"The News Quiz 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"
"Jon Snow (journalist) Jonathan George Snow (born 28 September 1947) is an English journalist and television presenter. He is best known as the longest-running presenter of ""Channel 4 News"", which he has presented since 1989. Although Channel 4's news programming is produced by ITN, Snow is employed directly by the broadcaster. Snow has held numerous honorary appointments, including Chancellor of Oxford Brookes University from 2001 to 2008. Snow was born in Ardingly, Sussex, the son of George D'Oyly Snow, Bishop of Whitby, and Joan, a pianist who studied at the Royal College of Music. He is a grandson of First"
"I Got News for You"", where she appeared on the very first episode in 1990. She was also the host of ""What the Dickens"", a Sky Arts quiz show. On radio, she is a familiar voice for BBC Radio 4 listeners, having appeared on ""I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue"", ""The Unbelievable Truth"", and as the chair of ""The News Quiz"", where she replaced Simon Hoggart in September 2006, but left in June 2015 in order to enter politics to champion women's rights. Her final show was first broadcast on 26 June. She presented Radio 4's travel programme ""Excess Baggage"""
"Ritula Shah Ritula Shah is a journalist and news presenter on BBC Radio. She is the main presenter of ""The World Tonight"" on BBC Radio 4. Previously Shah presented ""Woman's Hour"" on Radio 4 and was a launch presenter for ""The World Today"" on the World Service. Shah joined The World Tonight as Deputy Presenter and also presented the Saturday edition of ""PM."" Since the departure of Robin Lustig Shah has been the lead presenter. Ritula Harakhchand Shah was born in Barnet in 1967. She was educated at Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls, Elstree before studying History at the University"
"Channel 4 News Channel 4 News is the main news programme on British television broadcaster Channel 4. It is produced by ITN, and has been in operation since Channel 4's launch in November 1982. ""Channel 4 News"" is the name of Channel 4's award-winning flagship evening news programme. The editor is Ben de Pear, appointed in July 2012. The programme is presented by Jon Snow, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Cathy Newman and Matt Frei and is on the air Monday to Thursday from 7.00 to 7.55 pm, Friday from 7.00 to 7.30 pm, and at variable times on weekends. Alex Thomson is"
"Carolyn Quinn married Nigel Morris, Political Editor of the ""i"" newspaper, and former political correspondent of the ""Daily Mirror"", in Richmond upon Thames in June 2003. She received an honorary doctorate from the University of Kent in 2013. Carolyn Quinn Carolyn Quinn (born 22 July 1961 in Camberwell, London) is a British journalist best known for her work on BBC Radio 4 as a political correspondent and for presenting the ""Today"" programme and ""PM"". Quinn attended St Joseph's RC Primary School in Crayford, Dartford Grammar School for Girls and the University of Kent where she obtained a degree in French."
"after he liked a tweet by Kathy Burke, which called both Boris Johnson and Toby Young ""a cunt"". In September 2003 he married Leila Amanpour, a British-Iranian photojournalist. They have three children. Ben de Pear Benjamin de Pear (born 5 December 1970) is the Editor of ""Channel 4 News"", a post he has held since 2012. De Pear was born on 5 December 1970 in Hammersmith to John Andrew de Pear and Susan Elizabeth Kerr de Pear. He grew up in Staines and several places around the world including Iran and went to middle school in Barbados. He has an"
"Cathy Newman Catherine Elizabeth Newman (born 14 July 1974) is an English journalist and presenter of ""Channel 4 News"". Newman began her career as a newspaper journalist, and had spells at ""Media Week"", ""The Independent"", the ""Financial Times"" and ""The Washington Post"". She has worked on ""Channel 4 News"" since 2006, initially as a correspondent and, since 2011, as a presenter. Born in Guildford, Surrey, Newman is the younger daughter of David Newman and his wife Julia Worsdall, both chemistry teachers, and has one sister. At the age of 16 she joined Charterhouse School, where her father taught, as one"
"the news on BBC World, took part in various special events, such as the 1997 general election programme and the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, and co-presented The National Lottery Live on Saturday nights on BBC1. He joined Channel 4 News in 1998, aged 28, and is the second longest serving presenter after Jon Snow. Between 2003 and 2009 he was also the main presenter of ""Channel 4 News at Noon"". He has reported and presented from around the world covering many disasters, conflicts and political movements, such as the Arab Spring in Egypt. He received nominations for the"
"The Now Show The Now Show is a British radio comedy broadcast on BBC Radio 4, which satirises the week's news. The show is a mixture of stand-up, sketches and songs hosted by Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis. The show used to feature regular appearances by Jon Holmes, Laura Shavin (earlier series had Emma Kennedy, or occasionally Sue Perkins, for the female voices), a monologue by Marcus Brigstocke, and music by Mitch Benn, Pippa Evans or Adam Kay, but now features a much wider range of contributors. Most episodes will feature a special guest. Past guests include Robin Ince, Rory"
"Nish Kumar Nishant Kumar (born 26 August 1985) is a British stand-up comedian, actor, and radio presenter. He hosts ""The Mash Report"" on BBC Two, and has hosted BBC Radio 4 Extra's topical comedy show ""Newsjack"". He has also appeared as a guest on ""Have I Got News for You"", ""Mock the Week"", ""Virtually Famous"", """", ""Russell Howard's Stand Up Central"", ""Sweat the Small Stuff"", ""QI"", ""Live from the BBC"", ""The Alternative Comedy Experience"" and is a frequent guest on ""The Bugle"". Kumar was born in Wandsworth, London, and read English with History at Durham University. He is of Indian"
"in 1979 and they have two sons. The family currently live in St Columb Major, Cornwall. Righton is a surfer and is a campaigner for the Surf Life Saving Association. Caroline Righton Caroline Anne Righton (born 26 February 1958), is an English television presenter, author and fashion designer, best known for being a presenter on the daily Breakfast Television station TV-am and being an anchor of the Channel 4 news show, The Channel Four Daily. At the 2010 general election, Righton was the Conservative candidate for the new St Austell and Newquay constituency but lost to the Liberal Democrats. Born"
"Caroline Righton Caroline Anne Righton (born 26 February 1958), is an English television presenter, author and fashion designer, best known for being a presenter on the daily Breakfast Television station TV-am and being an anchor of the Channel 4 news show, The Channel Four Daily. At the 2010 general election, Righton was the Conservative candidate for the new St Austell and Newquay constituency but lost to the Liberal Democrats. Born Caroline Donovan in Bristol, Righton worked in several restaurants and hotels when she was a teenager; however, she had always intended to become a journalist. She worked as a Junior"
"Julian Worricker Julian Gordon Worricker (born 6 January 1963 in Woking, Surrey) is an English journalist, currently working as a presenter of ""Any Answers"" on BBC Radio 4 and a relief presenter on BBC News, the corporation's 24-hour rolling news channel. He also presented ""You and Yours"" on BBC Radio 4 until leaving in October 2013. Worricker was educated at Epsom College; he went on to study English literature at the University of Leicester. He is an only child. He suffers from psoriatic arthritis. He joined the BBC in 1985 as a staff reporter for BBC Radio Leicester before moving"
"James Naughtie Alexander James ""Jim"" Naughtie FRSE (surname pronounced ; born 9 August 1951) is a British radio and news presenter for the BBC. From 1994 until 2015 he was one of the main presenters of Radio 4's ""Today"" programme. In July 2015 he announced, via the BBC, that in early 2016 he would retire from regular presenting duties on the programme and would, instead, be its 'Special Correspondent' with 'responsibility for charting the course of the constitutional changes at the heart of the UK political debate', as well as the BBC News's Books Editor, contributing a book review to"
"I Guess That's Why They Call It The News I Guess That's Why They Call It The News is a BBC Radio 4 satirical panel game hosted by Fred MacAulay and created by James Sherwood. The only series began broadcasting on 21 August 2009 and lasted for five episodes. A typical episode consists of 5 or 6 rounds. In What's The Story?, the host reads actual headlines from the week's newspapers, and the panelists ring in and try to establish a story for the headline. The twist is that the panelists are not trying to guess the actual story (according"
"The Media Show The Media Show is a weekly British current affairs radio programme and podcast on BBC Radio 4 which examines the current state of the media. The first episode was broadcast at 13:30 on 1 October 2008 and since May 2017 has been presented by Amol Rajan, the BBC's Media Editor and occasionally by Andrea Catherwood. Prior to his death in February 2017, the show was usually presented by Steve Hewlett, a columnist for ""The Guardian"" newspaper and visiting Professor of Journalism and Broadcast policy at the University of Salford, although it has also been presented by Emma"
"John Humphrys Desmond John Humphrys (born 17 August 1943) is a Welsh broadcaster. From 1981 to 1987 he was the main presenter for the ""Nine O'Clock News"", the flagship BBC news television programme, and since 1987 he has been a presenter on the BBC Radio 4 programme ""Today"". He presents the programme with Justin Webb, Nick Robinson and Mishal Husain. Since 2003 he has been the host of the BBC Two television quiz show ""Mastermind"". Humphrys has a reputation as a tenacious and forthright interviewer; occasionally politicians have been very critical of his style after being subjected to a tough"
"husband Neil Rowbottom. The couple have three children. Karin Giannone Karin Giannone (born 2 January 1974) is a South African-born British television newsreader working in the United Kingdom. She is the London-based main presenter of the weekend daytime coverage on BBC World News. She is a main presenter of ""World News Today"", along with Philippa Thomas and Kasia Madera, which is broadcast on BBC Four, the BBC News Channel and BBC World News. Giannone was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. She moved with her family to the United Kingdom when she was aged two. She was brought up in Edinburgh,"
"two points are awarded to the team that argued for the audience member's decision. I Guess That's Why They Call It The News I Guess That's Why They Call It The News is a BBC Radio 4 satirical panel game hosted by Fred MacAulay and created by James Sherwood. The only series began broadcasting on 21 August 2009 and lasted for five episodes. A typical episode consists of 5 or 6 rounds. In What's The Story?, the host reads actual headlines from the week's newspapers, and the panelists ring in and try to establish a story for the headline. The"
"Nigel Rees Nigel Rees (born 5 June 1944 near Liverpool) is an English writer and broadcaster, best known for devising and hosting the long-running Radio 4 panel game ""Quote... Unquote"" (since 1976) and as the author of more than fifty books – mostly works of reference on language, and humour in language. Rees went to the Merchant Taylors' School, Crosby, near Liverpool where he was born, and then took a degree in English at New College, Oxford, where he was a Trevelyan Scholar and took a leading role in the Oxford University Broadcasting Society. Rees is a recent past President"
"the 2006 Royal Television Society Home News Award with Jon Snow for his scoop on the Attorney General's legal advice on Iraq, and revealed some details of one of Tony Blair's pre-war meetings with George W. Bush. He was also awarded Political Broadcaster of the Year award by The Political Studies Association in 2008 and the Royal Television Society 2010 Specialist Broadcaster of the Year award. Gary Gibbon Gary Gibbon (born 15 March 1965, Harrow) is an English journalist. He is the political editor of ""Channel 4 News"". Previously, he had served as the programme's political correspondent since 1994. He"
"Radio 4 programme ""I'm Suzy, and I'm a Phobic"", which was broadcast in January 2013. Phill Jupitus Phillip Christopher Jupitus (; born 25 June 1962) is an English stand-up and improv comedian, actor, performance poet, cartoonist and podcaster. Jupitus was a team captain on BBC Two's popular music quiz ""Never Mind the Buzzcocks"" from its inception in 1996 until its end in 2015, and also appears regularly as a guest on several other panel shows, including ""QI"" and BBC Radio 4's ""I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue"". Born Phillip Swan in Newport on the Isle of Wight, he took his"
"Nick Grimshaw Nicholas Peter Andrew Grimshaw (born 14 August 1984) is an English television and radio presenter. He is best known for having hosted a variety of shows on BBC Radio 1 including ""The Radio 1 Breakfast Show"" between 2012 and 2018. He is also known for his Channel 4 roles in T4 and ""The Album Chart Show"". In 2015, he was a judge on the twelfth series of ""The X Factor"". Grimshaw joined BBC Radio 1 in September 2007, presenting the BBC's youth strand Switch with friend and fellow DJ Annie Mac. He hosted the show for 9 months"
"Carolyn Quinn Carolyn Quinn (born 22 July 1961 in Camberwell, London) is a British journalist best known for her work on BBC Radio 4 as a political correspondent and for presenting the ""Today"" programme and ""PM"". Quinn attended St Joseph's RC Primary School in Crayford, Dartford Grammar School for Girls and the University of Kent where she obtained a degree in French. She trained as a teacher, gaining a PGCE at the Institute of Education in London before becoming a French teacher at a London comprehensive school, but gave this up to be a ward clerk at Charing Cross Hospital."
"2017) with the results of the United Kingdom general election, 2017 in a joint broadcast between S4C and BBC Radio Cymru. Dewi Llwyd Dewi Llwyd (born 1954) is a Welsh journalist and television presenter who is best known for his work for S4C. He presented the Welsh-language news programme ""Newyddion"" until the end of 2012. Llwyd currently presents two radio programmes on BBC Radio Cymru. He was born Dewi Llwyd Williams in 1954. Llwyd is the son of the Rev. Ivor Ll. Williams, a Baptist minister and Mary. He grew up in Deiniolen and Morriston before his family settled in"
"which a panel of experts and key figures debate current geopolitical events happening around the world. Paddy O'Connell Paddy O'Connell (born Guy Patrick O'Connell, 11 March 1966 in Guildford, Surrey) is a British television and radio presenter, working mainly for the BBC. He presents BBC Radio 4's ""Broadcasting House"" programme each Sunday morning. He is also an occasional presenter of Radio 4's ""PM"" programme. O'Connell is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Paddy O'Connell, who is of Irish descent, was educated at Gresham's School and the University of Aberdeen. He began his broadcasting career in 1989 on the"
"The Fake News Show The Fake News Show is a British television comedy panel game show that has aired on Channel 4 as a pilot since 6 February 2017 and as a full series from 15 May 2017. It is hosted by Stephen Mangan with Katherine Ryan and Richard Osman as the panellists. The series is produced by Hat Trick Productions for Channel 4. The goal is for the two sort out various news stories and work out if they are true or not. The show's title is a reference to the concept of 'fake news', a term popularised by"
"UK. Since 1992, he has published and edited ""The Quote... Unquote Newsletter"", a quarterly journal (now distributed electronically) and devoted to the origins and use of well-known quotations, phrases and sayings. In 2011 he published his autobiography, ""My Radio Times"". Reference books he has written include the ""Cassell’s Movie Quotations"", ""Cassell’s Humorous Quotations"", ""A Word In Your Shell-Like "" and ""Brewer's Famous Quotations"". He has been acclaimed as a ""pioneering quotation scholar"". Nigel Rees Nigel Rees (born 5 June 1944 near Liverpool) is an English writer and broadcaster, best known for devising and hosting the long-running Radio 4 panel game"
"member on Radio 4's ""The News Quiz"" and has made regular appearances on Radio 2's ""It's Been a Bad Week"". She is also a frequent panellist on another popular Radio 4 show, ""Just a Minute"": in the 2012 television version, she appeared in four out of the 10 episodes (more than any other panellist except Paul Merton who appeared in all 10) and won on all four occasions. She was the chairman of Radio 4's ""The 99p Challenge"" until the show finished in 2004. Perkins appeared every day in the last half hour of Mark Radcliffe's afternoon radio show on"
"Jane Hill Jane Amanda Hill (born 10 June 1969 in Eastbourne, Sussex) is an English newsreader working for the BBC. She is one of the main presenters on the BBC News Channel, the corporation's 24-hour rolling news service, and is a relief anchor for the ""BBC News at One"", as well as regularly presenting the ""BBC Weekend News"". She also occasionally presents ""The World Tonight"" on BBC Radio 4 and is currently presenting BBC News at Five on Fridays on the BBC News Channel which includes ""The Film Review"". Hill was born to David and Margaret Hill on 10 June"
"New York to write a book. Glover married Rick Jones, a Google executive, in April 2014. They have two children, a son, Hector, born in January 2006, and a daughter, Honor, born in August 2008. In 2014 she was made a Fellow of the Radio Academy. Fi Glover Fiona Susannah Grace ""Fi"" Glover (born February 1969) is a British BBC journalist and presenter who currently presents ""The Listening Project"" for BBC Radio 4, ""Shared Experience"" for BBC Radio 4 and ""My Perfect Country"" for the BBC World Service. Until March 2011, she was the host of BBC Radio 4's ""Saturday"
"from previous relationships. Tilde de Paula Anatilde Jane ""Tilde"" de Paula Eby (née Anatilde Jane de Paula Díaz; 14 November 1972) is a Chilean-born Swedish journalist, author, television presenter and host of many of TV4s flagship programs. She has hosted many popular television shows such as the Nobel Prize, Polar Music Prize and live televised cancer fundraising events, and from 1997 until 2018 was one of the hosts of the popular Swedish breakfast programme ""Nyhetsmorgon"". Anatilde Jane de Paula Díaz was born in 1972 in Chile. Her father was a Brazilian politician who had to flee Brazil after receiving death"