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
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