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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 17 December 2021, the programme has aired 553 episodes across 62 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 and 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 [ ]
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
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
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
Episode
Air date
Ian's team
Paul's team
Scores
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
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
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
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
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
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
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) [ ]
Series 9 (1995) [ ]
Episode
Air date
Ian's team
Paul's team
Scores
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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]
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)[ ]
Series 17 (1999) [ ]
Episode
Air date
Ian's team
Paul's team
Scores
Viewing figures[2]
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
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]
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]
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)[ ]
Series 21 (2001) [ ]
Episode
Air date
Ian's team
Paul's team
Scores
Viewing figures[6]
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]
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]
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]
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[fn 27]
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]
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]
28x01
15 October 2004[fn 28]
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 29]
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 30]
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 31]
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 32]
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 33]
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 34]
Jo Brand
Toby Young
Reginald D. Hunter
5–7
5.96m
36x05
21 November 2008
Jack Dee
Miranda Hart
Frank Skinner [fn 35] 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 36]
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 37]
Jo Brand
Jon Richardson [fn 38]
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 39]
Alexander Armstrong
Ross Noble
Micky Flanagan
8–6
6.19m
40x11
24 December 2010
2010 highlights
6.66m
Comic Relief live special (2011)[ ]
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 41]
John Torode and Gregg Wallace
Samira Ahmed
Richard Herring
6–5
5.35m
41x06
20 May 2011[fn 42]
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 43]
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 44]
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 45]
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 46]
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) [ ]
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 47]
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 48]
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 49]
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) [ ]
Series 57 (2019) [ ]
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) [ ]
Series 60 (2020) [ ]
Series 61 (2021) [ ]
Series 62 (2021) [ ]
Scores [ ]
Ian
Paul
Series wins (10 drawn)
5
47
Episode wins (30 drawn)
172
351
[ ]
^ The scores were not stated at the end of this episode
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Christmas special
^ a b c d e f g h 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.
^ a b 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
^ First episode to be repeated as an extended 40-minute version
^ 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.
^ The only episode to date to have a majority of female panellists.
^ 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.
^ Pulled from its originally scheduled 9 April 2021 airdate due to the death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh . This date refers to the original airdate of the extended edition, which was broadcast as usual on BBC Two, having moved there at the start of the year.
^ Pulled from its originally scheduled 15 October 2021 airdate due to the killing of David Amess MP .
^ This episode also featured a guest appearance from Jackie Weaver during the Odd One Out round.
^ The 550th broadcast episode of HIGNFY
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