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For the programme the original recording (on Decca records SB 314) has been increased in speed and pitch by about 33%. The opening title music is an arrangement of The Typewriter, by Leroy Anderson played by The James Shepherd Versatile Brass. Peter Donaldson also appeared as a guest, in an episode broadcast in September 1999.
#Bbc news quiz of the week code#
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.") The current regulars are:Ĭorrie Corfield appeared as a panellist once when Sandi Toksvig was unable to attend. The News Quiz also features considerable comedic input from regular BBC newsreaders (or "hacks-neutral", as Alan Coren referred to them).
#Bbc news quiz of the week series#
Nish Kumar, Angela Barnes, Andy Zaltzman, Phil Wang, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Zoe Lyons, Patrick Kielty and Andrew Maxwell (September – October 2019, series 100). In 2020, Andy Zaltzman guest hosted series 103 and at the end of the run was announced as the new permanent host. Before the host announces the largely symbolic scores, the panellists read out statements from newspapers and other media which they find amusing. It is not uncommon for the show to get through only two rounds of the panel before the final section is reached. 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. The participants frequently wander off topic. 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 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. Journalists predominated in the early years. They are usually either comedians or journalists, and sometimes politicians. In 2012 the BBC began making an extended version for BBC Radio 4 Extra.Įach week, four panellists appear on the show. The final 28 minute show is significantly shorter than the original recording. It is then edited and broadcast first on Friday evening at 18:30, then repeated at Saturday lunchtime. The programme is usually recorded in front of an audience on Thursday evenings at the BBC Radio Theatre at Broadcasting House in central London. Zaltzman was named as the permanent host at the conclusion of series 103. The hosts for 2020 were Nish Kumar, Angela Barnes and Andy Zaltzman. Series 100 had several hosts: Nish Kumar, Angela Barnes, Andy Zaltzman, Phil Wang, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Zoe Lyons, Patrick Kielty and Andrew Maxwell. 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. Jupp himself chaired the first and last episodes of the series. ĭuring 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. On 28 June 2013, the News Quiz paid tribute to Radio 4 announcer Rory Morrison, who used to read the news cuttings on the programme. In 2012 the BBC piloted an American version hosted by Lewis Black. 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. Originally Private Eye editor Richard Ingrams and Punch editor Alan Coren acted as team captains. The series was created by John Lloyd based on an idea from Nicholas Parsons. At the end of series 103 it was announced that Zaltzman would continue as permanent host. Three different hosts took the chair in 2020, Nish Kumar (series 101), Angela Barnes (series 102), and Andy Zaltzman (series 103). 
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. Subsequently, it was chaired by Barry Took from 1979 to 1981, Simon Hoggart from 1981 to 1986, Barry Took again from 1986 to 1995, and then again by Simon Hoggart from 1996 until March 2006.
The News Quiz was first broadcast in 1977 with Barry Norman as chairman.
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