Have I Got News for You further mockery, Deayton was fired in October, two shows into series 24. At short notice, Merton hosted the first episode after Deayton's departure, and was described as "merciless" in his treatment of his former co-star. A series of guest hosts appeared for the remainder of the series, including Anne Robinson, Boris Johnson, and Jeremy Clarkson. Despite an initial search for a permanent successor to Deayton, having a different guest host each week proved successful, with average audience figures increasing from 6 million to 7 million. It was therefore announced in June 2003 that this feature would continue permanently. Hislop is
Big George I Got News For You", "The Office", "Room 101", and "Graham Norton" as well as play-out music for "One Foot in the Grave" (for which he claimed he was paid more than the more famous "Have I Got News For You" theme). Webley also composed numerous other themes for the National Theatre, Arts Theatre, ballet, and radio including Ian McMillan’s "East Coast Girls", Emma Clarke's "Share and Share Alike", and Neil Mossey’s "Stockport So Good They Named It Once". Webley began presenting the Saturday late show on GLR in 1994 and continued until 1996 when he suffered a heart attack