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The News Quiz is a British topical panel game broadcast on BBC Radio 4, [1] first broadcast in 1977. The show, created by John Lloyd from an idea by Nicholas Parsons, has seen several hosts, including Barry Norman, Barry Took, Simon Hoggart, Sandi Toksvig, and Miles Jupp.
Since 2016 he has been a statistician for BBC Radio's Test Match Special cricket commentaries, and since 2020 the presenter of Radio 4's The News Quiz. On television, in 2024, he won the eighteenth series of Taskmaster against Babatunde Aléshé, Emma Sidi, Jack Dee, and Rosie Jones.
This is a list of current and former programmes broadcast on BBC Radio 4.. When it came into existence – on 30 September 1967 – Radio 4 inherited a great many continuing programme series which had been initiated prior to that date by its predecessor, the BBC Home Service (1939–1967), and in some cases even by stations which had preceded the Home Service.
Nishant Kumar (born 1985) [2] is a British stand-up comedian, television presenter and podcaster. He became known as the host of The Mash Report on BBC Two and Dave.He has also presented Newsjack on BBC Radio 4 Extra, Joel & Nish vs The World on Comedy Central, The News Quiz on BBC Radio 4 and Hello America on Quibi.
Broadcasting House (BH) is a current affairs programme produced by BBC News for BBC Radio 4, presented by Paddy O'Connell, with Jonny Dymond regularly appearing as a relief presenter. It was launched on 19 April 1998 and is broadcast every Sunday between 9 am and 10 am. [1]
This podcast was the fourth most popular podcast in August 2006, according to Schott's Almanac. However, due to the end of the trial, the 22nd series, running from June to August 2007, was not available for download. The podcast returned, as part of the "Friday Night Comedy" podcast, alternating with The News Quiz and Dead Ringers.
From July 2020 (the station's launch) to September 2024, he presented a Saturday morning programme on Times Radio. He has been a regular guest on The News Quiz, on BBC Radio 4 since 2008. [2] Rifkind writes "My Week", a diary parody from the perspective of somebody in the news that week. [3]
On the radio, she has appeared on The News Quiz, the Radio Four Extra Comedy Club, Arts Club and The Museum of Curiosity. [9] Kugblenu hosts the podcast Keeping Athena Company and is a regular co-host on The Guilty Feminist and Loose Ends and panelist on BBC Scotland’s Breaking the News.