The News Quiz is a topical comedy quiz broadcast on British radio BBC Radio 4. It was first broadcast in 1977 with Barry Norman as chairman, subsequently it was chaired by Barry Took (until 1995) and has been hosted since then by Simon Hoggart. Originally Private Eye editor Richard Ingrams and Punch editor Alan Coren acted as team captains.

Each week, four panellists appear on the show. They are usually either comedians or journalists, and sometimes politicians.

It later spawned the television programme Have I Got News For You.

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1 Current chairman 
2 Former chairmen 
3 Regular panellists 
4 Former regular panellists 
5 Guest panellists 
6 BBC Newsreaders 
7 External links 




Current chairman
Simon Hoggart 

Former chairmen
Barry Norman 
Barry Took 

Regular panellists
Alan Coren 
Jeremy Hardy 
Andy Hamilton 
Linda Smith 
Francis Wheen 

Former regular panellists
Ian Hislop 
Simon Hoggart 
Richard Ingrams 
Barry Took 

Guest panellists
Includes panellists that have appeared on several occasions over many years, and those who have only appeared once.

Peter Cook 
Barry Cryer 
Rebecca Front 
Fi Glover 
Krishnan Guru-Murthy 
Armando Iannucci 
Susan Jeffreys 
Boris Johnson 
Charles Kennedy 
Mark Lawson 
Norman Lovett 
Fred MacAulay 
Willie Rushton 
Mark Steel 
Moira Stuart 
Sandi Toksvig 

BBC Newsreaders
Newsquiz also features considerable comedic input from regular BBC newsreaders (or "Hacks-neutral", as Alan Coren famously refers to them). Notable among the regulars are:

Charlotte Green 
Harriet Cass 
Corrie Corfield 
Carolyn Brown 
Brian Perkins 
Peter Donaldson