The News Quiz The News Quiz The News Quiz is a British topical panel game broadcast on BBC Radio 4. "The News Quiz" was first broadcast in 1977 with Barry Norman as chairman. Subsequently, it was chaired by Simon Hoggart, Barry Took (until 1995), and then again by Simon Hoggart until March 2006. Hoggart was replaced by Sandi Toksvig in September 2006, who in turn was replaced by Miles Jupp in September 2015. The series was created by John Lloyd based on an idea from Nicholas Parsons. Originally "Private Eye" editor Richard Ingrams and "Punch" editor Alan Coren acted as team captains. It
David Mitchell (comedian) has hosted 20 series of "The Unbelievable Truth", a panel game on BBC Radio 4. The inaugural episode of "Was It Something I Said?", a panel comedy show that Mitchell hosts, was broadcast on Channel 4 in October 2013. He was a team captain on the Channel 4 comedy quiz show "Best of the Worst", opposite Johnny Vaughan. Mitchell has also hosted ten episodes of "Have I Got News For You". Mitchell hosted the panel show "The Bubble". He hosted the second week of Channel 4's "FAQ U", and appeared as himself in an episode of "Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive",