Francesca Martinez made her debut appearance on BBC Radio 4's topical panel show "The News Quiz", alongside regulars Jeremy Hardy and Sandi Toksvig. She appeared on "The News Quiz" again in January and July 2013. Martinez has become a regular face on television, including appearances on "The Frank Skinner Show," in Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's comedy series "Extras", "Russell Howard's Good News" BBC Three, The Jonathan Ross Show, ITV's Loose Women, "Free Speech" BBC3, RTÉ's "The Saturday Night Show" with Brendan O'Connor, "Adam Hills Tonight" and "Spicks & Specks". On 8 December 2012, Martinez launched a campaign "War on Welfare" which
Panel show decades-long runs in the UK: "Twenty Questions" lasted until 1976, while "Just a Minute" has remained on the air with the same host since 1967. Other long-running games on radio include "I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue" since 1972, "The News Quiz" since 1977, "My Word!" from 1956 to 1988, and "My Music" from 1967 to 1994. The British version of "What's My Line?" may have been the first television panel show in the UK, with an original run from 1951 to 1963 and several remakes in later years. The word game "Call My Bluff" aired from 1965 to 2005,