The News Quiz interview with Sandi Toksvig. Entire series from series 87 onwards have been released on audio CD and made available for download. The following compilations have also been released by BBC Audio. As of 28 September 2007, "The News Quiz" became downloadable as part of the "Friday Night Comedy" podcast feed for Radio 4. The podcast switches between "The News Quiz" and "The Now Show", depending on which show is being transmitted. During Miles Jupp's tenure, an extended version of the show entitled The News Quiz Extra featuring an additional 10-15 minutes of material was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Harry Thompson focus to comedy, he worked as a researcher for BBC2's "Not the Nine O'Clock News" and for various comedy shows on BBC Radio, including BBC Radio 4's "The Mary Whitehouse Experience". Rising to the level of producer, he was responsible for the production of long-established show "The News Quiz" as well as Alexei Sayle's new comedy series, "Lenin of the Rovers" (1988). "The Guardian" would note that at this time he established himself as "a maverick" who pushed established boundaries with "outrageous jokes". In the 1980s, several independent producers realised that BBC Radio 4 had a number of comedy shows