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Revision as of 01:53, 13 May 2010
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. Clive Anderson, Alan Davies and Eddie Izzard were all assigned 'guest captain' status in their appearances, although there were two episodes where Hislop's opponents were considered 'equal' to each other (on these occasions, both guests were comedic contemporaries). The original line-up was restored for the following series, and remained that way until series 24.
Following tabloid newspaper revelations about his private life, Angus Deayton was sacked after two shows of series 24. His spot has been taken since by many different guest hosts. Due to the suddenness of Deayton's dismissal, and with no time to book a seasoned replacement, Merton himself filled the position for the first programme after the departure (with Ross Noble filling the vacant captain's chair).
The most prolific post-Deayton host so far has been Alexander Armstrong, whose regular appearances in the chair, currently tallied at 16, have seen him quickly become the show's most frequent guest ever. He is followed by Jack Dee, who has been on the show on 10 occasions, nine of which have been as host.
The current record for the most recurring guest panellist in the program's history - whose tallies have not been boosted by being either host or captain - is jointly held by Germaine Greer, Andy Hamilton and Will Self, who have each been on the show nine times. When including turns as host and captain Clive Anderson, Marcus Brigstocke, Jeremy Clarkson, Charles Kennedy, Ross Noble and Kirsty Young have also made nine appearances each, ranking them all joint third overall behind Armstrong and Dee.
Ian Hislop has become the only person to have appeared in every edition of HIGNFY, a dedication that even saw him temporarily discharge himself from hospital for one recording night in 1994. Paul Merton, in addition to his break during series 11, has been forced to miss one episode due to ill health in series 36. His position on that occasion was taken by Frank Skinner.
As of 7 May 2010, 338 episodes of the show have been broadcast, including the eight compilation shows (shown once a year between 1995–2002). There were also two exclusive-to-video episodes, and two Comic Relief crossovers with fellow BBC panel shows Never Mind the Buzzcocks and They Think It's All Over, entitled Have I Got Buzzcocks All Over.
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.
| Table of contents:
Series 1 | Series 2 | Series 3 | Series 4 | Series 5 | Series 6 | Series 7 | Series 8 | Series 9 | Series 10 | Series 11 | Series 12 | Series 13 | Series 14 | Series 15 | Series 16 | Series 17 | Series 18 | Series 19 | Series 20 | Series 21 | Series 22 | Series 23 | Series 24 | Series 25 | Series 26 | Series 27 | Series 28 | Series 29 | Series 30 | Series 31 | Series 32 | Series 33 | Series 34 | Series 35 | Series 36 | Series 37 | Series 38 | Series 39 |
Series 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Index | Air date | Ian's guest | Paul's guest |
| s01-01 | 28 September 1990 | Sandi Toksvig | Kate Saunders |
| s01-02 | 5 October 1990 | Jan Ravens | Martin Young |
| s01-03 | 12 October 1990 | Tony Slattery | Robert Harris |
| s01-04 | 19 October 1990 | Arthur Smith | Gill Pyrah |
| s01-05 | 26 October 1990 | Dillie Keane | Simon Hoggart |
| s01-06 | 2 November 1990 | Rory McGrath | Ken Livingstone MP |
| s01-07 | 9 November 1990 | Clive Anderson | Russell Davies |
| s01-08 | 16 November 1990 | Germaine Greer | Tony Banks MP |
Series 2 | |||
| s02-01 | 4 October 1991 | Sandi Toksvig | David Thomas |
| s02-02 | 11 October 1991 | Tony Slattery | Alan Coren |
| s02-03 | 18 October 1991 | Rory McGrath | Tony Banks MP |
| s02-04 | 25 October 1991 | John Wells | Robert Harris |
| s02-05 | 1 November 1991 | Nick Hancock | Clare Short MP |
| s02-06 | 8 November 1991 | Stephen Frost | Michael White |
| s02-07 | 15 November 1991 | Craig Ferguson | Trevor McDonald |
| s02-08 | 22 November 1991 | Richard Ingrams | Richard Littlejohn |
| s02-09 | 29 November 1991 | Jan Ravens | Martin Young |
| s02-10 | 6 December 1991 | Kevin Day | Edwina Currie MP |
| s02-11 | 24 December 1991[1] | Harry Enfield | Clive Anderson |
| 1992-sp | 9 April 1992[2] | Rory Bremner | Alan Coren |
Series 3 | |||
| s03-01 | 24 April 1992 | John Wells | Tony Slattery |
| s03-02 | 1 May 1992 | Donna McPhail | Joan Bakewell |
| s03-03 | 8 May 1992 | Jan Ravens | Charles Kennedy MP |
| s03-04 | 15 May 1992 | Harry Enfield | John Diamond |
| s03-05 | 22 May 1992 | Rory McGrath | Ken Livingstone MP |
| s03-06 | 29 May 1992 | Danny Baker | Steve Steen |
| s03-07 | 5 June 1992 | Anne Robinson | Griff Rhys Jones |
| s03-08 | 12 June 1992 | Stephen Frost | Stephanie Calman |
| s03-09 | 19 June 1992 | John Sessions | Trevor McDonald |
| s03-10 | 26 June 1992 | Norman Willis | Cecil Parkinson |
Series 4 | |||
| s04-01 | 16 October 1992 | John Sessions | Griff Rhys Jones |
| s04-02 | 23 October 1992 | David Baddiel | Charles Kennedy MP |
| s04-03 | 30 October 1992 | Danny Baker | Annabel Giles |
| s04-04 | 6 November 1992 | Frank Skinner | Jerry Hayes MP |
| s04-05 | 13 November 1992 | Rory Bremner | Ken Livingstone MP |
| s04-06 | 20 November 1992 | Sandi Toksvig | Nick Hancock |
| s04-07 | 27 November 1992 | Chris Tarrant | Meera Syal |
| s04-08 | 4 December 1992 | Jo Brand | Neil Kinnock MP |
| s04-09 | 11 December 1992 | Peter Cook | Douglas Adams |
| s04-10 | 18 December 1992[1] | Stephen Fry | Frank Skinner |
Series 5 | |||
| s05-01 | 16 April 1993 | Jonathan Ross | Peter Cook |
| s05-02 | 23 April 1993 | Chris Evans | Fiona Armstrong |
| s05-03 | 30 April 1993 | Frank Skinner | Richard Littlejohn |
| s05-04 | 7 May 1993 | Caroline Quentin | Baz Bamigboye |
| s05-05 | 14 May 1993 | Meera Syal | Amanda Platell |
| s05-06 | 21 May 1993 | Mark Thomas | David Steel MP |
| s05-07 | 28 May 1993 | Alan Coren | John Simpson |
| s05-08 | 4 June 1993 | Tony Slattery | The Rt. Hon. Tub of Lard MP[3] |
Series 6 | |||
| s06-01 | 29 October 1993[4] | Derek Hatton | Edwina Currie MP |
| s06-02 | 5 November 1993[5] | Tony Hawks | Roy Hattersley MP |
| s06-03 | 12 November 1993 | Alexei Sayle | Gerald Kaufman MP |
| s06-04 | 19 November 1993 | Jo Brand | Frank Bough |
| s06-05 | 26 November 1993 | Jimmy Tarbuck | Vitali Vitaliev |
| s06-06 | 3 December 1993 | Kathy Burke | Martin Young |
| s06-07 | 10 December 1993 | Maria McErlane | Jon Snow |
| s06-08 | 17 December 1993 | Maureen Lipman | Lesley Abdela |
| s06-09 | 24 December 1993[1][6] | Griff Rhys Jones | Bob Geldof |
Series 7 | |||
| s07-01 | 22 April 1994 | Jonathan Ross | Eddie Izzard |
| s07-02 | 29 April 1994 | Kathy Lette | Caroline Quentin |
| s07-03 | 6 May 1994 | Bob Monkhouse | Francis Wheen |
| s07-04 | 13 May 1994 | Jack Dee | Tony Hawks |
| s07-05 | 20 May 1994 | Hugh Dennis | John Stalker |
| s07-06 | 27 May 1994 | Maureen Lipman | Sir Rhodes Boyson MP |
| s07-07 | 3 June 1994[7] | Mariella Frostrup | Neil Kinnock MP |
| s07-08 | 10 June 1994 | Donna McPhail | Salman Rushdie |
Series 8 | |||
| s08-01 | 28 October 1994 | Martin Clunes | James Pickles |
| s08-02 | 4 November 1994 | Arthur Smith | Richard Coles |
| s08-03 | 11 November 1994 | Lee Hurst | Andrew Morton |
| s08-04 | 18 November 1994 | Nick Hancock | David Icke |
| s08-05 | 25 November 1994 | Helen Atkinson-Wood | Sir Teddy Taylor MP |
| s08-06 | 2 December 1994 | Hattie Hayridge | Glenda Jackson MP |
| s08-07 | 9 December 1994 | Jack Docherty | Moray Hunter |
| s08-08 | 16 December 1994 | Hugh Dennis | Michael Buerk |
| s08-09 | 23 December 1994[1] | Alexei Sayle | Kelvin MacKenzie |
Series 9 | |||
| s09-01 | 21 April 1995 | Diane Abbott MP | Julian Clary |
| s09-02 | 28 April 1995 | Eddie Izzard | Michael Winner |
| s09-03 | 5 May 1995 | John Fortune | John Bird |
| s09-04 | 12 May 1995 | Steve Wright | Alan Cumming |
| s09-05 | 19 May 1995 | Fred MacAulay | Germaine Greer |
| s09-06 | 26 May 1995 | Frank Skinner | Raoul Heertje |
| s09-07 | 2 June 1995 | Tim Rice | Terry Major-Ball |
| s09-08 | 9 June 1995 | Spike Milligan | Andrew Neil |
| Have I Got Unbroadcastable News for You | |||
| VID | 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 | |||
| s10-01 | 27 October 1995 | Gordon Kennedy | Paula Yates |
| s10-02 | 3 November 1995 | Bob Mills | Alex Salmond MP |
| s10-03 | 10 November 1995 | Melvyn Bragg | Mike Yarwood |
| s10-04 | 17 November 1995 | Alan Coren | Terry Christian |
| s10-05 | 24 November 1995 | Neil Morrissey | Teresa Gorman MP |
| s10-06 | 1 December 1995 | Alan Davies | Ken Livingstone MP |
| s10-07 | 8 December 1995 | Craig Charles | P. J. O'Rourke |
| s10-08 | 15 December 1995 | Lee Hurst | Mark Little, Colin the Parrot[8] |
| s10-sp | 23 December 1995 | 1995 highlights | |
Series 11 | |||
| Index | Air date | Ian's guest | Guest team |
| s11-01 | 16 April 1996 | Paul Merton | Eddie Izzard, Charles Kennedy MP |
| s11-02 | 26 April 1996 | Dermot Morgan | Eddie Izzard, Janet Street-Porter |
| s11-03 | 3 May 1996 | Alan Davies | Clive Anderson, Mohammad al-Massari |
| s11-04 | 10 May 1996 | Claire Rayner | Martin Clunes, Neil Morrissey |
| s11-05 | 17 May 1996 | Fred MacAulay | Eddie Izzard, Max Clifford |
| s11-06 | 24 May 1996 | Felix Dexter | Clive Anderson, Piers Morgan |
| s11-07 | 31 May 1996 | Rich Hall | Alan Davies, Rupert Allason MP |
| s11-08 | 7 June 1996 | Richard Wilson | John Bird, John Fortune |
Series 12 | |||
| Index | Air date | Ian's guest | Paul's guest |
| s12-01 | 4 October 1996 | Greg Proops | Ken Livingstone MP |
| s12-02 | 11 October 1996[9] | Rhona Cameron | Peter Stringfellow |
| s12-03 | 18 October 1996 | Mark Little | Nigel Lawson[10] |
| s12-04 | 25 October 1996 | Maureen Lipman | Tony Parsons |
| s12-05 | 1 November 1996 | Gordon Kennedy | Elvis Costello |
| s12-06 | 8 November 1996 | Tony Hawks | Vincent Hanna |
| s12-07 | 15 November 1996 | Mark Hurst | Francis Wheen |
| s12-08 | 22 November 1996 | Jack Docherty | Austin Mitchell MP |
| s12-09 | 29 November 1996 | Alan Davies | Jennifer Paterson |
| s12-sp | 20 December 1996 | 1996 highlights | |
Series 13 | |||
| s13-01 | 18 April 1997 | Fred MacAulay | Swampy |
| s13-02 | 25 April 1997 | Hugh Dennis | Will Self |
| s13-03 | 1 May 1997[2] | Richard Wilson | Nick Ross |
| s13-04 | 9 May 1997 | Maureen Lipman | Neil Hamilton, Christine Hamilton[11] |
| s13-05 | 16 May 1997 | Jack Docherty | Greg Dyke |
| s13-06 | 23 May 1997 | Sue Perkins | Eve Pollard |
| s13-07 | 30 May 1997 | Martin Clunes | Michael Parkinson |
| s13-08 | 6 June 1997 | Dominic Holland | Germaine Greer |
Series 14 | |||
| s14-01 | 24 October 1997 | Bob Monkhouse | Ken Livingstone MP |
| s14-02 | 31 October 1997 | Max Boyce | Alex Salmond MP |
| s14-03 | 7 November 1997 | Dermot Morgan | Francis Wheen |
| s14-04 | 14 November 1997 | Graeme Garden | Kirsty Young |
| s14-05 | 21 November 1997 | Arabella Weir | Tony Livesey |
| s14-06 | 28 November 1997 | Hattie Hayridge | Warren Mitchell |
| s14-07 | 5 December 1997 | Jeff Green | Brian Sewell |
| s14-08 | 12 December 1997 | Alan Davies | Matthew Parris |
| s14-sp | 19 December 1997 | 1997 highlights | |
| The Official Pirate Video | |||
| VID | 3 November 1997 | Martin Clunes | Neil Morrissey |
Series 15 | |||
| s15-01 | 17 April 1998 | Patrick Kielty | Stephen Bayley |
| s15-02 | 24 April 1998 | Janet Street-Porter | Boris Johnson |
| s15-03 | 1 May 1998 | Will Self | John Humphrys |
| s15-04 | 8 May 1998 | Dr. Phil Hammond | Patrick Moore |
| s15-05 | 15 May 1998 | Jonathan King | John Sergeant |
| s15-06 | 22 May 1998 | Germaine Greer | Chris Donald |
| s15-07 | 29 May 1998 | Antony Worrall Thompson | Oona King MP |
| s15-08 | 5 June 1998 | Danny Baker | Richard Wilson |
Series 16 | |||
| s16-01 | 23 October 1998 | John Simpson | Magnús Magnússon |
| s16-02 | 30 October 1998 | Ian McCaskill | Michael Mansfield |
| s16-03 | 7 November 1998 | Jackie Mason | Michael Crick |
| s16-04 | 14 November 1998 | Alan Titchmarsh | Stephen Bayley |
| s16-05 | 21 November 1998 | Loyd Grossman | Bob Marshall-Andrews MP |
| s16-06 | 28 November 1998 | Linda Smith | Gavin Esler |
| s16-07 | 4 December 1998 | Charles Kennedy MP | George Melly |
| s16-08 | 11 December 1998 | Tom Baker | Muriel Gray |
| s16-sp | 18 December 1998 | 1998 highlights | |
| Have I Got Buzzcocks All Over[12] | |||
| Air date | Chair | Phill Jupitus' team | Nick Hancock's team |
| 12 March 1999 | Angus Deayton | Meat Loaf, Jo Brand | Carol Barnes, Phil Tufnell |
Series 17 | |||
| s17-01 | 16 April 1999 | Richard Whiteley | David Aaronovitch |
| s17-02 | 23 April 1999 | Paul Daniels | Charlie Whelan |
| s17-03 | 30 April 1999 | Trevor Phillips | Bill Bailey |
| s17-04 | 7 May 1999 | Peter Hitchens | Clarissa Dickson Wright |
| s17-05 | 14 May 1999 | Stephen Fry | Richard Littlejohn |
| s17-06 | 21 May 1999 | Meera Syal | Brian Sewell |
| s17-07 | 28 May 1999 | Sir Jimmy Savile | Diane Abbott MP |
| s17-08 | 4 June 1999 | Pauline McLynn | Edward Stourton |
Series 18 | |||
| s18-01 | 22 October 1999 | Martin Clunes | Lembit Öpik MP |
| s18-02 | 29 October 1999 | Gordon Ramsay | Francis Wheen |
| s18-03 | 5 November 1999[13] | Glenda Jackson MP | The Earl of Onslow |
| s18-04 | 12 November 1999 | John Sergeant | Mark Seddon |
| s18-05 | 19 November 1999 | Gyles Brandreth | Michael Cole |
| s18-06 | 26 November 1999 | Anna Ford | Alex Salmond MP |
| s18-07 | 3 December 1999 | Boris Johnson | Janet Street-Porter |
| s18-08 | 10 December 1999 | Bill Deedes | Will Self |
| s18-sp | 17 December 1999 | 1999 highlights | |
Series 19 | |||
| s19-01 | 14 April 2000 | Stephen Fry | David Shayler[14] |
| s19-02 | 21 April 2000 | Dominic Holland | David Steel |
| s19-03 | 28 April 2000 | Michael Brown | Max Clifford |
| s19-04 | 5 May 2000 | Angela Rippon | Peter Kilfoyle MP |
| s19-05 | 12 May 2000 | Sheila Hancock | Robert Reed[15] |
| s19-06 | 19 May 2000 | Clive Anderson | Liza Tarbuck |
| s19-07 | 26 May 2000 | Jon Snow | Dr. Phil Hammond |
| s19-08 | 2 June 2000 | Richard Wilson | Michael Brunson |
Series 20 | |||
| s20-01 | 20 October 2000 | Richard Blackwood | John Simpson |
| s20-02 | 27 October 2000 | Lauren Booth | Andrew Rawnsley |
| s20-03 | 3 November 2000[16] | Germaine Greer | Charles Kennedy MP |
| s20-04 | 10 November 2000[17] | Rich Hall | Siôn Simon |
| s20-05 | 18 November 2000[18] | Linda Smith | Jeremy Bowen |
| s20-06 | 24 November 2000 | Lembit Öpik MP | Lorraine Kelly |
| s20-07 | 1 December 2000[19] | Sanjeev Bhaskar | Matthew Collings |
| s20-08 | 8 December 2000 | Peter Stringfellow | Nigella Lawson |
| s20-sp | 15 December 2000 | 2000 highlights | |
| Have I Got Buzzcocks All Over[12] | |||
| Air date | Chair | Sean Hughes' team | Nick Hancock's team |
| 16 March 2001 | Angus Deayton | Phill Jupitus, Róisín Murphy | Stephen Fry, David Gower |
Series 21 | |||
| s21-01 | 20 April 2001 | John Humphrys | Tracey Emin |
| s21-02 | 27 April 2001 | Bill Bailey | Dermot Murnaghan |
| s21-03 | 4 May 2001 | Sean Lock | Jane Moore |
| s21-04 | 11 May 2001 | Dom Joly | David Aaronovitch |
| s21-05 | 18 May 2001 | Keith Chegwin | Michael Grade |
| s21-06 | 25 May 2001 | Janet Street-Porter | Ray Johnson (Elton John impersonator)[20] |
| s21-07 | 1 June 2001 | Will Self | Derek Draper |
| s21-08 | 8 June 2001[2] | Clive Anderson | Gyles Brandreth |
Series 22 | |||
| s22-01 | 19 October 2001 | Rich Hall | Michael Crick |
| s22-02 | 26 October 2001 | Andrew MacKinlay MP | Jennie Bond |
| s22-03 | 2 November 2001 | Shazia Mirza | Boris Johnson MP |
| s22-04 | 9 November 2001 | Rosie Boycott | Richard Bacon |
| s22-05 | 23 November 2001 | Adam Boulton | Carol Thatcher |
| s22-06 | 30 November 2001 | Omid Djalili | Sir Clement Freud |
| s22-07 | 7 December 2001 | Sara Cox | Andrew Marr |
| s22-08 | 14 December 2001 | Francis Wheen | James Naughtie |
| s22-09 | 21 December 2001[1] | Charles Kennedy MP | John Sergeant |
| s22-sp | 31 December 2001 | 2001 highlights | |
Series 23 | |||
| s23-01 | 19 April 2002 | Phill Jupitus | Evan Davis |
| s23-02 | 26 April 2002 | Ben Miller | Charlotte Church[21] |
| s23-03 | 3 May 2002 | Penny Smith | Graeme Garden |
| s23-04 | 10 May 2002 | Matthew Wright | Mark Steel |
| s23-05 | 17 May 2002 | Bill Deedes[22] | Neil Fox |
| s23-06 | 24 May 2002 | Dave Gorman | Ken Livingstone |
| s23-07 | 31 May 2002 | Linda Smith | David Dickinson |
| s23-08 | 7 June 2002 | Ross Noble | Katie Derham |
Scores
| Ian | Paul |
| Series wins (7 drawn) | |
| 3 | 28 |
| Show wins (7 drawn) | |
| 110 | 213 |
References
- Wolf, Ian (25th April, 2009). "Have I Got News For You - Episode Guides". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 25th April, 2009.
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Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Christmas Special
- ^ a b c d e Election Special
- ^ 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."
- ^ 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.
- ^ The parrot 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 such (failed) gimmicks like this contributed to his decision to take the following series off.
- ^ The 100th broadcast episode of HIGNFY
- ^ As a former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Nigel Lawson currently holds the record for the highest government position (held either before, during or after their appearance) of any guest in the show's history.
- ^ 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 marks the only time to date where the panel has consisted of more than five people.
- ^ a b Special programmes for Comic Relief, combining elements of Have I Got News for You with the other then-leading comedy quizshows on BBC TV; Never Mind the Buzzcocks, and the now-defunct They Think It's All Over. Although the latter two are/were made by a different production company to HIGNFY, there was one crucial linkage 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.
- ^ 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. [1]
- ^ 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ The real Sir Elton John was due to appear, but pulled out at the last minute. Ray Johnson is the musician's official lookalike, but was introduced to the audience as "Sir Elton John" and kept quiet for the whole show. On-screen captions between rounds were the only part of the show that openly admitted this, where the real Elton John was frequently referred to as a "bastard".
- ^ Making her first appearance at the age of 16, Charlotte Church is the current record holder for the show's youngest ever guest (when ranking by age on appearance).
- ^ Making his second appearance at the age of 88, Bill Deedes is the current record holder for the show's oldest 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
- ^ 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. This is possibly because 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 match against Brazil at Wembley Stadium.
- ^ The 300th broadcast episode of HIGNFY
- ^ USA Election special
- ^ Paul Merton was ill so Frank Skinner took his place
- ^ 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.
- ^ Radio Times Website
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00shk1p
- ^ [2]