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 News Quiz 1999. Each week, the chair's script is written by three main writers, with material contributed by one or two additional writers. Current regular writers include: Former regular writers include: The opening title music is an arrangement of "The Typewriter", by Leroy Anderson played by The James Shepherd Versatile Brass. For the programme the original recording (on Decca records SB 314) has been increased in speed and pitch by about 33%. BBC MindGames Magazine regularly featured several BBC-linked puzzles, including "The News Quiz", a series of questions about the last month's more unlikely news. Issue 5 (November 2006) also included an