download The following compilations have also been released by BBC Audio Simon Hoggart s Pick of The News Quiz Volume 1 6 Nov 2000 Simon Hoggart s Pick of The News Quiz Volume 2 23 Sep 2002 The News Quiz The First 25 Years 1 Jul 2003 The News Quiz The Very Best Of 2004 1 Nov 2004 The News Quiz The Best of 2005 18 Oct 2005 The News Quiz Hold The Front Page 2 Oct 2006 The News Quiz Stop Press 1 Oct 2007 The News Quiz Read All About It 27 Nov 2008 The News Quiz Soundbites 13 Nov 2014 The News Quiz The Best Of 2015 5 Nov 2015 The News Quiz A Vintage Collection 1977 2002 3 Aug 2017 The News Quiz The Best Of 2017 2 Nov 2017 The News Quiz The Best Of 2018 1 Nov 2018 The News Quiz Classic Collection audio download only 15 Aug 2019 The News Quiz The Best Of 2019 7 Nov 2019 Podcast editAs of 28 September 2007 The News Quiz became downloadable as part of the Friday Night Comedy podcast feed for Radio 4 The podcast switches between The News Quiz and The Now Show depending on which show is being transmitted 16 During Miles Jupp s tenure an extended version of the show entitled The News Quiz Extra featuring an additional 10 15 minutes of material was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra in the week following the standard Radio 4 broadcast This version was also made available as a podcast References edit BBC Radio 4 The News Quiz BBC Retrieved 7 September 2018 Headlines Deadlines and Punchlines The Archive Hour 7 September 2002 Video Creating The News Quiz at 1 18 11 April 2013 Retrieved 2 June 2013 Hoggart Simon 28 January 2006 In David we trust but not Peter The Guardian London Retrieved 17 February 2008 Dowell Ben 12 March 2012 Radio 4 pilots US version of News Quiz The Guardian London Deans Jason 12 June 2013 BBC Radio 4 pays tribute to newsreader Rory Morrison The Guardian London Retrieved 29 July 2015 The News Quiz Series 97 episode guide British Comedy Guide Retrieved 4 January 2019 Miles Jupp signs off from The News Quiz BBC Press release 15 May 2019 Retrieved 20 May 2019 a b c Nish Kumar Angela Barnes and Andy Zaltzman to host The News Quiz BBC Media Centre Press release BBC Retrieved 12 January 2020 a b The News Quiz names Andy Zaltzman as permanent host British Comedy Guide 23 October 2020 Retrieved 25 October 2020 The News Quiz Radio 4 Panel Show British Comedy Guide Retrieved 7 September 2018 Brown David 12 March 2012 BBC Radio 4 to make The News Quiz USA Radio Times BBC Radio 4 BBCRadio4 29 June 2015 NEWS Miles Jupp to be the new host of The News Quiz Comedy Tweet via Twitter a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link News Guest Hosts For The News Quiz Announced Beyond the Joke 14 August 2019 Retrieved 16 August 2019 40 Years of The News Quiz BBC Radio 4 Extra BBC 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