I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue the programme but said that there's "got to be an agonising reappraisal" and that Lyttelton was the "very hub of the show". Cryer, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Graeme Garden all ruled themselves out as hosts: Cryer did not think the programme would work if a panellist became chairman and it "would need somebody of stature to be parachuted in". Jeremy Hardy also ruled himself out, saying "Humph had big shoes to fill and I wouldn't do it." In the "Clue" mailout for September 2008 Naismith stated: "Despite the rumours, we've made no decisions about possible replacements for Humph, and are unlikely
Ian Collins (radio presenter) often on The Daily Politics - BBC2, This Week - BBC1, BBC News 24, Sky News and London Tonight, and was TalkSport's presenter of choice during major news events such as the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the 2008–2009 Israel–Gaza conflict. Collins wrote the book "I Bet You Won't Read This: Confessions Of A Night Time Radio Host" () which includes unedited letters that had been sent into his show - the book also offers tips on how to get into the radio industry. He is currently writing his second book - 67 People I'd Like to Slap due for