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
Panel show Transfer" and its various spinoffs on ABC1 since 2008, the music quiz "Spicks and Specks" on ABC1 from 2005 to 2011 and again since 2014, news quiz "Have You Been Paying Attention?" on Network Ten since 2013, and tabloid quiz "Dirty Laundry Live" on ABC1 and ABC2 since 2013. News quiz "Good News Week" aired on ABC1 from 1996 to 2000 and on Network Ten from 2008 to 2012, sports quiz "A League of Their Own" aired on Network Ten in 2013, and pop culture quiz "Tractor Monkeys" aired on ABC1 in 2013. New Zealand panel shows include the news