List of Have I Got News for You episodes
Have I Got News for You (HIGNFY) is a British television panel show produced by Hat Trick Productions for the BBC. Episodes were originally aired on BBC Two between September 1990 to June 2000, before being aired on BBC One since October 2000. As of 11 December 2020, the programme has aired 534 episodes across 60 series, plus two exclusive-to-video editions, three Comic Relief crossovers with fellow BBC panel shows and a 60-minute live webcast version, also for Comic Relief. The list also includes the compilation episodes produced for the programme - those made between 1995 - 2001, and from 2010 onwards.
All episodes include details on the guest panellists who featured on each team - captained by Ian Hislop and Paul Merton (unless otherwise noted) - the scores achieved, and, since the third episode of Series 24 after the dismissal of its former host Angus Deayton, the guest host that presented the programme.
Episode list
Series |
The following lists the episodes of HIGNFY per series, including guest panellists for each team, scores, and, since the third episode of the 24th series, the host for that corresponding episode. The coloured backgrounds denote the result of each of the shows:
- – indicates Ian's team won
- – indicates Paul's team won
- – indicates the game ended in a draw
Series 1 (1990)
Episode | Air date | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores |
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01x01 | 28 September 1990 | Sandi Toksvig | Kate Saunders | 25–21 |
01x02 | 5 October 1990 | Jan Ravens | Martin Young | 23–25 |
01x03 | 12 October 1990 | Tony Slattery | Robert Harris | 23–25 |
01x04 | 19 October 1990 | Arthur Smith | Gill Pyrah | 24–26 |
01x05 | 26 October 1990 | Dillie Keane | Simon Hoggart | 22–20 |
01x06 | 2 November 1990 | Rory McGrath | Ken Livingstone MP | 22–24 |
01x07 | 9 November 1990 | Clive Anderson | Russell Davies | 19–21 |
01x08 | 16 November 1990 | Germaine Greer | Tony Banks MP | 18–21 |
Series 2 (1991)
Episode | Air date | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores |
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02x01 | 4 October 1991 | Sandi Toksvig | David Thomas | [fn 1] |
02x02 | 11 October 1991 | Tony Slattery | Alan Coren | 21–25 |
02x03 | 18 October 1991 | Rory McGrath | Tony Banks MP | 25–18 |
02x04 | 25 October 1991 | John Wells | Robert Harris | 16–18 |
02x05 | 1 November 1991 | Nick Hancock | Clare Short MP | 20–18 |
02x06 | 8 November 1991 | Stephen Frost | Michael White | 12–22 |
02x07 | 15 November 1991 | Craig Ferguson | Trevor McDonald | 11–14 |
02x08 | 22 November 1991 | Richard Ingrams | Richard Littlejohn | 13–19 |
02x09 | 29 November 1991 | Jan Ravens | Martin Young | 14–15 |
02x10 | 6 December 1991 | Kevin Day | Edwina Currie MP | 23–17 |
02x11 | 24 December 1991[fn 2] | Harry Enfield | Clive Anderson | 26–31 |
1992 General Election Special (1992)
Episode | Air date | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores |
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Sp. | 9 April 1992[fn 3] | Rory Bremner | Alan Coren | 20–22 |
Series 3 (1992)
Episode | Air date | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores |
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03x01 | 24 April 1992 | John Wells | Tony Slattery | 15–23 |
03x02 | 1 May 1992 | Donna McPhail | Joan Bakewell | 20–18 |
03x03 | 8 May 1992 | Jan Ravens | Charles Kennedy MP | 21–19 |
03x04 | 15 May 1992 | Harry Enfield | John Diamond | 16–23 |
03x05 | 22 May 1992 | Rory McGrath | Ken Livingstone MP | 11–17 |
03x06 | 29 May 1992 | Danny Baker | Steve Steen | 16–21 |
03x07 | 5 June 1992 | Anne Robinson | Griff Rhys Jones | 17–19 |
03x08 | 12 June 1992 | Stephen Frost | Stephanie Calman | 14–18 |
03x09 | 19 June 1992 | John Sessions | Trevor McDonald | 18–23 |
03x10 | 26 June 1992 | Norman Willis | Cecil Parkinson | 12–17 |
Series 4 (1992)
Episode | Air date | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores |
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04x01 | 16 October 1992 | John Sessions | Griff Rhys Jones | 17–16 |
04x02 | 23 October 1992[fn 4] | David Baddiel | Charles Kennedy MP | 16–17 |
04x03 | 30 October 1992 | Danny Baker | Annabel Giles | 13–11 |
04x04 | 6 November 1992 | Frank Skinner | Jerry Hayes MP | 13–18 |
04x05 | 13 November 1992 | Rory Bremner | Ken Livingstone MP | 17–13 |
04x06 | 20 November 1992 | Sandi Toksvig | Nick Hancock | 18–16 |
04x07 | 27 November 1992 | Chris Tarrant | Meera Syal | 16–18 |
04x08 | 4 December 1992 | Jo Brand | Neil Kinnock MP | 18–15 |
04x09 | 11 December 1992 | Peter Cook | Douglas Adams | 11–17 |
04x10 | 18 December 1992[fn 2] | Stephen Fry | Frank Skinner | 12–18 |
Have I Got A Question of Sport for You (1993)
Episode | Air date | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores |
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Sp. | 12 March 1993[fn 5] | Frank Bruno | Bill Beaumont | N/A |
Series 5 (1993)
Episode | Air date | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores |
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05x01 | 16 April 1993 | Jonathan Ross | Peter Cook | 11–13 |
05x02 | 23 April 1993 | Chris Evans | Fiona Armstrong | 15–17 |
05x03 | 30 April 1993 | Frank Skinner | Richard Littlejohn | 17–15 |
05x04 | 7 May 1993 | Caroline Quentin | Baz Bamigboye | 16–17 |
05x05 | 14 May 1993 | Meera Syal | Amanda Platell | 17–21 |
05x06 | 21 May 1993 | Mark Thomas | David Steel MP | 18–20 |
05x07 | 28 May 1993 | Alan Coren | John Simpson | 18–11 |
05x08 | 4 June 1993 | Tony Slattery | The Rt. Hon. Tub of Lard MP[fn 6] | 16–20 |
Series 6 (1993)
Episode | Air date | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores |
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06x01 | 29 October 1993[fn 7] | Derek Hatton | Edwina Currie MP | 18–12 |
06x02 | 5 November 1993[fn 8] | Tony Hawks | Roy Hattersley MP | 13–21 |
06x03 | 12 November 1993 | Alexei Sayle | Gerald Kaufman MP | 13–17 |
06x04 | 19 November 1993 | Jo Brand | Frank Bough | 16–20 |
06x05 | 26 November 1993 | Jimmy Tarbuck | Vitali Vitaliev | 20–14 |
06x06 | 3 December 1993 | Kathy Burke | Martin Young | 17–19 |
06x07 | 10 December 1993 | Maria McErlane | Jon Snow | 13–21 |
06x08 | 17 December 1993 | Maureen Lipman | Lesley Abdela | 17–19 |
06x09 | 24 December 1993[fn 2][fn 9] | Griff Rhys Jones | Bob Geldof | 10–23 |
Series 7 (1994)
Episode | Air date | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores |
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07x01 | 22 April 1994 | Jonathan Ross | Eddie Izzard | 15–21 |
07x02 | 29 April 1994 | Kathy Lette | Caroline Quentin | 21–14 |
07x03 | 6 May 1994 | Bob Monkhouse | Francis Wheen | 13–24 |
07x04 | 13 May 1994 | Jack Dee | Tony Hawks | 17–16 |
07x05 | 20 May 1994 | Hugh Dennis | John Stalker | 19–17 |
07x06 | 27 May 1994 | Maureen Lipman | Sir Rhodes Boyson MP | 15–16 |
07x07 | 3 June 1994[fn 10] | Mariella Frostrup | Neil Kinnock MP | 16–18 |
07x08 | 10 June 1994 | Donna McPhail | Salman Rushdie | 9–14 |
Series 8 (1994)
Episode | Air date | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores |
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08x01 | 28 October 1994 | Martin Clunes | James Pickles | 14–15 |
08x02 | 4 November 1994 | Arthur Smith | Richard Coles | 13–14 |
08x03 | 11 November 1994 | Lee Hurst | Andrew Morton | 12–11 |
08x04 | 18 November 1994 | Nick Hancock | David Icke | 19–12 |
08x05 | 25 November 1994 | Helen Atkinson-Wood | Sir Teddy Taylor MP | 17–25 |
08x06 | 2 December 1994 | Hattie Hayridge | Glenda Jackson MP | 13–14 |
08x07 | 9 December 1994 | Jack Docherty | Moray Hunter | 13–15 |
08x08 | 16 December 1994 | Hugh Dennis | Michael Buerk | 12–13 |
08x09 | 23 December 1994[fn 2] | Alexei Sayle | Kelvin MacKenzie | 13–11 |
Series 9 (1995)
Episode | Air date | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores |
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09x01 | 21 April 1995 | Diane Abbott MP | Julian Clary | 14–17 |
09x02 | 28 April 1995 | Eddie Izzard | Michael Winner | 10–14 |
09x03 | 5 May 1995 | John Fortune | John Bird | 15–16 |
09x04 | 12 May 1995 | Steve Wright | Alan Cumming | 8–18 |
09x05 | 19 May 1995 | Fred MacAulay | Germaine Greer | 14–12 |
09x06 | 26 May 1995 | Frank Skinner | Raoul Heertje | 17–10 |
09x07 | 2 June 1995 | Tim Rice | Terry Major-Ball | 13–14 |
09x08 | 9 June 1995 | Spike Milligan | Andrew Neil | 11–13 |
Have I Got Unbroadcastable News for You (1995)
Episode | Release date | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores |
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Video | 30 October 1995[fn 11] | Richard Wilson | Eddie Izzard | 29–26 |
Series 10 (1995)
Episode | Air date | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores |
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10x01 | 27 October 1995 | Gordon Kennedy | Paula Yates | 12–13 |
10x02 | 3 November 1995 | Bob Mills | Alex Salmond MP | 12–11 |
10x03 | 10 November 1995 | Melvyn Bragg | Mike Yarwood | 13–8 |
10x04 | 17 November 1995 | Alan Coren | Terry Christian | 11–7 |
10x05 | 24 November 1995 | Neil Morrissey | Teresa Gorman MP | 8–13 |
10x06 | 1 December 1995 | Alan Davies | Ken Livingstone MP | 11–14 |
10x07 | 8 December 1995 | Craig Charles | P. J. O'Rourke | 13–5 |
10x08 | 15 December 1995 | Lee Hurst | Mark Little (and Colin[fn 12]) | 10–11 |
10x09 | 23 December 1995 | 1995 highlights |
Series 11 (1996)
Episode | Air date | Ian's team | Guest team | Scores |
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11x01 | 19 April 1996 | Paul Merton | Eddie Izzard and Charles Kennedy MP | 13–7 |
11x02 | 26 April 1996 | Dermot Morgan | Eddie Izzard and Janet Street-Porter | 8–10 |
11x03 | 3 May 1996 | Alan Davies | Clive Anderson and Mohammad al-Massari | 13–15 |
11x04 | 10 May 1996 | Claire Rayner | Martin Clunes and Neil Morrissey | 8–7 |
11x05 | 17 May 1996 | Fred MacAulay | Eddie Izzard and Max Clifford | 15–11 |
11x06 | 24 May 1996 | Felix Dexter | Clive Anderson and Piers Morgan | 11–10 |
11x07 | 31 May 1996 | Rich Hall | Alan Davies and Rupert Allason MP | 5–13 |
11x08 | 7 June 1996 | Richard Wilson | John Bird and John Fortune | 17–10 |
Series 12 (1996)
Episode | Air date | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores |
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12x01 | 4 October 1996 | Greg Proops | Ken Livingstone MP | 13–18 |
12x02 | 11 October 1996[fn 13] | Rhona Cameron | Peter Stringfellow | 8–11 |
12x03 | 18 October 1996 | Mark Little | Nigel Lawson | 9–10 |
12x04 | 25 October 1996 | Maureen Lipman | Tony Parsons | 9–11 |
12x05 | 1 November 1996 | Gordon Kennedy | Elvis Costello | 14–17 |
12x06 | 8 November 1996 | Tony Hawks | Vincent Hanna | 15–13 |
12x07 | 15 November 1996 | Mark Hurst | Francis Wheen | 6–19 |
12x08 | 22 November 1996 | Jack Docherty | Austin Mitchell MP | 15–8 |
12x09 | 29 November 1996 | Alan Davies | Jennifer Paterson | 15–10 |
12x10 | 20 December 1996 | 1996 highlights |
Series 13 (1997)
Episode | Air date | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores |
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13x01 | 18 April 1997 | Fred MacAulay | Swampy | 16–11 |
13x02 | 25 April 1997 | Hugh Dennis | Will Self | 12–11 |
13x03 | 1 May 1997[fn 3] | Richard Wilson | Nick Ross | 13–12 |
13x04 | 9 May 1997 | Maureen Lipman | Neil and Christine Hamilton[fn 14] | 14–13 |
13x05 | 16 May 1997 | Jack Docherty | Greg Dyke | 12–10 |
13x06 | 23 May 1997 | Sue Perkins | Eve Pollard | 9–15 |
13x07 | 30 May 1997 | Martin Clunes | Michael Parkinson | 10–11 |
13x08 | 6 June 1997 | Dominic Holland | Germaine Greer | 8–13 |
Series 14 (1997)
Episode | Air date | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores |
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14x01 | 24 October 1997 | Bob Monkhouse | Ken Livingstone MP | 9–13 |
14x02 | 31 October 1997 | Max Boyce | Alex Salmond MP | 15–16 |
14x03 | 7 November 1997 | Dermot Morgan | Francis Wheen | 7–12 |
14x04 | 14 November 1997 | Graeme Garden | Kirsty Young | 12–11 |
14x05 | 21 November 1997 | Arabella Weir | Tony Livesey | 6–13 |
14x06 | 28 November 1997 | Hattie Hayridge | Warren Mitchell | 11–13 |
14x07 | 5 December 1997 | Jeff Green | Brian Sewell | 16–9 |
14x08 | 12 December 1997 | Alan Davies | Matthew Parris | 20–21 |
14x09 | 19 December 1997 | 1997 highlights |
The Official Pirate Video (1997)
Episode | Release date | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores |
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Video | 3 November 1997[fn 15] | Martin Clunes | Neil Morrissey | 12–21 |
Series 15 (1998)
Episode | Air date | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores |
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15x01 | 17 April 1998 | Patrick Kielty | Stephen Bayley | 6–12 |
15x02 | 24 April 1998 | Janet Street-Porter | Boris Johnson | 13–12 |
15x03 | 1 May 1998 | Will Self | John Humphrys | 10–17 |
15x04 | 8 May 1998 | Dr. Phil Hammond | Patrick Moore | 8–13 |
15x05 | 15 May 1998 | Jonathan King | John Sergeant | 11–10 |
15x06 | 22 May 1998 | Germaine Greer | Chris Donald | 11–15 |
15x07 | 29 May 1998 | Antony Worrall Thompson | Oona King MP | 10–16 |
15x08 | 5 June 1998 | Danny Baker | Richard Wilson | 10–14 |
Series 16 (1998)
Episode | Air date | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores | Viewing Figures[1] |
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16x01 | 23 October 1998 | John Simpson | Magnus Magnusson | 8–13 | 6.54m |
16x02 | 30 October 1998 | Ian McCaskill | Michael Mansfield | 7–13 | 5.97m |
16x03 | 6 November 1998 | Jackie Mason | Michael Crick | 13–10 | 6.9m |
16x04 | 13 November 1998 | Alan Titchmarsh | Stephen Bayley | 10–14 | 6.73m |
16x05 | 20 November 1998 | Loyd Grossman | Bob Marshall-Andrews MP | 8–9 | 6.57m |
16x06 | 27 November 1998 | Linda Smith | Gavin Esler | 12–15 | 6.49m |
16x07 | 4 December 1998 | Charles Kennedy MP | George Melly | 10–11 | 6.46m |
16x08 | 11 December 1998 | Tom Baker | Muriel Gray | 10–6 | 6.24m |
16x09 | 18 December 1998 | 1998 highlights | 5.27m |
Have I Got Buzzcocks All Over (1999)
Episode | Air date | Phill Jupitus' team | Nick Hancock's team | Scores |
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Sp. | 12 March 1999[fn 16] | Meat Loaf and Jo Brand | Carol Barnes and Phil Tufnell | 4–5 |
Series 17 (1999)
Episode | Air date | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores | Viewing Figures[2] |
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17x01 | 16 April 1999 | Richard Whiteley | David Aaronovitch | 17–8 | 8.52m |
17x02 | 23 April 1999 | Paul Daniels | Charlie Whelan | 12–14 | 8.35m |
17x03 | 30 April 1999 | Trevor Phillips | Bill Bailey | 16–11 | 6.87m |
17x04 | 7 May 1999 | Peter Hitchens | Clarissa Dickson Wright | 14–16 | 6.74m |
17x05 | 14 May 1999 | Stephen Fry | Richard Littlejohn | 13–12 | 7.3m |
17x06 | 21 May 1999 | Meera Syal | Brian Sewell | 11–13 | 7.41m |
17x07 | 28 May 1999 | Sir Jimmy Savile | Diane Abbott MP | 10–14 | 6.28m |
17x08 | 4 June 1999 | Pauline McLynn | Edward Stourton | 13–12 | 7.85m |
Series 18 (1999)
Episode | Air date | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores | Viewing Figures[3] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
18x01 | 22 October 1999 | Martin Clunes | Lembit Öpik MP | 11–14 | 6.17m |
18x02 | 29 October 1999 | Gordon Ramsay | Francis Wheen | 7–13 | 7.02m |
18x03 | 5 November 1999[fn 17] | Glenda Jackson MP | The Earl of Onslow | 12–15 | 6.43m |
18x04 | 12 November 1999 | John Sergeant | Mark Seddon | 9–15 | 5.89m |
18x05 | 19 November 1999 | Gyles Brandreth | Michael Cole | 13–9 | 7.56m |
18x06 | 26 November 1999 | Anna Ford | Alex Salmond MP | 17–10 | 6.16m |
18x07 | 3 December 1999 | Boris Johnson | Janet Street-Porter | 9–14 | 7.11m |
18x08 | 10 December 1999 | Bill Deedes | Will Self | 13–14 | 6.44m |
18x09 | 17 December 1999 | 1999 highlights | 6.49m |
Series 19 (2000)
Episode | Air date | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores | Viewing Figures[4] |
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19x01 | 14 April 2000 | Stephen Fry | David Shayler[fn 18] | 14–9 | 7.5m |
19x02 | 21 April 2000 | Dominic Holland | David Steel | 14–10 | 6.95m |
19x03 | 28 April 2000 | Michael Brown | Max Clifford | 11–9 | 7.09m |
19x04 | 5 May 2000 | Angela Rippon | Peter Kilfoyle MP | 12–13 | 7.52m |
19x05 | 12 May 2000 | Sheila Hancock | Robert Reed[fn 19] | 12–14 | 7.02m |
19x06 | 19 May 2000 | Clive Anderson | Liza Tarbuck | 11–12 | 8.34m |
19x07 | 26 May 2000 | Jon Snow | Dr. Phil Hammond | 11–16 | 7.28m |
19x08 | 2 June 2000 | Richard Wilson | Michael Brunson | 16–10 | 8.07m |
Series 20 (2000)
Episode | Air date | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores | Viewing Figures[5] |
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20x01 | 20 October 2000 | Richard Blackwood | John Simpson | 10–13 | 7.15m |
20x02 | 27 October 2000 | Lauren Booth | Andrew Rawnsley | 11–13 | 6.55m |
20x03 | 3 November 2000[fn 20] | Germaine Greer | Charles Kennedy MP | 10–10 | 7.03m |
20x04 | 10 November 2000[fn 21] | Rich Hall | Siôn Simon | 13–12 | n/a |
20x05 | 18 November 2000[fn 22] | Linda Smith | Jeremy Bowen | 17–15 | 6.81m |
20x06 | 24 November 2000 | Lembit Öpik MP | Lorraine Kelly | 12–10 | n/a |
20x07 | 1 December 2000[fn 23] | Sanjeev Bhaskar | Matthew Collings | 11–10 | 5.96m |
20x08 | 8 December 2000 | Peter Stringfellow | Nigella Lawson | 11–10 | 6m |
20x09 | 15 December 2000 | 2000 highlights | n/a |
Have I Got Buzzcocks All Over (2001)
Episode | Air date | Sean Hughes' team | Nick Hancock's team | Scores |
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Sp. | 16 March 2001[fn 16] | Phill Jupitus and Róisín Murphy | Stephen Fry and David Gower | 9–13 |
Series 21 (2001)
Episode | Air date | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores | Viewing Figures[6] |
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21x01 | 20 April 2001 | John Humphrys | Tracey Emin | 11–12 | 7.07m |
21x02 | 27 April 2001 | Bill Bailey | Dermot Murnaghan | 8–14 | 6.47m |
21x03 | 4 May 2001 | Sean Lock | Jane Moore | 13–12 | 6.14m |
21x04 | 11 May 2001 | Dom Joly | David Aaronovitch | 13–15 | 5.88m |
21x05 | 18 May 2001 | Keith Chegwin | Michael Grade | 7–9 | 5.9m |
21x06 | 25 May 2001 | Janet Street-Porter | "Sir Elton John"[fn 24] | 9–7 | 5.89m |
21x07 | 1 June 2001 | Will Self | Derek Draper | 10–9 | 6.63m |
21x08 | 8 June 2001[fn 3] | Clive Anderson | Gyles Brandreth | 5–3 | 6.6m |
Series 22 (2001)
Episode | Air date | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores | Viewing Figures[7] |
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22x01 | 19 October 2001 | Rich Hall | Michael Crick | 7–8 | 6.63m |
22x02 | 26 October 2001 | Andrew MacKinlay MP | Jennie Bond | 8–5 | 6.65m |
22x03 | 2 November 2001 | Shazia Mirza | Boris Johnson MP | 4–8 | 7.15m |
22x04 | 9 November 2001 | Rosie Boycott | Richard Bacon | 7–9 | 6.72m |
22x05 | 23 November 2001 | Adam Boulton | Carol Thatcher | 13–5 | 6.72m |
22x06 | 30 November 2001 | Omid Djalili | Sir Clement Freud | 8–9 | 6.83m |
22x07 | 7 December 2001 | Sara Cox | Andrew Marr | 8–10 | 6.25m |
22x08 | 14 December 2001 | Francis Wheen | James Naughtie | 9–7 | 7.05m |
22x09 | 21 December 2001[fn 2] | Charles Kennedy MP | John Sergeant | 10–12 | 6.5m |
22x10 | 31 December 2001 | 2001 highlights | n/a |
Series 23 (2002)
Episode | Air date | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores | Viewing Figures[8] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
23x01 | 19 April 2002 | Phill Jupitus | Evan Davis | 7–6 | 5.69m |
23x02 | 26 April 2002 | Ben Miller | Charlotte Church[fn 25] | 5–15 | 6.62m |
23x03 | 3 May 2002 | Penny Smith | Graeme Garden | 4–14 | 6.07m |
23x04 | 10 May 2002 | Matthew Wright | Mark Steel | 8–10 | 6.11m |
23x05 | 17 May 2002 | Bill Deedes | Neil Fox | 8–10 | 6m |
23x06 | 24 May 2002 | Dave Gorman | Ken Livingstone | 7–7 | 8.12m |
23x07 | 31 May 2002 | Linda Smith | David Dickinson | 11–9 | 6.26m |
23x08 | 7 June 2002 | Ross Noble | Katie Derham | 6–13 | 6.65m |
Series 24 (2002)
Episode | Air date | Host | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores | Viewing Figures[9] |
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24x01 | 18 October 2002 | Angus Deayton | Christine Hamilton | Rod Liddle | 12–11 | 6.02m |
24x02 | 25 October 2002 | Angus Deayton | Ross Noble | Gerald Kaufman MP | 7–12 | 6.22m |
24x03 | 1 November 2002 | Paul Merton | Rich Hall | Ross Noble and Andrew Neil | 21–19 | 6.85m |
24x04 | 8 November 2002[fn 26] | Anne Robinson | John O'Farrell | John Simpson | 17–20 | 7.62m |
24x05 | 22 November 2002 | John Sergeant | Germaine Greer | Lorraine Kelly | 14–18 | 6.17m |
24x06 | 29 November 2002 | Boris Johnson MP | Stephen K. Amos | Clive Anderson | 13–16 | 5.76m |
24x07 | 6 December 2002 | Liza Tarbuck | Fred MacAulay | Janet Street-Porter | 15–20 | 6.27m |
24x08 | 13 December 2002 | Charles Kennedy MP | Robert Winston | Will Self | 10–11 | 6.89m |
24x09 | 20 December 2002 | Jeremy Clarkson | Michael Grade | Mo Mowlam | 11–16 | 7.02m |
Series 25 (2003)
Episode | Air date | Host | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores | Viewing Figures[10] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25x01 | 25 April 2003 | Martin Clunes | Ruby Wax | Glenda Jackson MP | 9–7 | 6.26m |
25x02 | 2 May 2003 | William Hague MP | Linda Smith | Jeremy Clarkson | 9–14 | 6.84m |
25x03 | 9 May 2003 | Charlotte Church | Jimmy Carr | Jennie Bond | 18–9 | 5.35m |
25x04 | 16 May 2003 | Alexander Armstrong | Mark Steel | Dr. Phil Hammond | 11–7 | 7.26m |
25x05 | 23 May 2003 | John Sergeant | Dara Ó Briain | Lembit Öpik MP | 9–7 | 5.63m |
25x06 | 30 May 2003 | Hugh Dennis | Gyles Brandreth | Martin Freeman | 10–9 | 5.73m |
25x07 | 6 June 2003 | Sanjeev Bhaskar | Rebecca Front | Nick Robinson | 13–10 | 6.03m |
25x08 | 13 June 2003 | Bruce Forsyth | Marcus Brigstocke | Natasha Kaplinsky | 16–21 | 6.25m |
Series 26 (2003)
Episode | Air date | Host | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores | Viewing Figures[11] |
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26x01 | 17 October 2003 | Jack Dee | Sir Clement Freud | Clare Balding | 7–10 | 5.96m |
26x02 | 24 October 2003 | Martin Clunes | The Earl of Onslow | Linda Smith | 7–12 | 6.15m |
26x03 | 31 October 2003 | John Humphrys | Sean Lock | Kirstie Allsopp | 9–7 | 5.72m |
26x04 | 7 November 2003 | Jimmy Carr | Ross Noble | Sir Ian McKellen | 12–14 | 6.39m |
26x05 | 14 November 2003 | Alexander Armstrong | Phill Jupitus | Julia Hartley-Brewer | 13–9 | 6.61m |
26x06 | 28 November 2003 | Kirsty Young | Will Self | Jonathan Aitken | 8–17 | 5.29m |
26x07 | 5 December 2003 | Dara Ó Briain | John O'Farrell | George Galloway MP | 12–13 | 5.65m |
26x08 | 12 December 2003 | Boris Johnson MP | Rick Wakeman | Kate Garraway | 8–10 | 6.09m |
26x09 | 19 December 2003 | Gyles Brandreth | Chris Addison | Carol Smillie | 11–15 | 6.04m |
Series 27 (2004)
Episode | Air date | Host | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores | Viewing Figures[12] |
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27x01 | 16 April 2004 | Alexander Armstrong | Les Dennis | Germaine Greer | 10–9 | 5.83m |
27x02 | 23 April 2004 | Greg Dyke | Armando Iannucci | Danny Baker | 6–8 | 6.03m |
27x03 | 30 April 2004 | Des Lynam | Marcus Brigstocke | Robert Kilroy-Silk | 7–13 | 5.91m |
27x04 | 7 May 2004 | William Hague MP | Claudia Winkleman | Stanley Johnson | 7–8 | 5.83m |
27x05 | 14 May 2004 | Dara Ó Briain | Carol Vorderman | Sir Michael Gambon | 12–7 | 5.17m |
27x06 | 21 May 2004 | Alexander Armstrong | Griff Rhys Jones | Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall | 9–12 | 5.24m |
27x07 | 28 May 2004 | Dara Ó Briain | Julia Hartley-Brewer | Clive James | 7–13 | n/a |
27x08 | 4 June 2004 | Kirsty Young | Dave Gorman | John Bird | 10–4 | 4.63m |
Series 28 (2004)
Episode | Air date | Host | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores | Viewing Figures[13] |
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28x01 | 15 October 2004[fn 27] | Jack Dee | Trisha Goddard | Adam Hart-Davis | 13–14 | 6.32m |
28x02 | 22 October 2004 | Andrew Marr | Shobna Gulati | Ross Noble | 10–11 | 6.49m |
28x03 | 29 October 2004 | Robin Cook MP | P. J. O'Rourke | Dr. Phil Hammond | 8–11 | 4.72m |
28x04 | 5 November 2004 | Jane Leeves | Daisy Sampson | Mark Steel | 9–8 | 5m |
28x05 | 12 November 2004 | Des Lynam | Kaye Adams | Sean Lock | 8–6 | n/a |
28x06 | 26 November 2004 | Marcus Brigstocke | Michael Buerk | Tony Livesey | 10–9 | 4.54m |
28x07 | 3 December 2004 | Neil Kinnock | Will Self | Linda Smith | 6–8 | 4.29m |
28x08 | 10 December 2004 | Kirsty Young | Julian Fellowes | Ian McMillan | 10–12 | 5.59m |
28x09 | 17 December 2004[fn 2] | Ronnie Corbett | Amanda Donohoe | Tracey Emin | 9–12 | 5.59m |
Series 29 (2005)
Episode | Air date | Host | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores | Viewing Figures[14] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
29x01 | 15 April 2005 | Jeremy Clarkson | Germaine Greer | Danny Baker | 10–12 | 6.02m |
29x02 | 22 April 2005 | Alexander Armstrong | Michael Winner | Jo Caulfield | 10–9 | 5.93m |
29x03 | 29 April 2005 | Nicholas Parsons | Julia Hartley-Brewer | Chris Langham | 6–8 | 5.55m |
29x04 | 6 May 2005[fn 3] | Kirsty Young | Andy Hamilton | Peter Oborne | 5–6 | 5.74m |
29x05 | 13 May 2005 | Dara Ó Briain | Stephen Frost | Stephen Pound MP | 3–12 | 5.55m |
29x06 | 20 May 2005 | Marcus Brigstocke | Robert Llewellyn | Daisy Sampson | 9–12 | 5.48m |
29x07 | 27 May 2005 | William Hague MP | Mark Mardell | Peter Serafinowicz | 11–7 | 4.78m |
29x08 | 3 June 2005 | Des Lynam | David Mitchell | Evan Davis | 8–8 | 5.68m |
Series 30 (2005)
Episode | Air date | Host | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores | Viewing Figures[15] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30x01 | 14 October 2005 | Jack Dee | Tony Livesey | Claudia Winkleman | 7–10 | 4.48m |
30x02 | 21 October 2005 | Michael Aspel | Will Self | Bill Bailey | 10–10 | n/a |
30x03 | 28 October 2005[fn 28] | Chris Langham | Ross Noble | Alan Duncan MP | 8–9 | n/a |
30x04 | 4 November 2005 | Jeremy Clarkson | Andy Hamilton | Mark Steel | 9–10 | 4.32m |
30x05 | 11 November 2005[fn 29] | Alexander Armstrong | Ian McMillan | Fi Glover | 7–12 | 4.58m |
30x06 | 25 November 2005 | Boris Johnson MP | Dr. Phil Hammond | Sara Cox | 7–9 | 5.35m |
30x07 | 2 December 2005 | Anna Ford | David Mitchell | Bob Marshall-Andrews MP | 7–7 | 5.18m |
30x08 | 9 December 2005 | Lorraine Kelly | Robert Webb | Nick Robinson | 8–9 | 4.75m |
30x09 | 16 December 2005[fn 2] | Joan Collins | Michael Winner | Peter Serafinowicz | 7–8 | 5.06m |
Series 31 (2006)
Episode | Air date | Host | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores | Viewing Figures[16] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31x01 | 21 April 2006 | Sir Trevor McDonald | Lembit Öpik MP | Marcus Brigstocke | 8–9 | 5.52m |
31x02 | 28 April 2006 | Sean Lock | Shami Chakrabarti | Peter Capaldi | 9–11 | 5.01m |
31x03 | 5 May 2006 | Julian Clary | Quentin Letts | Alun Cochrane | 9–11 | 4.65m |
31x04 | 12 May 2006 | Michael Buerk | David Mitchell | Diane Abbott MP | 7–6 | 4.35m |
31x05 | 19 May 2006 | Alexander Armstrong | Fern Britton | Andy Hamilton | 14–11 | 4.68m |
31x06 | 26 May 2006 | Carol Vorderman | Richard E. Grant | Dr. Phil Hammond | 6–9 | 4.95m |
31x07 | 2 June 2006 | Jeremy Clarkson | Julia Hartley-Brewer | Mark Steel | 7–10 | 4.12m |
31x08 | 9 June 2006 | Jack Dee | John O'Farrell | Liza Tarbuck | 8–12 | 3.75m |
Series 32 (2006)
Episode | Air date | Host | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores | Viewing Figures[17] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
32x01 | 13 October 2006 | Gordon Ramsay | Peter Serafinowicz | Andrew Neil | 4–7 | 6.48m |
32x02 | 20 October 2006 | Alistair McGowan | Alan Duncan MP | Fern Britton | 8–10 | 4.97m |
32x03 | 27 October 2006 | Jeremy Bowen | June Sarpong | Fred MacAulay | 7–11 | 5.18m |
32x04 | 3 November 2006 | Alexander Armstrong | Charlie Brooker | Ross Noble | 13–0 | 5.51m |
32x05 | 10 November 2006 | Damian Lewis | Dom Joly | Neil Mullarkey | 4–9 | 6.16m |
32x06 | 24 November 2006 | Ronni Ancona | Stewart Lee | Andy Hamilton | 7–7 | 6.47m |
32x07 | 1 December 2006 | Ann Widdecombe MP | Lucy Porter | Danny Baker | 7–4 | 5.27m |
32x08 | 8 December 2006 | Rob Brydon | Claudia Winkleman | Frankie Boyle | 13–7 | 6.81m |
32x09 | 15 December 2006[fn 2] | Boris Johnson MP | Emily Maitlis | Sue Perkins | 10–7 | 5.57m |
Series 33 (2007)
Episode | Air date | Host | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores | Viewing Figures[18] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
33x01 | 13 April 2007 | Jeremy Clarkson | Michael McIntyre | Krishnan Guru-Murthy | 8–6 | 5.79m |
33x02 | 20 April 2007 | Adrian Chiles | Daisy McAndrew | Mark Steel | 7–10 | 5.25m |
33x03 | 27 April 2007 | Fern Britton | Reginald D. Hunter | Adam Boulton | 6–10 | 5.54m |
33x04 | 4 May 2007 | Bill Bailey | Adam Buxton | Armando Iannucci | 4–10 | 5.04m |
33x05 | 11 May 2007[fn 30] | Kirsty Young | Dr. Phil Hammond | Bob Marshall-Andrews MP | 1–45 | 5.74m |
33x06 | 18 May 2007 | Chris Tarrant | Lembit Öpik MP | Andy Hamilton | 5–9 | 5.34m |
33x07 | 25 May 2007 | Alexander Armstrong | James May | Nick Robinson | 6–6 | 5.43m |
33x08 | 2 June 2007[fn 31] | Moira Stuart | Marcus Brigstocke | Jim Jeffries | 9–7 | 5.04m |
Series 34 (2007)
Episode | Air date | Host | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores | Viewing Figures[19] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
34x01 | 12 October 2007 | Kirsty Young | Robert Harris | Ross Noble | 6–7 | 5.38m |
34x02 | 19 October 2007 | Alexander Armstrong | Ed Byrne | Bob Marshall-Andrews MP | 6–10 | 5.34m |
34x03 | 26 October 2007 | Omid Djalili | Julian Fellowes | Danny Baker | 7–4 | 5.4m |
34x04 | 2 November 2007 | Jo Brand | Julia Hartley-Brewer | Andy Hamilton | 7–9 | 6.18m |
34x05 | 9 November 2007 | Michael Aspel | Reginald D. Hunter | Sara Cox | 7–10 | 5.74m |
34x06 | 23 November 2007 | Ann Widdecombe MP | Jimmy Carr | Alex James | 5–8 | 5.57m |
34x07 | 30 November 2007 | Clive Anderson | Will Self | Chris Addison | 7–9 | 5.29m |
34x08 | 7 December 2007 | Jack Dee | Russell Brand | Charlie Brooker | 4–10 | 5.76m |
34x09 | 14 December 2007 | Richard Madeley | Stephen K. Amos | Lauren Laverne | 9–10 | 6.2m |
Series 35 (2008)
Episode | Air date | Host | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores | Viewing Figures[20] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
35x01 | 18 April 2008 | Jack Dee | Bob Marshall-Andrews MP | Peter Serafinowicz | 8–6 | 5.64m |
35x02 | 25 April 2008 | Julian Clary | Ed Byrne | Andrew Neil | 7–8 | 4.97m |
35x03 | 2 May 2008 | Brian Blessed | Alan Duncan MP | Marcus Brigstocke | 7–11 | 5.08m |
35x04 | 9 May 2008 | Bill Bailey | Nick Robinson | Reginald D. Hunter | 11–5 | 5.07m |
35x05 | 16 May 2008 | Kirsty Young | Charlie Higson | Frankie Boyle | 7–10 | 5.32m |
35x06 | 23 May 2008 | Lee Mack | Shami Chakrabarti | John O'Farrell | 5–9 | 5.53m |
35x07 | 30 May 2008 | Alexander Armstrong | Clare Balding | Michael McIntyre | 8–5 | 4.07m |
35x08 | 6 June 2008 | Jeremy Clarkson | Kate Silverton | Ian McMillan | 5–5 | 4.31m |
Series 36 (2008)
Episode | Air date | Host | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores | Viewing Figures[21] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
36x01 | 17 October 2008 | Fern Britton | Tom Bradby | Mark Steel | 9–7 | 6.16m |
36x02 | 24 October 2008[fn 32] | Alexander Armstrong | Frank Skinner | Kevin Maguire | 7–8 | 5.23m |
36x03 | 31 October 2008 | Tom Baker | Vince Cable MP | Chris Addison | 4–5 | 4.88m |
36x04 | 7 November 2008[fn 33] | Jo Brand | Toby Young | Reginald D. Hunter | 5–7 | 5.96m |
36x05 | 21 November 2008 | Jack Dee | Miranda Hart | Frank Skinner[fn 34] and Quentin Letts | 9–6 | 5.4m |
36x06 | 28 November 2008 | Al Murray | Mark Watson | Germaine Greer | 4–9 | n/a |
36x07 | 5 December 2008 | David Mitchell | Sarah Millican | Andy Hamilton | 10–7 | n/a |
36x08 | 12 December 2008 | Jerry Springer | Ken Livingstone | Katy Brand | 7–6 | 4.42m |
36x09 | 19 December 2008 | Jeremy Clarkson | Ed Byrne | Charles Kennedy MP | 4–5 | 5.22m |
36x10 | 24 December 2008[fn 2][fn 35] | Alexander Armstrong | Frank Skinner | Noddy Holder | 6–8 | 7.65m |
Series 37 (2009)
Episode | Air date | Host | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores | Viewing Figures[22] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
37x01 | 24 April 2009 | Frank Skinner | Katy Brand | Alan Duncan MP | 7–5 | 6.02m |
37x02 | 1 May 2009 | Damian Lewis | Chris Addison | Janet Street-Porter | 5–6 | 5.39m |
37x03 | 8 May 2009 | Jack Dee | Fred MacAulay | Clare Balding | 2–9 | 5.49m |
37x04 | 15 May 2009 | Rolf Harris | Andy Hamilton | Julia Hartley-Brewer | 3–4 | 5.82m |
37x05 | 22 May 2009 | Alexander Armstrong | Stuart Maconie | Reginald D. Hunter | 5–3 | 6.25m |
37x06 | 29 May 2009 | David Mitchell | The Rev. Richard Coles | Andrew Maxwell | 5–9 | 3.97m |
37x07 | 5 June 2009 | Ruth Jones | Clive Anderson | Jo Caulfield | 6–7 | 5.4m |
37x08 | 12 June 2009 | Lee Mack | Shappi Khorsandi | Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall | 5–7 | 5.83m |
Series 38 (2009)
Episode | Air date | Host | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores | Viewing Figures[23] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
38x01 | 16 October 2009 | Martin Clunes | Charlie Brooker | Arlene Phillips | 5–9 | 5.73m |
38x02 | 23 October 2009 | David Mitchell | Ed Byrne | Grayson Perry | 6–7 | 5.43m |
38x03 | 30 October 2009 | Miranda Hart | Andrew Neil | Mark Steel | 9–8 | 5m |
38x04 | 6 November 2009 | Kirsty Young | Kevin Maguire | Ross Noble | 7–6 | 5.02m |
38x05 | 13 November 2009 | Jack Dee | Rebecca Front | Marcus Brigstocke | 4–6 | 4.85m |
38x06 | 27 November 2009 | Alexander Armstrong | Jimmy Carr | Bob Crow | 7–4 | 5.08m |
38x07 | 4 December 2009 | Jo Brand | Jon Richardson | Quentin Letts | 4–6 | 4.72m |
38x08 | 11 December 2009 | Dominic West | Reginald D. Hunter | James May | 3–4 | 5.1m |
38x09 | 18 December 2009[fn 2] | Bill Bailey | Mark Watson | Charles Kennedy MP | 5–6 | 5.69m |
Series 39 (2010)
Episode | Air date | Host | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores | Viewing Figures[24] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
39x01 | 1 April 2010 | Lee Mack | Kevin Bridges | Nigel Farage MEP | 5–7 | 5.51m |
39x02 | 8 April 2010 | Alexander Armstrong | Victoria Coren | Richard Herring | 5–9 | 6m |
39x03 | 15 April 2010 | Robert Webb | David Threlfall | Marcus Brigstocke | 5–9 | 4.97m |
39x04 | 22 April 2010 | Jeremy Clarkson | Clare Balding | Andy Hamilton | 8–7 | 4.81m |
39x05 | 7 May 2010[fn 3][fn 36] | Jo Brand | Jon Richardson[fn 37] | Lembit Öpik | 2–7 | 5.28m |
39x06 | 13 May 2010 | Martin Clunes | Julia Hartley-Brewer | Chris Addison | 7–8 | 6.22m |
39x07 | 20 May 2010 | Eamonn Holmes | Armando Iannucci | Robert Peston | 5–8 | 5.92m |
39x08 | 27 May 2010 | Bruce Forsyth | Laura Solon | Ross Noble | 3–6 | 5.66m |
39x09 | 3 June 2010 | John Prescott | John Bishop | Penny Smith | 2–6 | 5.17m |
Series 40 (2010)
Episode | Air date | Host | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores | Viewing Figures[25] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
40x01 | 14 October 2010 | Benedict Cumberbatch | Victoria Coren | Jon Richardson | 5–6 | 5.7m |
40x02 | 21 October 2010 | Frank Skinner | Janet Street-Porter | Reginald D. Hunter | 7–2 | 5.16m |
40x03 | 28 October 2010 | John Bishop | Miles Jupp | Andy Hamilton | 6–5 | 5.37m |
40x04 | 4 November 2010 | Chris Addison | James Blunt | Nick Robinson | 5–5 | 5.44m |
40x05 | 11 November 2010 | Jo Brand | Sally Bercow | Charlie Higson | 4–5 | 5.86m |
40x06 | 18 November 2010 | Damian Lewis | Clive Anderson | Kevin Bridges | 7–7 | 4.63m |
40x07 | 25 November 2010 | Martin Clunes | Jimmy Carr | Grayson Perry | 7–5 | 4.92m |
40x08 | 2 December 2010 | Lee Mack | Sarah Millican | Ken Livingstone | 6–7 | 4.95m |
40x09 | 9 December 2010 | Miranda Hart | Greg Davies | Marcus Brigstocke | 3–7 | 5.73m |
40x10 | 17 December 2010[fn 2][fn 38] | Alexander Armstrong | Ross Noble | Micky Flanagan | 8–6 | 6.19m |
40x11 | 24 December 2010 | 2010 highlights | 6.66m |
Comic Relief live special (2011)
Episode | Air date | Host | David Walliams' team | Clive Anderson's team | Scores |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sp. | 6 March 2011[fn 39] | Patrick Kielty | Holly Walsh | Lembit Öpik |
Series 41 (2011)
Episode | Air date | Host | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores | Viewing Figures[26] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
41x01 | 8 April 2011 | Jack Dee | Caroline Wyatt | Jon Richardson | 8–9 | 5.15m |
41x02 | 15 April 2011 | Stephen Mangan | Kevin Bridges | Bob Ainsworth MP | 6–7 | 5.43m |
41x03 | 22 April 2011 | Rhod Gilbert | Louise Bagshawe MP | Marcus Brigstocke | 5–7 | 5.21m |
41x04 | 6 May 2011 | Alexander Armstrong | Victoria Coren | Ross Noble | 5–8 | 4.69m |
41x05 | 13 May 2011[fn 40] | John Torode and Gregg Wallace | Samira Ahmed | Richard Herring | 6–5 | 5.35m |
41x06 | 20 May 2011[fn 41] | Alan Johnson MP | Miles Jupp | Graham Linehan | 5–7 | 4.67m |
41x07 | 27 May 2011 | Bill Bailey | Jack Whitehall | Armando Iannucci | 3–9 | 4.69m |
41x08 | 3 June 2011 | Sharon Horgan | Joe Wilkinson | Richard Madeley | 6–9 | 3.84m |
41x09 | 10 June 2011 | Jo Brand | Joanna Scanlan | Reginald D. Hunter | 4–7 | 4.57m |
Series 42 (2011)
Episode | Air date | Host | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores | Viewing Figures[27] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
42x01 | 14 October 2011 | Jo Brand | Victoria Coren | Graham Linehan | 6–7 | 4.47m |
42x02 | 21 October 2011 | Alexander Armstrong | Louise Mensch MP | Danny Baker | 6–7 | 4.63m |
42x03 | 28 October 2011 | Lee Mack | Victoria Derbyshire | Ross Noble | 9–7 | 4.55m |
42x04 | 4 November 2011 | Stephen Mangan | Greg Davies | Grace Dent | 8–10 | 5.15m |
42x05 | 11 November 2011 | David Mitchell | Roisin Conaty | Andy Hamilton | 4–9 | 5.33m |
42x06 | 25 November 2011 | Dan Stevens | Miles Jupp | Susan Calman | 2–5 | 4.8m |
42x07 | 2 December 2011 | Kirsty Young | Gyles Brandreth | Marcus Brigstocke | 6–10 | 5.33m |
42x08 | 9 December 2011 | Miranda Hart | Tom Watson MP | Reginald D. Hunter | 5–4 | 5.85m |
42x09 | 16 December 2011 | Sue Perkins | Jack Whitehall | Nick Hewer | 5–4 | 5.7m |
42x10 | 23 December 2011[fn 2] | Martin Clunes | Rebecca Front | David O'Doherty | 8–4 | 6.11m |
42x11 | 30 December 2011 | 2011 highlights | n/a |
Series 43 (2012)
Episode | Air date | Host | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores | Viewing Figures[28] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
43x01 | 13 April 2012 | Stephen Mangan | Grace Dent | Miles Jupp | 8–7 | 6.17m |
43x02 | 20 April 2012 | Jo Brand | Humphrey Ker | Graham Linehan | 7–5 | 5.87m |
43x03 | 27 April 2012 | Damian Lewis | Chris Packham | Susan Calman | 7–8 | 5.37m |
43x04 | 4 May 2012 | Jeremy Clarkson | Nancy Dell'Olio | Kevin Bridges | 7–9 | 5.63m |
43x05 | 11 May 2012 | Alexander Armstrong | Nadine Dorries MP | Reginald D. Hunter | 9–5 | 5.72m |
43x06 | 18 May 2012 | Kathy Burke | Ken Livingstone | Joe Wilkinson | 4–7 | 5.91m |
43x07 | 25 May 2012 | William Shatner | Charlie Brooker | Andy Hamilton | 6–4 | 4.92m |
43x08 | 1 June 2012 | Alastair Campbell | Ross Noble | Nick Hewer | 2–55 | 4.81m |
43x09 | 8 June 2012 | Kirsty Young | Greg Davies | Victoria Coren | 5–8 | 5.38m |
Series 44 (2012)
Episode | Air date | Host | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores | Viewing Figures[29] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
44x01 | 12 October 2012 | Clare Balding | Graham Linehan | Ken Livingstone | 6–10 | 5.73m |
44x02 | 19 October 2012 | Jo Brand | Will Smith | Richard Bacon | 6–10 | 5.64m |
44x03 | 26 October 2012 | Alexander Armstrong | Victoria Coren | Conrad Black | 5–10 | 5.73m |
44x04 | 2 November 2012[fn 42] | Jeremy Clarkson | Will Gompertz | Tony Law | 9–14 | 5.68m |
44x05 | 9 November 2012 | Damian Lewis | Nigel Farage MEP | Harry Shearer | 5–7 | 5.47m |
44x06 | 23 November 2012 | Sir Roger Moore | Rachel Johnson | Marcus Brigstocke | 8–7 | 4.83m |
44x07 | 30 November 2012 | Jack Whitehall | Baroness Trumpington[fn 43] | Nick Hewer | 6–8 | 4.76m |
44x08 | 7 December 2012 | David Mitchell | Susan Calman | Janet Street-Porter | 5–6 | 5.1m |
44x09 | 14 December 2012 | Charlotte Church | Richard Osman | Miles Jupp | 9–5 | 4.86m |
44x10 | 21 December 2012[fn 2] | Daniel Radcliffe | Andy Hamilton | Sara Cox | 9–7 | 5.59m |
44x11 | 27 December 2012 | 2012 highlights | n/a |
Series 45 (2013)
Episode | Air date | Host | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores | Viewing Figures[30] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
45x01 | 5 April 2013 | Stephen Mangan | Joan Bakewell | Richard Osman | 11–7 | 6.07m |
45x02 | 12 April 2013 | Brian Blessed | Ken Livingstone | Bridget Christie | 6–6 | 5.14m |
45x03 | 19 April 2013 | Warwick Davis | Joe Wilkinson | Gyles Brandreth | 6–7 | 5.53m |
45x04 | 26 April 2013 | Ray Winstone | Camilla Long | Reginald D. Hunter | 8–6 | 5.37m |
45x05 | 3 May 2013 | Mel Giedroyc | The Rev. Richard Coles | Ross Noble | 5–9 | 5.04m |
45x06 | 10 May 2013 | Jo Brand | Michael Fabricant MP | John Cooper Clarke | 3–5 | 5.2m |
45x07 | 17 May 2013 | Robert Lindsay | Deborah Meaden | Johnny Vegas | 7–4 | 5.42m |
45x08 | 24 May 2013 | Alexander Armstrong | Josie Long | Jacob Rees-Mogg MP | 4–6 | 5.18m |
45x09 | 31 May 2013 | Frank Skinner | Matt Forde | Miles Jupp | 5–7 | 4.38m |
Series 46 (2013)
Episode | Air date | Host | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores | Viewing Figures[31] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
46x01 | 4 October 2013 | David Mitchell | Cathy Newman | Danny Baker | 7–6 | 5.53m |
46x02 | 11 October 2013 | Richard Osman | Dan Snow | Mark Steel | 7–11 | 4.52m |
46x03 | 18 October 2013 | Stephen Merchant | Gabby Logan | Hal Cruttenden | 11–5 | 5.27m |
46x04 | 25 October 2013 | Jo Brand | Gyles Brandreth | John Prescott | 7–9 | 5.26m |
46x05 | 1 November 2013 | Kirsty Young | Max Keiser | Tony Law | 7–8 | 5.15m |
46x06 | 8 November 2013 | Alexander Armstrong | Victoria Coren Mitchell | Godfrey Bloom MEP | 12–8 | 5.27m |
46x07 | 22 November 2013 | Jack Whitehall | Janet Street-Porter | Richard Bacon | 5–10 | 4.8m |
46x08 | 29 November 2013 | Robert Lindsay | Katherine Ryan | Alan Johnson MP | 7–8 | 4.57m |
46x09 | 6 December 2013[fn 44] | Kathy Burke | Tim Loughton MP | Miles Jupp | 6–8 | n/a |
46x10 | 13 December 2013 | Martin Clunes | Jennifer Saunders | Bernard Cribbins | 9–5 | 5.44m |
46x11 | 20 December 2013 | 2013 highlights | n/a |
Series 47 (2014)
Episode | Air date | Host | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores | Viewing Figures[32] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
47x01 | 4 April 2014 | Jennifer Saunders | Sadiq Khan MP | Richard Osman | 10–6 | 5.5m |
47x02 | 11 April 2014 | Stephen Mangan | Roisin Conaty | Nigel Farage MEP | 7–6 | 5.41m |
47x03 | 18 April 2014 | Jeremy Clarkson | Henning Wehn | Camilla Long | 8–10 | 5.13m |
47x04 | 25 April 2014 | Martin Clunes | Johnny Vegas | Jo Coburn | 9–6 | 5.2m |
47x05 | 2 May 2014 | Jack Dee | Bridget Christie | Charlie Brooker | 4–6 | 5.1m |
47x06 | 9 May 2014 | David Mitchell | Andy Hamilton | Susan Calman | 10–9 | 5.1m |
47x07 | 16 May 2014 | Jo Brand | Jacob Rees-Mogg MP | Kevin Bridges | 7–6 | 5.11m |
47x08 | 23 May 2014 | Kirsty Young | Ross Noble | John Cooper Clarke | 9–4 | 4.65m |
47x09 | 30 May 2014 | Alexander Armstrong | Joe Wilkinson | Victoria Coren Mitchell | 2–7 | 4.58m |
Series 48 (2014)
Episode | Air date | Host | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores | Viewing Figures[33] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
48x01 | 3 October 2014 | Jennifer Saunders | Peter Bone MP | Armando Iannucci | 8–9 | 5.1m |
48x02 | 10 October 2014 | Sue Perkins | Nick Hewer | Tony Law | 5–12 | 4.87m |
48x03 | 17 October 2014 | Frank Skinner | Nick Robinson | Sara Pascoe | 9–10 | 4.79m |
48x04 | 24 October 2014 | Victoria Coren Mitchell | Katherine Ryan | Janet Street-Porter | 7–10 | 5.2m |
48x05 | 31 October 2014 | Damian Lewis | Roisin Conaty | Andy Hamilton | 8–3 | 4.84m |
48x06 | 7 November 2014 | Jo Brand | Caroline Lucas MP | Richard Osman | 7–9 | 3.91m |
48x07 | 21 November 2014 | David Mitchell | Sara Cox | Alan Johnson MP | 5–10 | n/a |
48x08 | 28 November 2014 | Alexander Armstrong | Josh Widdicombe | Germaine Greer | 7–6 | 4.71m |
48x09 | 5 December 2014 | Jack Dee | Mark Watson | Joan Bakewell | 6–9 | 4.85m |
48x10 | 12 December 2014 | Martin Clunes | Kirsty Wark | Reginald D. Hunter | 8–5 | 5.1m |
48x11 | 19 December 2014 | 2014 highlights | 4.4m |
Series 49 (2015)
Episode | Air date | Host | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores | Viewing Figures[34] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
49x01 | 10 April 2015 | Daniel Radcliffe | Diane Morgan | Armando Iannucci | 8–7 | 5.29m |
49x02 | 17 April 2015 | Victoria Coren Mitchell | Alun Cochrane | John Prescott | 5–8 | 5.18m |
49x03 | 24 April 2015 | Stephen Mangan | Camilla Long | Miles Jupp | 6–5 | 5.42m |
49x04 | 1 May 2015 | Alexander Armstrong | Katherine Ryan | Michael Grade | 7–5 | 4.5m |
49x05 | 8 May 2015[fn 3] | Jo Brand | Romesh Ranganathan | Jon Snow | 4–2 | 5.39m |
49x06 | 15 May 2015 | Robert Peston | Rob Delaney | Roisin Conaty | 3–7 | 5.13m |
49x07 | 22 May 2015 | Frank Skinner | Cariad Lloyd | Jon Ronson | 9–7 | 4.86m |
49x08 | 29 May 2015 | Gary Lineker | Sara Pascoe | Andy Hamilton | 6–10 | 4.32m |
49x09 | 5 June 2015[fn 45] | Jack Dee | James Acaster | Janet Street-Porter | 5–10 | 5.14m |
Series 50 (2015)
Episode | Air date | Host | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores | Viewing Figures[35] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
50x01 | 2 October 2015 | Jeremy Clarkson | Camilla Long | Richard Osman | 5–6 | 5.43m |
50x02 | 9 October 2015 | Charlie Brooker | Nish Kumar | Diane Abbott MP | 4–5 | 4.26m |
50x03 | 16 October 2015 | Sue Perkins | Roisin Conaty | Sadiq Khan MP | 8–7 | 4.49m |
50x04 | 23 October 2015 | Michael Sheen | Jon Richardson | Ruth Davidson MSP | 7–5 | 4.63m |
50x05 | 30 October 2015 | David Tennant | Grayson Perry | Katherine Ryan | 6–5 | 4.6m |
50x06 | 6 November 2015 | Kathy Burke | Cathy Newman | Ross Noble | 7–8 | 4.55m |
50x07 | 20 November 2015 | Victoria Coren Mitchell | Hal Cruttenden | Jacob Rees-Mogg MP | 4–7 | 5.29m |
50x08 | 27 November 2015 | Jo Brand | Josh Widdicombe | Tim Farron MP | 6–4 | 4.5m |
50x09 | 4 December 2015 | Alexander Armstrong | Sara Pascoe | Alex Salmond MSP MP | 6–10 | 4.36m |
50x10 | 11 December 2015 | David Mitchell | Kirsty Wark | Andy Hamilton | 6–5 | 4.94m |
50x11 | 18 December 2015 | 2015 highlights | 3.96m |
Series 51 (2016)
Episode | Air date | Host | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores | Viewing Figures[36] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51x01 | 8 April 2016 | Stephen Mangan | Henning Wehn | Suzanne Evans | 4–6 | 5.18m |
51x02 | 15 April 2016 | Tracey Ullman | Clive Myrie | The Rev. Richard Coles | 3–5 | 4.9m |
51x03 | 22 April 2016 | Victoria Coren Mitchell | Romesh Ranganathan | Eddie Izzard | 4–6 | 5.24m |
51x04 | 29 April 2016 | Jo Brand | Diane Morgan | Nick Hewer | 7–5 | 4.96m |
51x05 | 6 May 2016 | David Tennant | Phil Wang | Janet Street-Porter | 6–6 | 5.08m |
51x06 | 13 May 2016 | Frankie Boyle | Julia Hartley-Brewer | Adil Ray | 6–8 | 4.63m |
51x07 | 20 May 2016 | Gary Lineker | Ross Noble | Samira Ahmed | 9–3 | 4.83m |
51x08 | 27 May 2016 | Katherine Ryan | Joe Wilkinson | Gyles Brandreth | 7–4 | 4.43m |
51x09 | 3 June 2016 | Martin Clunes | Jason Manford | Jess Phillips MP | 7–4 | 5.06m |
Series 52 (2016)
Episode | Air date | Host | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores | Viewing Figures[37] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
52x01 | 7 October 2016 | Nick Clegg MP | Kevin Bridges | Roisin Conaty | 5–4 | 5.41m |
52x02 | 14 October 2016[fn 46] | Stephen Mangan | Henning Wehn | Ruth Davidson MSP | 5–9 | 5.54m |
52x03 | 21 October 2016 | Jo Brand | Tim Farron MP | Chris Kamara | 2–8 | 5.01m |
52x04 | 28 October 2016 | David Mitchell | Rose Matafeo | Chris Bryant MP | 4–9 | 4.96m |
52x05 | 4 November 2016 | Victoria Coren Mitchell | Tim Loughton MP | Andy Hamilton | 6–7 | 5.14m |
52x06 | 11 November 2016 | Charlie Brooker | Maureen Lipman | Rich Hall | 3–5 | 4.85m |
52x07 | 25 November 2016 | Alexander Armstrong | Nish Kumar | Jess Phillips MP | 4–8 | 4.79m |
52x08 | 2 December 2016 | Tom Hollander | Hal Cruttenden | Suzanne Evans | 6–8 | 4.46m |
52x09 | 9 December 2016 | Mel Giedroyc | Jacob Rees-Mogg MP | Adil Ray | 10–7 | 4.87m |
52x10 | 16 December 2016 | Gary Lineker | Jon Richardson | "Handbag"[fn 47] | 5–5 | 5.13m |
52x11 | 23 December 2016 | 2016 highlights | n/a |
Series 53 (2017)
Episode | Air date | Host | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores | Viewing Figures[38] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
53x01 | 21 April 2017 | Sir Patrick Stewart | Camilla Long | Richard Osman | 3–4 | 5.33m |
53x02 | 28 April 2017 | Kirsty Young | Jon Richardson | Robert Peston | 7–9 | 5.22m |
53x03 | 5 May 2017 | Alexander Armstrong | Sara Pascoe | Andy Hamilton | 5–7 | 4.97m |
53x04 | 12 May 2017 | David Harewood | Josh Widdicombe | Kirsty Wark | 5–9 | 5.37m |
53x05 | 19 May 2017 | Frankie Boyle | Cariad Lloyd | Gyles Brandreth | 6–8 | 4.63m |
53x06 | 26 May 2017 | Ed Balls | Henning Wehn | Janet Street-Porter | 4–4 | 4.5m |
53x07 | 2 June 2017[fn 48] | Victoria Coren Mitchell | Adam Boulton | The Rev. Richard Coles | 6–7 | 2.58m |
53x08 | 9 June 2017[fn 3] | Jo Brand | Ross Noble | Alan Johnson | 8–9 | 5.31m |
53x09 | 16 June 2017 | Adil Ray | Phil Wang | Angela Eagle MP | 4–5 | 4.49m |
Series 54 (2017)
Episode | Air date | Host | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores | Viewing Figures[39] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
54x01 | 6 October 2017 | Alexander Armstrong | Roisin Conaty | James O'Brien | 4–5 | 5.18m |
54x02 | 13 October 2017 | Richard Ayoade | Isabel Hardman | Andy Hamilton | 4–5 | 4.91m |
54x03 | 20 October 2017 | Martin Clunes | Jon Richardson | Kirsty Wark | 6–6 | 4.88m |
54x04 | 27 October 2017 | Rhod Gilbert | Lucy Prebble | Armando Iannucci | 5–5 | 4.65m |
54x05 | 3 November 2017 | Jo Brand | Quentin Letts | Miles Jupp | 5–6 | 4.99m |
54x06 | 10 November 2017 | Victoria Coren Mitchell | Sara Pascoe | Henry Blofeld | 5–6 | 4.56m |
54x07 | 24 November 2017 | Stephen Mangan | Steph McGovern | Jo Caulfield | 8–6 | 4.61m |
54x08 | 1 December 2017 | Katherine Ryan | Richard Osman | Desiree Burch | 5–7 | 4.52m |
54x09 | 8 December 2017 | Mel Giedroyc | Hal Cruttenden | Sathnam Sanghera | 3–9 | 4.8m |
54x10 | 15 December 2017 | David Tennant | Joe Wilkinson | Angela Rayner MP | 5–4 | 4.79m |
54x11 | 22 December 2017 | 2017 highlights | 4.26m |
Series 55 (2018)
Episode | Air date | Host | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores | Viewing Figures[40] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
55x01 | 6 April 2018 | Jeremy Paxman | Steph McGovern | Josh Widdicombe | 8–6 | 5.21m |
55x02 | 13 April 2018 | Victoria Coren Mitchell | Val McDermid | Richard Osman | 7–9 | 5.51m |
55x03 | 20 April 2018 | Lee Mack | Janet Street-Porter | Sara Pascoe | 8–8 | 4.67m |
55x04 | 27 April 2018 | Tracey Ullman | James Acaster | Beth Rigby | 5–7 | 4.84m |
55x05 | 4 May 2018 | Rhod Gilbert | Baroness Warsi | Andy Hamilton | 9–12 | 4.72m |
55x06 | 11 May 2018 | Alexander Armstrong | Sindhu Vee | Jess Phillips MP | 9–11 | 4.04m |
55x07 | 18 May 2018 | Richard Ayoade | Robert Peston | Roisin Conaty | 4–8 | 4.36m |
55x08 | 25 May 2018 | Jo Brand | Ross Noble | Mona Chalabi | 8–14 | 4.52m |
55x09 | 1 June 2018 | Frank Skinner | Lucy Prebble | Henning Wehn | 4–6 | 3.92m |
Series 56 (2018)
Episode | Air date | Host | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores | Viewing Figures[41] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
56x01 | 5 October 2018 | Alexander Armstrong | Naga Munchetty | Josh Widdicombe | 7–7 | 4.86m |
56x02 | 12 October 2018 | Richard Ayoade | Jon Richardson | Nicky Morgan MP | 2–10 | 4.92m |
56x03 | 19 October 2018 | Jo Brand | Grace Dent | Kiri Pritchard-McLean | 6–7 | 4.45m |
56x04 | 26 October 2018 | Steph McGovern | Joan Bakewell | Richard Osman | 6–7 | 4.89m |
56x05 | 2 November 2018 | Victoria Coren Mitchell | Janey Godley | Robert Rinder | 3–7 | 4.99m |
56x06 | 9 November 2018 | David Tennant | Lucy Prebble | Reginald D. Hunter | 4–6 | 4.85m |
56x07 | 23 November 2018 | David Mitchell | Andy Hamilton | Deborah Frances-White | 5–7 | n/a |
56x08 | 30 November 2018 | Jennifer Saunders | Grayson Perry | Matt Forde | 6–7 | n/a |
56x09 | 7 December 2018 | Danny Dyer | Judy Murray | Sara Pascoe | 9–7 | n/a |
56x10 | 14 December 2018 | Gary Lineker | Ayesha Hazarika | Tom Allen | 4–8 | 4.81m |
56x11 | 23 December 2018 | 2018 highlights | n/a |
Series 57 (2019)
Episode | Air date | Host | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores | Viewing Figures[42] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
57x01 | 5 April 2019[fn 49] | David Dimbleby | Stacey Dooley | Henning Wehn | 6–8 | 4.42m |
57x02 | 12 April 2019 | Alan Johnson | Tim Shipman | Janey Godley | 6–6 | 4.32m |
57x03 | 19 April 2019 | Steph McGovern | Ash Sarkar | Josh Widdicombe | 7–3 | 4.46m |
57x04 | 26 April 2019[fn 50] | David Tennant | Zoe Lyons | Johnny Mercer MP | 5–5 | 4.46m |
57x05 | 3 May 2019 | Katherine Ryan | Cariad Lloyd | Andy Hamilton | 4–4 | 4.37m |
57x06 | 9 June 2019[fn 51] | Jo Brand | Heidi Allen MP | Phil Wang | 6–7 | n/a |
57x07 | 17 May 2019 | Rhod Gilbert | Emma Barnett | Tom Allen | 6–6 | 4.26m |
57x08 | 24 May 2019 | Victoria Coren Mitchell | Ahir Shah | Jess Phillips MP | 5–7 | 4.08m |
57x09 | 31 May 2019 | Richard Ayoade | Kiri Pritchard-McLean | Richard Osman | 5–8 | 4.16m |
Series 58 (2019)
Episode | Air date | Host | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores | Viewing Figures[43] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
58x01 | 11 October 2019 | Martin Clunes | Layla Moran MP | Sara Pascoe | 4–6 | n/a |
58x02 | 18 October 2019 | Victoria Coren Mitchell | Ross Noble | Rachel Johnson | 10–5 | 4.93m |
58x03 | 25 October 2019 | Steph McGovern | Camilla Long | Miles Jupp | 4–5 | 4.87m |
58x04 | 1 November 2019 | Jo Brand | Fintan O'Toole | Zoe Lyons | 6–9 | 4.89m |
58x05 | 8 November 2019 | Adil Ray | Helen Lewis | Ivo Graham | 5–7 | 4.69m |
58x06 | 22 November 2019 | David Mitchell | Maisie Adam | Rory Stewart | 6–2 | n/a |
58x07 | 29 November 2019 | Helen McCrory | Andy Hamilton | Chris McCausland | 7–7 | n/a |
58x08 | 6 December 2019 | Stephen Mangan | Brian Cox | Roisin Conaty | 5–10 | 4.77m |
58x09 | 13 December 2019[fn 3] | Alexander Armstrong | Jon Richardson | Nicky Morgan | 6–6 | 4.81m |
58x10 | 20 December 2019 | Charlie Brooker | Emma Barnett | Phil Wang | 7–7 | n/a |
58x11 | 27 December 2019 | 2019 highlights | n/a |
Series 59 (2020)
Episode | Air date | Host | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores | Viewing Figures[44] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
59x01 | 3 April 2020 | Steph McGovern | Miles Jupp | Helen Lewis | 4–7 | 5.65m |
59x02 | 10 April 2020 | Stephen Mangan | Zoe Lyons | The Rev. Richard Coles | 6–4 | n/a |
59x03 | 17 April 2020 | Victoria Coren Mitchell | Deborah Meaden | Phil Wang | 3–7 | 5.25m |
59x04 | 24 April 2020 | Alexander Armstrong | Henning Wehn | Emma Barnett | 6–7 | n/a |
59x05 | 1 May 2020 | Romesh Ranganathan | Maisie Adam | James O'Brien | 5–8 | n/a |
59x06 | 7 May 2020[fn 52] | David Tennant | Ayesha Hazarika | Chris McCausland | 5–6 | n/a |
59x07 | 15 May 2020 | Jo Brand | Katy Balls | Ivo Graham | 5–5 | n/a |
59x08 | 22 May 2020 | Charlie Brooker | Dr. Hannah Fry | Mark Steel | 6–5 | n/a |
59x09 | 29 May 2020 | Martin Clunes | Janet Street-Porter | Fin Taylor | 5–6 | 4.53m |
Series 60 (2020)
Episode | Air date | Host | Ian's team | Paul's team | Scores | Viewing Figures[45] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
60x01 | 2 October 2020 | Damian Lewis | Katy Balls | Chris McCausland | 7–8 | 4.23m |
60x02 | 9 October 2020 | Adil Ray | Kiri Pritchard-McLean | Nicky Morgan | 4–4 | 3.88m |
60x03 | 16 October 2020 | Stephen Mangan | Helen Lewis | Janey Godley | 5–9 | n/a |
60x04 | 23 October 2020 | Jennifer Saunders | Ayesha Hazarika | Matt Forde | 5–5 | n/a |
60x05 | 30 October 2020 | Steph McGovern | Baroness Warsi | Miles Jupp | 7–2 | n/a |
60x06 | 6 November 2020 | Richard Ayoade | Armando Iannucci | Roisin Conaty | 3–2 | n/a |
60x07 | 20 November 2020 | Victoria Coren Mitchell | Fin Taylor | Joan Bakewell | 6–7 | n/a |
60x08 | 27 November 2020 | Jo Brand | Charlene White | Reginald D. Hunter | 8–6 | n/a |
60x09 | 4 December 2020 | Alexander Armstrong | Phil Wang | Dr. Hannah Fry | 4–6 | n/a |
60x10 | 11 December 2020 | Romesh Ranganathan | Grayson Perry | Alice Levine | 5–7 | n/a |
60x11 | 18 December 2020 | 2020 highlights | n/a | |||
60x12 | 24 December 2020[fn 53] | Have I Got 30 Years for You |
Scores
Ian | Paul |
---|---|
Series wins (10 drawn) | |
5 | 45 |
Episode wins (27 drawn) | |
170 | 337 |
Footnotes
- The scores were not stated at the end of this episode
- Christmas special
- Election special
- The game finished as a tie at 16–16, so the caption competition was used as a tie-breaker, where Paul earned the biggest laugh. This is the only time points have ever been awarded for this section.
- Special programme for Comic Relief, combining elements of Have I Got News for You with another popular panel show, A Question of Sport.
- The tub of lard was a stand-in for Roy Hattersley, who had pulled out of a recording at the last minute for the third time. Angus explained that Hattersley and the lard were "imbued with many of the same qualities". This marks the first occasion that the panel consisted of fewer than five people.
- "Margaret Thatcher special", focusing on her period as Prime Minister. Agreed by both Ian and Paul to be the show's 'worst' episode, due to the two guests doing nothing but "spit poison at each other".
- The 50th broadcast episode of HIGNFY
- In a typical example of the occasional 'end of season japes', Ian and Paul swapped seats – and dress senses – for this episode.
- It was during this episode that Ian was suffering from Appendicitis.
- Included a special guest appearance by Germaine Greer in the Odd One Out round, and extra features including a video diary from The Rt. Hon. Tub of Lard MP.
- Colin was a parrot that had been trained to squawk out various heckles at Angus, but its only contribution was a brief "Hello" towards the end. Paul Merton later explained that gimmicks like this contributed to his decision to take the following series off.
- The 100th broadcast episode of HIGNFY
- Originally, only Christine had been due to appear, but she requested an extra seat be reserved for husband Neil (only a week after Martin Bell had famously ousted him from Parliament in that year's general election). This marked the first occasion where the panel has consisted of more than five people.
- The end of this episode featured a walk-on guest appearance by Mr. Bramley, where he was "awarded" to the losers.
- Special programme for Comic Relief, combining elements of Have I Got News for You with the other then-leading comedy panel shows on the BBC; Never Mind the Buzzcocks, and They Think It's All Over. Although the latter two were made by a different production company to HIGNFY, there was one crucial link between all three besides basic format; producer Harry Thompson.
- The 150th broadcast episode of HIGNFY
- Due to the legal circumstances surrounding him at the time, Shayler's contribution was recorded via satellite linkup from a studio in Paris, which was fed into a monitor on set. Merton was visibly unimpressed with the arrangement, as it left his guest two seconds behind everyone else, affecting the timing of the comedy.
- Robert Reed was a member of Conservative Future who, in the footsteps of William Hague (by this point the party's leader), had made a speech at the previous year's Conservative Party Conference at the age of 16. Conservative Conference – Bad day, good day guardian.co.uk, 6 October 1999
- The game finished as a draw at 10–10. Ian and Paul were made to play Stone, Paper, Scissors to find a winner. Ian chose Paper and Paul chose Scissors, thus making Paul's team the winners.
- Ian's team had won the show 13–12, but as a 'tribute' to American guest Rich Hall, Paul's team were made the winners. This was a reference to the-then ongoing American election controversy, where George W. Bush was going to win the election even though Al Gore had seemingly received more votes than him.
- Moved back a day because of BBC One's coverage of Children in Need. All autumn series following this would skip Children in Need week altogether (apart from 2010, when the show had moved to Thursdays).
- The game finished as a draw at 10–10, so Angus asked a tie-break question, which was "What is the capital of Albania?", which Sanjeev correctly answered as Tirana, thus making Ian's team the winners, with the bonus point visibly shown on screen after the correct answer was given.
- The real Elton John was due to appear, (Elton has News for You BBC News, 22 May 2001) but pulled out at the last minute. He was replaced by taxi driver Ray Johnson (credited as 'Ray Elton John Son'), who at the time had a side earning as the musician's lookalike. However, Johnson was introduced to the audience as if he genuinely was "Sir Elton John" and kept silent for the whole recording. On-screen captions between rounds were the only part of the show that openly admitted the deception, where the real Elton John was frequently referred to as a "bastard".
- Making her first appearance at the age of 16, Charlotte Church holds the record for the show's youngest ever guest (when ranking by age on appearance).
- The 200th broadcast episode of HIGNFY
- The game actually finished as a tie at 13–13, however Ian complained about leaving the score as a tie and Jack Dee duly awarded an extra point to Paul's team, thus making them the winners.
- The 250th broadcast episode of HIGNFY
- Dedicated to creator and original producer Harry Thompson, who died before broadcast
- Ian's team were winning for the majority of the show (and actually won outright), but at the end the scores were fixed to say 45–1 to Paul's team, on account of Dr Phil Hammond's remarks that he was told he could host the show if his team won.
- Moved back a day because of BBC One's coverage of England's first match at the rebuilt Wembley Stadium, against Brazil.
- The 300th broadcast episode of HIGNFY
- US Election special
- Paul Merton was unable to attend the recording of this episode, so Skinner took his place as team captain
- This episode also included a guest appearance by Brian Blessed, dressed as Father Christmas.
- Moved back a day to the Friday slot that was regular before this series. If left, as originally scheduled, on voting day itself – before the polls closed – then the programme would have been duty bound by broadcasting impartiality rules to not show any opinionated comment on the key issues of the election.
- Temporarily swapped places with Paul Merton, as the two captains accepted the offer of a coalition (in a reference to the election's result of a hung parliament), which lasted for one round.
- Moved back a day due to the Royal Variety Performance.
- Broadcast live on the BBC website as part of 24 Hour Panel People, a fund-raising day-long marathon of panel shows, all featuring David Walliams, who took the role of captain for HIGNFY. Neither of the regular captains were present, though Paul Merton was originally scheduled to appear, before pulling out because of illness. Clive Anderson took his place in the second captain's seat.
- Dedicated to theme composer Big George, who died before broadcast
- The 350th broadcast episode of HIGNFY
- The show ended in a 6–6 draw, so a quickfire tiebreak round was played where the panel had to identify the waxworks of the Louis Tussaud museum in Great Yarmouth, which had featured as a news item earlier in the show as it was facing closure. The attraction is infamous for the poor quality of its waxworks and the fact that most of the figures are not contemporary.
- Making her first appearance at the age of 90, Baroness Trumpington holds the record for the show's oldest ever guest (when ranking by age on appearance).
- The 400th broadcast episode of HIGNFY
- This episode ended with a tribute to former leader of the Liberal Democrats and nine-time HIGNFY guest Charles Kennedy, who had died earlier in the week.
- The 450th broadcast episode of HIGNFY
- The handbag was a stand-in for former Secretary of State for Education Nicky Morgan, who pulled out following controversy caused by her criticism of Prime Minister Theresa May being photographed in a £995 pair of leather trousers for The Sunday Times. The handbag was in reference to a revelation that Morgan herself owned a £950 leather handbag (of the same make used on the show).
- This episode was moved to BBC Two due to a Question Time special.
- This episode also featured a guest appearance from Peter Snow during the second round.
- The 500th broadcast episode of HIGNFY
- Pulled from its originally scheduled 10 May 2019 airdate due to the confirmation that the 2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom would go ahead, which conflicted with the booking of Heidi Allen.
- Brought forward a day due to coverage of the 75th anniversary of VE Day.
- 60-minute documentary celebrating the show's 30th anniversary.
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External links
- Have I Got News for You BBC Episode Guide
- List of Have I Got News for You episodes at TV.com
- List of Have I Got News for You episodes at British Comedy Guide
- Have I Got News for You – list of episodes at IMDb