Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The News Quiz was created by John Lloyd, [2] based on an idea by Nicholas Parsons. [3]The series was first broadcast in 1977 with Barry Norman in the chair. Subsequently it was chaired by Barry Took from 1979 to 1981, Simon Hoggart from 1981 to 1986, Took again from 1986 to 1995, and then again by Hoggart from 1996 until March 2006. [4]
Toksvig took over from Stephen Fry as host of the BBC television quiz show QI in 2016 (series 'N'), having been a guest a number of times and spent ten years hosting The News Quiz on BBC Radio 4. From 2017 to 2020, she was co-presenter of The Great British Bake Off, alongside comedian Noel Fielding.
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.
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
Charlotte Green (born 4 May 1956) [1] is a British radio broadcaster and a former continuity announcer and news reader for BBC Radio 4.. After 1988 she specialised in news reading, including reading the news on the Radio 4 breakfast Today programme, and reading news items on The News Quiz. [2]
Dermot John Murnaghan (/ ˈ m ɜːr n ə h ə n /; born 26 December 1957) is a British media personality, notable as a journalist, news reporter and television host.He has been a presenter for numerous networks including at Channel 4, a news presenter at CNBC Europe, Independent Television News and BBC News.
Barry Took (19 June 1928 – 31 March 2002) was an English writer, television presenter and comedian. His decade-and-a-half writing partnership with Marty Feldman led to the television series Bootsie and Snudge, the radio comedy Round the Horne and other projects.
Osman, who became a household name on Pointless, left the hit TV quiz show in 2022 to concentrate on writing, having co-hosted alongside Alexander Armstrong since its debut in 2009.