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
Harry Thompson focus to comedy, he worked as a researcher for BBC2's "Not the Nine O'Clock News" and for various comedy shows on BBC Radio, including BBC Radio 4's "The Mary Whitehouse Experience". Rising to the level of producer, he was responsible for the production of long-established show "The News Quiz" as well as Alexei Sayle's new comedy series, "Lenin of the Rovers" (1988). "The Guardian" would note that at this time he established himself as "a maverick" who pushed established boundaries with "outrageous jokes". In the 1980s, several independent producers realised that BBC Radio 4 had a number of comedy shows