List of Have I Got News for You episodes

This is a list of episodes from the satirical news-based panel game Have I Got News for You.

From series 1 until series 10 the show was chaired by Angus Deayton, with team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton and a guest on each team. For series 11, Paul Merton took a break, and so his team comprised two guests. From series 12 until series 24 it returned to its original format.

Angus Deayton left after show two of series 24, and many guest hosts have taken his place since then. Paul Merton filled this position for the first programme following Deayton's departure.

Series 1
Air date	Ian's guest	Paul's guest
29 September 1990	Sandi Toksvig	Kate Saunders
5 October 1990	Jan Ravens	Martin Young
12 October 1990	Tony Slattery	Robert Harris
19 October 1990	Arthur Smith	Gill Pyrah
26 October 1990	Dillie Keane	Simon Hoggart
2 November 1990	Rory McGrath	Ken Livingstone
9 November 1990	Clive Anderson	Russell Davies
16 November 1990	Germaine Greer	Tony Banks
Series 2
4 October 1991	Sandi Toksvig	David Thomas
11 October 1991	Tony Slattery	Alan Coren
18 October 1991	Rory McGrath	Tony Banks
25 October 1991	John Wells	Robert Harris
1 November 1991	Nick Hancock	Clare Short
8 November 1991	Stephen Frost	Michael White
15 November 1991	Craig Ferguson	Trevor McDonald
22 November 1991	Richard Ingrams	Richard Littlejohn
29 November 1991	Jan Ravens	Martin Young
6 December 1991	Kevin Day	Edwina Currie
24 December 19911	Harry Enfield	Clive Anderson
Series 3
9 April 19922	Rory Bremner	Alan Coren
24 April 1992	John Wells	Tony Slattery
1 May 1992	Donna McPhail	Joan Bakewell
8 May 1992	Jan Ravens	Charles Kennedy
15 May 1992	Harry Enfield	John Diamond
22 May 1992	Rory McGrath	Ken Livingstone
29 May 1992	Danny Baker	Steve Steen
5 June 1992	Anne Robinson	Griff Rhys Jones
12 June 1992	Stephen Frost	Stephanie Calman
19 June 1992	John Sessions	Trevor McDonald
26 June 1992	Norman Willis	Cecil Parkinson
Series 4
16 October 1992	John Sessions	Griff Rhys Jones
23 October 1992	David Baddiel	Charles Kennedy
30 October 1992	Danny Baker	Annabel Giles
6 November 1992	Frank Skinner	Jerry Hayes
13 November 1992	Rory Bremner	Ken Livingstone
20 November 1992	Sandi Toksvig	Nick Hancock
27 November 1992	Chris Tarrant	Meera Syal
4 December 1992	Jo Brand	Neil Kinnock
11 December 1992	Peter Cook	Douglas Adams
18 December 19921	Stephen Fry	Frank Skinner
Series 5
16 April 1993	Jonathan Ross	Peter Cook
23 April 1993	Chris Evans	Fiona Armstrong
30 April 1993	Frank Skinner	Richard Littlejohn
7 May 1993	Caroline Quentin	Baz Bamigboye
14 May 1993	Meera Syal	Amanda Platell
21 May 1993	Mark Thomas	David Steel
28 May 1993	Alan Coren	John Simpson
4 June 1993	Tony Slattery	Rt. Hon. Tub of Lard MP4
Series 6
29 October 19935	Derek Hatton	Edwina Currie
5 November 1993	Tony Hawks	Roy Hattersley
12 November 1993	Alexei Sayle	Gerald Kaufman
19 November 1993	Jo Brand	Frank Bough
26 November 1993	Jimmy Tarbuck	Vitali Vitaliev
3 December 1993	Kathy Burke	Martin Young
10 December 1993	Maria McErlane	Jon Snow
17 December 1993	Maureen Lipman	Lesley Abdela
24 December 1993	Griff Rhys Jones	Bob Geldof
Series 7
22 April 1994	Jonathan Ross	Eddie Izzard
29 April 1994	Kathy Lette	Caroline Quentin
6 May 1994	Bob Monkhouse	Francis Wheen
13 May 1994	Jack Dee	Tony Hawks
20 May 1994	Hugh Dennis	John Stalker
27 May 1994	Maureen Lipman	Rhodes Boyson
3 June 1994	Mariella Frostrup	Neil Kinnock
10 June 1994	Donna McPhail	Salman Rushdie
Series 8
28 October 1994	Martin Clunes	James Pickles
4 November 1994	Arthur Smith	Richard Coles
11 November 1994	Lee Hurst	Andrew Morton
18 November 1994	Nick Hancock	David Icke
25 November 1994	Helen Atkinson-Wood	Teddy Taylor
2 December 1994	Hattie Hayridge	Glenda Jackson
9 December 1994	Jack Docherty	Moray Hunter
16 December 1994	Hugh Dennis	Michael Buerk
23 December 1994	Alexei Sayle	Kelvin MacKenzie
Series 9
21 April 1995	Diane Abbott	Julian Clary
28 April 1995	Eddie Izzard	Michael Winner
5 May 1995	John Fortune	John Bird
12 May 1995	Steve Wright	Alan Cumming
19 May 1995	Fred MacAulay	Germaine Greer
26 May 1995	Frank Skinner	Raoul Heertje
2 June 1995	Tim Rice	Terry Major-Ball
9 June 1995	Spike Milligan	Andrew Neil
Have I Got Unbroadcastable News for You (video)
30 October 1995	Richard Wilson	Eddie Izzard
Special guest (in the odd-ones-out round): Germaine Greer. Extra features include a video diary from series 5 guest "Tub of Lard"
Series 10
27 October 1995	Gordon Kennedy	Paula Yates
3 November 1995	Bob Mills	Alex Salmond
10 November 1995	Melvyn Bragg	Mike Yarwood
17 November 1995	Alan Coren	Terry Christian
24 November 1995	Neil Morrissey	Teresa Gorman
1 December 1995	Alan Davies	Ken Livingstone
8 December 1995	Craig Charles	P.J. O'Rourke
15 December 1995	Lee Hurst	Mark Little, Colin the Parrot
23 December 1995	1995 highlights
Series 11
Air date	Ian's guest	Guest team
16 April 1996	Paul Merton	Eddie Izzard, Charles Kennedy
26 April 1996	Dermot Morgan	Eddie Izzard, Janet Street-Porter
3 May 1996	Alan Davies	Clive Anderson, Mohammad al-Massari
10 May 1996	Claire Rayner	Martin Clunes, Neil Morrissey
17 May 1996	Fred MacAulay	Eddie Izzard, Max Clifford
24 May 1996	Felix Dexter	Clive Anderson, Piers Morgan
31 May 1996	Rich Hall	Alan Davies, Rupert Allason
7 June 1996	Richard Wilson	John Bird, John Fortune
Series 12
Air date	Ian's guest	Paul's guest
4 October 1996	Greg Proops	Ken Livingstone
11 October 1996	Rhona Cameron	Peter Stringfellow
18 October 1996	Mark Little	Nigel Lawson
25 October 1996	Maureen Lipman	Tony Parsons
1 November 1996	Gordon Kennedy	Elvis Costello
8 November 1996	Tony Hawks	Vincent Hanna
15 November 1996	Mark Hurst	Francis Wheen
22 November 1996	Jack Docherty	Austin Mitchell
29 November 1996	Alan Davies	Jennifer Paterson
20 December 1996	1996 highlights
Series 13
18 April 1997	Fred MacAulay	Swampy
25 April 1997	Hugh Dennis	Will Self
1 May 19972	Richard Wilson	Nick Ross
9 May 1997	Maureen Lipman	Neil Hamilton, Christine Hamilton
16 May 1997	Jack Docherty	Greg Dyke
23 May 1997	Martin Clunes	Michael Parkinson
30 May 1997	Eve Pollard	Sue Perkins
6 June 1997	Dominic Holland	Germaine Greer
Series 14
24 October 1997	Bob Monkhouse	Ken Livingstone
31 October 1997	Max Boyce	Alex Salmond
7 November 1997	Dermot Morgan	Francis Wheen
14 November 1997	Graeme Garden	Kirsty Young
21 November 1997	Arabella Weir	Tony Livesey
28 November 1997	Hattie Hayridge	Warren Mitchell
5 December 1997	Jeff Green	Brian Sewell
12 December 1997	Alan Davies	Matthew Parris
The Official Pirate Video
3 November 1997	Martin Clunes	Neil Morrissey
Series 15
17 April 1998	Patrick Kielty	Stephen Bayley
24 April 1998	Janet Street-Porter	Boris Johnson
1 May 1998	Will Self	John Humphrys
8 May 1998	Phil Hammond	Patrick Moore
15 May 1998	Jonathan King	John Sergeant
22 May 1998	Germaine Greer	Chris Donald
29 May 1998	Antony Worrall Thompson	Oona King
5 June 1998	Danny Baker	Richard Wilson
Series 16
23 October 1998	John Simpson	Magnus Magnusson
30 October 1998	Ian McCaskill	Michael Mansfield
7 November 1998	Jackie Mason	Michael Crick
14 November 1998	Alan Titchmarsh	Stephen Bayley
21 November 1998	Loyd Grossman	Bob Marshall-Andrews
28 November 1998	Linda Smith	Gavin Esler
4 December 1998	Charles Kennedy	George Melly
11 December 1998	Tom Baker	Muriel Gray
18 December 1998	1998 highlights
Have I Got Buzzcocks All Over3
Air date	Chair
12 March 1999	Angus Deayton
Series 17
16 April 1999	Richard Whiteley	David Aaronovitch
23 April 1999	Paul Daniels	Charlie Whelan
30 April 1999	Trevor Phillips	Bill Bailey
7 May 1999	Peter Hitchens	Clarissa Dickson-Wright
14 May 1999	Stephen Fry	Richard Littlejohn
21 May 1999	Meera Syal	Brian Sewell
28 May 1999	Jimmy Savile	Diane Abbott
4 June 1999	Pauline McLynn	Edward Stourton
Series 18
22 October 1999	Martin Clunes	Lembit Öpik
29 October 1999	Gordon Ramsay	Francis Wheen
5 November 1999	Glenda Jackson	The Earl of Onslow
12 November 1999	John Sergeant	Mark Seddon
19 November 1999	Gyles Brandreth	Michael Cole
26 November 1999	Anna Ford	Alex Salmond
3 December 1999	Boris Johnson	Janet Street-Porter
10 December 1999	Bill Deedes	Will Self
17 December 1999	1999 highlights
Series 19
14 April 2000	Stephen Fry	David Shayler
21 April 2000	Dominic Holland	David Steel
28 April 2000	Michael Brown	Max Clifford
5 May 2000	Angela Rippon	Peter Kilfoyle
12 May 2000	Sheila Hancock	Robert Reed
19 May 2000	Clive Anderson	Liza Tarbuck
26 May 2000	Jon Snow	Phil Hammond
2 June 2000	Richard Wilson	Michael Brunson
Series 20
20 October 2000	Richard Blackwood	John Simpson
27 October 2000	Lauren Booth	Andrew Rawnsley
3 November 2000	Germaine Greer	Charles Kennedy
10 November 2000	Rich Hall	Siôn Simon
18 November 2000	Linda Smith	Jeremy Bowen
24 November 2000	Lembit Öpik	Lorraine Kelly
1 December 2000	Sanjeev Bhaskar	Matthew Collings
8 December 2000	Peter Stringfellow	Nigella Lawson
15 December 2000	2000 highlights
Have I Got Buzzcocks All Over3
Air date	Chair
16 March 2001	Stephen Fry
Series 21
20 April 2001	John Humphrys	Tracey Emin
27 April 2001	Bill Bailey	Dermot Murnaghan
4 May 2001	Sean Lock	Jane Moore
11 May 2001	Dom Joly	David Aaronovitch
18 May 2001	Keith Chegwin	Michael Grade
25 May 2001	Janet Street-Porter	Ray Johnson (Elton John impersonator)
1 June 2001	Will Self	Derek Draper
8 June 20012	Clive Anderson	Gyles Brandreth
Series 22
19 October 2001	Rich Hall	Michael Crick
26 October 2001	Andrew MacKinlay	Jennie Bond
2 November 2001	Shazia Mirza	Boris Johnson
9 November 2001	Rosie Boycott	Richard Bacon
23 November 2001	Adam Boulton	Carol Thatcher
30 November 2001	Omid Djalili	Clement Freud
7 December 2001	Sara Cox	Andrew Marr
14 December 2001	Francis Wheen	James Naughtie
21 December 20011	Charles Kennedy	John Sergeant
31 December 2001	2001 highlights
Series 23
19 April 2002	Phill Jupitus	Evan Davis
26 April 2002	Ben Miller	Charlotte Church
3 May 2002	Penny Smith	Graeme Garden
10 May 2002	Matthew Wright	Mark Steel
17 May 2002	Bill Deedes	Neil Fox
24 May 2002	Dave Gorman	Ken Livingstone
31 May 2002	Linda Smith	David Dickinson
7 June 2002	Ross Noble	Katie Derham
Series 24
18 October 2002	Christine Hamilton	Rod Liddle
25 October 2002	Ross Noble	Gerald Kaufman

Series 24 (cont.)
Air date	Guest host	Ian's guest	Paul's guest
1 November 2002	Paul Merton	Rich Hall	Ross Noble, Andrew Neil
8 November 2002	Anne Robinson	John O'Farrell	John Simpson
22 November 2002	John Sergeant	Germaine Greer	Lorraine Kelly
29 November 2002	Boris Johnson	Stephen K. Amos	Clive Anderson
6 December 2002	Liza Tarbuck	Fred MacAulay	Janet Street-Porter
13 December 2002	Charles Kennedy	Robert Winston	Will Self
20 December 2002	Jeremy Clarkson	Michael Grade	Mo Mowlam
Series 25
25 April 2003	Martin Clunes	Ruby Wax	Glenda Jackson
2 May 2003	William Hague	Linda Smith	Jeremy Clarkson
9 May 2003	Charlotte Church	Jimmy Carr	Jennie Bond
16 May 2003	Alexander Armstrong	Mark Steel	Phil Hammond
23 May 2003	John Sergeant	Dara O'Briain	Lembit Öpik
30 May 2003	Hugh Dennis	Gyles Brandreth	Martin Freeman
6 June 2003	Sanjeev Bhaskar	Rebecca Front	Nick Robinson
13 June 2003	Bruce Forsyth	Marcus Brigstocke	Natasha Kaplinsky
Series 26
17 October 2003	Jack Dee	Clement Freud	Clare Balding
24 October 2003	Martin Clunes	The Earl of Onslow	Linda Smith
31 October 2003	John Humphrys	Sean Lock	Kirstie Allsopp
7 November 2003	Jimmy Carr	Ross Noble	Ian McKellen
14 November 2003	Alexander Armstrong	Phill Jupitus	Julia Hartley-Brewer
28 November 2003	Kirsty Young	Will Self	Jonathan Aitken
5 December 2003	Dara O'Briain	John O'Farrell	George Galloway
12 December 2003	Boris Johnson	Rick Wakeman	Kate Garraway
19 December 2003	Gyles Brandreth	Chris Addison	Carol Smillie
Series 27
16 April 2004	Alexander Armstrong	Les Dennis	Germaine Greer
23 April 2004	Greg Dyke	Armando Iannucci	Danny Baker
30 April 2004	Des Lynam	Marcus Brigstocke	Robert Kilroy-Silk
7 May 2004	William Hague	Claudia Winkleman	Stanley Johnson
14 May 2004	Dara O'Briain	Carol Vorderman	Michael Gambon
21 May 2004	Alexander Armstrong	Griff Rhys Jones	Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
28 May 2004	Dara O'Briain	Julia Hartley-Brewer	Clive James
4 June 2004	Kirsty Young	Dave Gorman	John Bird
Series 28
15 October 2004	Jack Dee	Trisha Goddard	Adam Hart-Davis
22 October 2004	Andrew Marr	Shobna Gulati	Ross Noble
29 October 2004	Robin Cook	P. J. O'Rourke	Phil Hammond
5 November 2004	Jane Leeves	Daisy Sampson	Mark Steel
12 November 2004	Des Lynam	Kaye Adams	Sean Lock
26 November 2004	Marcus Brigstocke	Michael Buerk	Tony Livesey
3 December 2004	Neil Kinnock	Will Self	Linda Smith
10 December 2004	Kirsty Young	Julian Fellowes	Ian McMillan
17 December 20041	Ronnie Corbett	Amanda Donohoe	Tracey Emin
Series 29
15 April 2005	Jeremy Clarkson	Germaine Greer	Danny Baker
22 April 2005	Alexander Armstrong	Michael Winner	Jo Caulfield
29 April 2005	Nicholas Parsons	Julia Hartley-Brewer	Chris Langham
6 May 20052	Kirsty Young	Andy Hamilton	Peter Oborne
13 May 2005	Dara O'Briain	Stephen Frost	Stephen Pound
20 May 2005	Marcus Brigstocke	Robert Llewellyn	Daisy Sampson
27 May 2005	William Hague	Mark Mardell	Peter Serafinowicz
3 June 2005	Des Lynam	David Mitchell	Evan Davis
Series 30
14 October 2005	Jack Dee	Tony Livesey	Claudia Winkleman
21 October 2005	Michael Aspel	Will Self	Bill Bailey
28 October 2005	Chris Langham	Ross Noble	Alan Duncan
4 November 2005	Jeremy Clarkson	Andy Hamilton	Mark Steel
11 November 2005	Alexander Armstrong	Ian McMillan	Fi Glover
25 November 2005	Boris Johnson	Phil Hammond	Sara Cox
2 December 2005	Anna Ford	David Mitchell	Bob Marshall-Andrews
9 December 2005	Lorraine Kelly	Robert Webb	Nick Robinson
16 December 2005	Joan Collins	Michael Winner	Peter Serafinowicz

Notes

¹ Christmas Special

² Election Special

³ Special programmes for Comic Relief, combining elements of Have I Got News for You, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, and They Think It's All Over.

⁴ The Tub of Lard was a last minute stand-in for Roy Hattersley

⁵ Margaret Thatcher Special

Reference

• "Have I Got News for You - Episode List" from TV.com