The News Quiz those who have only appeared once. The News Quiz also features considerable comedic input from regular BBC newsreaders (or "hacks-neutral", as Alan Coren referred to them). The current regulars are: And former regulars include: Corrie Corfield appeared as a panellist once when Sandi Toksvig was unable to attend. As a current BBC newsreader she was bound by the BBC's code of practice for newsreaders, which prevented her from making any opinionated comments on-air (When asked, "What do you think of Bush, Corrie?", she responded, "He's an American.") Peter Donaldson also appeared as a guest, in an episode broadcast in September
The Twelve Chairs barber who then appeared in several later adaptations). In Nazi Germany, "Thirteen Chairs" was based on this novel in 1938. However, the film did not credit the novel's authors (probably due to Ilf's Jewish origins). In England, the book inspired the 1936 film "Keep Your Seats, Please", directed by Monty Banks at Ealing Studios and starring George Formby. The action takes place in Britain and involves seven chairs, not twelve. In Hollywood, the comedy "It's in the Bag!" (1945) starring Fred Allen was very loosely based on the novel, using just five chairs. In 1957, a Brazilian version called "Thirteen