Have I Got News for You to Ian and Kevin Maxwell, in case programme-makers appear biased in their treatment of these two heartless, scheming bastards." However, the Maxwell brothers were about to go on trial, and on 26 July 1996, the BBC and Hat Trick Productions were fined £10,000 each in the High Court for contempt of court. The risky nature of the joke was readily apparent on the night itself, with Hislop and Merton humorously claiming that Deayton might genuinely have to prepare himself for a spell in prison because of it. In 1996, a book based on the series, "Have I Got 1997 for
Mark Ferguson (news presenter) leader of the P&F and supports a junior journalism scholarship. He is passionate about World War II aviation and is known to frequent Bankstown Airport. He got his start interviewing veterans in Georges Hall and hopes to one day write a biography of Simpson the Donkey man. Ferguson is a Good Will Ambassador for the Good Beginnings charity organisation. He is known affectionately as "Fergo" by friends and television presenters Lisa Wilkinson and Karl Stefanovic. Mark Ferguson (news presenter) Mark Ferguson (born 22 February 1966) is a news presenter. Ferguson is currently weeknight presenter for "Seven News" in Sydney. He