The News Quiz
| Genre | Panel game |
|---|---|
| Running time | 28 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | BBC Radio 4 |
| Starring |
Host: Miles Jupp A BBC Radio 4 newsreader Various guest panellists |
| Created by | John Lloyd |
| Produced by | Richard Morris |
| Recording studio | BBC Radio Theatre |
| Air dates | since 1977 |
| No. of series | 90 |
| Opening theme | The Typewriter by Leroy Anderson |
| Website | Radio 4 |
| Podcast | Friday Night comedy podcast |
The News Quiz is a British topical panel game broadcast on BBC Radio 4.
The News Quiz was first broadcast in 1977 with Barry Norman as chairman. Subsequently, it was chaired by Simon Hoggart, Barry Took (until 1995), and then again by Simon Hoggart until March 2006. Hoggart was replaced by Sandi Toksvig in September 2006, who in turn was replaced by Miles Jupp in September 2015. The series was created by John Lloyd based on an idea from Nicholas Parsons.
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.
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.
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 on the 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.
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