This is a list of episodes for the satirical news-based panel game Have I Got News for You .
Series 1 [ ]
Index
Air date
Ian's guest
Paul's guest
s01-01
28 September 1990
Sandi Toksvig
Kate Saunders
s01-02
5 October 1990
Jan Ravens
Martin Young
s01-03
12 October 1990
Tony Slattery
Robert Harris
s01-04
19 October 1990
Arthur Smith
Gill Pyrah
s01-05
26 October 1990
Dillie Keane
Simon Hoggart
s01-06
2 November 1990
Rory McGrath
Ken Livingstone
s01-07
9 November 1990
Clive Anderson
Russell Davies
s01-08
16 November 1990
Germaine Greer
Tony Banks
Series 2 [ ]
s02-01
4 October 1991
Sandi Toksvig
David Thomas
s02-02
11 October 1991
Tony Slattery
Alan Coren
s02-03
18 October 1991
Rory McGrath
Tony Banks
s02-04
25 October 1991
John Wells
Robert Harris
s02-05
1 November 1991
Nick Hancock
Clare Short
s02-06
8 November 1991
Stephen Frost
Michael White
s02-07
15 November 1991
Craig Ferguson
Trevor McDonald
s02-08
22 November 1991
Richard Ingrams
Richard Littlejohn
s02-09
29 November 1991
Jan Ravens
Martin Young
s02-10
6 December 1991
Kevin Day
Edwina Currie
s02-11
24 December 1991[1]
Harry Enfield
Clive Anderson
1992 General Election Special [ ]
1992-sp
9 April 1992[2]
Rory Bremner
Alan Coren
Series 3 [ ]
s03-01
24 April 1992
John Wells
Tony Slattery
s03-02
1 May 1992
Donna McPhail
Joan Bakewell
s03-03
8 May 1992
Jan Ravens
Charles Kennedy
s03-04
15 May 1992
Harry Enfield
John Diamond
s03-05
22 May 1992
Rory McGrath
Ken Livingstone
s03-06
29 May 1992
Danny Baker
Steve Steen
s03-07
5 June 1992
Anne Robinson
Griff Rhys Jones
s03-08
12 June 1992
Stephen Frost
Stephanie Calman
s03-09
19 June 1992
John Sessions
Trevor McDonald
s03-10
26 June 1992
Norman Willis
Cecil Parkinson
Series 4 [ ]
s04-01
16 October 1992
John Sessions
Griff Rhys Jones
s04-02
23 October 1992
David Baddiel
Charles Kennedy
s04-03
30 October 1992
Danny Baker
Annabel Giles
s04-04
6 November 1992
Frank Skinner
Jerry Hayes
s04-05
13 November 1992
Rory Bremner
Ken Livingstone
s04-06
20 November 1992
Sandi Toksvig
Nick Hancock
s04-07
27 November 1992
Chris Tarrant
Meera Syal
s04-08
4 December 1992
Jo Brand
Neil Kinnock
s04-09
11 December 1992
Peter Cook
Douglas Adams
s04-10
18 December 1992[1]
Stephen Fry
Frank Skinner
Series 5 [ ]
s05-01
16 April 1993
Jonathan Ross
Peter Cook
s05-02
23 April 1993
Chris Evans
Fiona Armstrong
s05-03
30 April 1993
Frank Skinner
Richard Littlejohn
s05-04
7 May 1993
Caroline Quentin
Baz Bamigboye
s05-05
14 May 1993
Meera Syal
Amanda Platell
s05-06
21 May 1993
Mark Thomas
David Steel
s05-07
28 May 1993
Alan Coren
John Simpson
s05-08
4 June 1993
Tony Slattery
The Rt. Hon. Tub of Lard MP[3]
Series 6 [ ]
s06-01
29 October 1993[4]
Derek Hatton
Edwina Currie
s06-02
5 November 1993[5]
Tony Hawks
Roy Hattersley
s06-03
12 November 1993
Alexei Sayle
Gerald Kaufman
s06-04
19 November 1993
Jo Brand
Frank Bough
s06-05
26 November 1993
Jimmy Tarbuck
Vitali Vitaliev
s06-06
3 December 1993
Kathy Burke
Martin Young
s06-07
10 December 1993
Maria McErlane
Jon Snow
s06-08
17 December 1993
Maureen Lipman
Lesley Abdela
s06-09
24 December 1993[1] [6]
Griff Rhys Jones
Bob Geldof
Series 7 [ ]
s07-01
22 April 1994
Jonathan Ross
Eddie Izzard
s07-02
29 April 1994
Kathy Lette
Caroline Quentin
s07-03
6 May 1994
Bob Monkhouse
Francis Wheen
s07-04
13 May 1994
Jack Dee
Tony Hawks
s07-05
20 May 1994
Hugh Dennis
John Stalker
s07-06
27 May 1994
Maureen Lipman
Rhodes Boyson
s07-07
3 June 1994[7]
Mariella Frostrup
Neil Kinnock
s07-08
10 June 1994
Donna McPhail
Salman Rushdie
Series 8 [ ]
s08-01
28 October 1994
Martin Clunes
James Pickles
s08-02
4 November 1994
Arthur Smith
Richard Coles
s08-03
11 November 1994
Lee Hurst
Andrew Morton
s08-04
18 November 1994
Nick Hancock
David Icke
s08-05
25 November 1994
Helen Atkinson-Wood
Teddy Taylor
s08-06
2 December 1994
Hattie Hayridge
Glenda Jackson
s08-07
9 December 1994
Jack Docherty
Moray Hunter
s08-08
16 December 1994
Hugh Dennis
Michael Buerk
s08-09
23 December 1994[1]
Alexei Sayle
Kelvin MacKenzie
Series 9 [ ]
s09-01
21 April 1995
Diane Abbott
Julian Clary
s09-02
28 April 1995
Eddie Izzard
Michael Winner
s09-03
5 May 1995
John Fortune
John Bird
s09-04
12 May 1995
Steve Wright
Alan Cumming
s09-05
19 May 1995
Fred MacAulay
Germaine Greer
s09-06
26 May 1995
Frank Skinner
Raoul Heertje
s09-07
2 June 1995
Tim Rice
Terry Major-Ball
s09-08
9 June 1995
Spike Milligan
Andrew Neil
Have I Got Unbroadcastable News for You
VID
30 October 1995
Richard Wilson
Eddie Izzard
Series 10 [ ]
s10-01
27 October 1995
Gordon Kennedy
Paula Yates
s10-02
3 November 1995
Bob Mills
Alex Salmond
s10-03
10 November 1995
Melvyn Bragg
Mike Yarwood
s10-04
17 November 1995
Alan Coren
Terry Christian
s10-05
24 November 1995
Neil Morrissey
Teresa Gorman
s10-06
1 December 1995
Alan Davies
Ken Livingstone
s10-07
8 December 1995
Craig Charles
P. J. O'Rourke
s10-08
15 December 1995
Lee Hurst
Mark Little, Colin the Parrot[9]
s10-sp
23 December 1995
1995 highlights
Series 11 [ ]
Index
Air date
Ian's guest
Guest team
s11-01
16 April 1996
Paul Merton
Eddie Izzard, Charles Kennedy
s11-02
26 April 1996
Dermot Morgan
Eddie Izzard, Janet Street-Porter
s11-03
3 May 1996
Alan Davies
Clive Anderson, Mohammad al-Massari
s11-04
10 May 1996
Claire Rayner
Martin Clunes, Neil Morrissey
s11-05
17 May 1996
Fred MacAulay
Eddie Izzard, Max Clifford
s11-06
24 May 1996
Felix Dexter
Clive Anderson, Piers Morgan
s11-07
31 May 1996
Rich Hall
Alan Davies, Rupert Allason
s11-08
7 June 1996
Richard Wilson
John Bird, John Fortune
Series 12 [ ]
Index
Air date
Ian's guest
Paul's guest
s12-01
4 October 1996
Greg Proops
Ken Livingstone
s12-02
11 October 1996[10]
Rhona Cameron
Peter Stringfellow
s12-03
18 October 1996
Mark Little
Nigel Lawson[11]
s12-04
25 October 1996
Maureen Lipman
Tony Parsons
s12-05
1 November 1996
Gordon Kennedy
Elvis Costello
s12-06
8 November 1996
Tony Hawks
Vincent Hanna
s12-07
15 November 1996
Mark Hurst
Francis Wheen
s12-08
22 November 1996
Jack Docherty
Austin Mitchell
s12-09
29 November 1996
Alan Davies
Jennifer Paterson
s12-sp
20 December 1996
1996 highlights
Series 13 [ ]
s13-01
18 April 1997
Fred MacAulay
Swampy
s13-02
25 April 1997
Hugh Dennis
Will Self
s13-03
1 May 1997[2]
Richard Wilson
Nick Ross
s13-04
9 May 1997
Maureen Lipman
Neil Hamilton, Christine Hamilton[12]
s13-05
16 May 1997
Jack Docherty
Greg Dyke
s13-06
23 May 1997
Sue Perkins
Eve Pollard
s13-07
30 May 1997
Martin Clunes
Michael Parkinson
s13-08
6 June 1997
Dominic Holland
Germaine Greer
Series 14 [ ]
s14-01
24 October 1997
Bob Monkhouse
Ken Livingstone
s14-02
31 October 1997
Max Boyce
Alex Salmond
s14-03
7 November 1997
Dermot Morgan
Francis Wheen
s14-04
14 November 1997
Graeme Garden
Kirsty Young
s14-05
21 November 1997
Arabella Weir
Tony Livesey
s14-06
28 November 1997
Hattie Hayridge
Warren Mitchell
s14-07
5 December 1997
Jeff Green
Brian Sewell
s14-08
12 December 1997
Alan Davies
Matthew Parris
s14-sp
19 December 1997
1997 highlights
The Official Pirate Video
VID
3 November 1997
Martin Clunes
Neil Morrissey
Series 15 [ ]
s15-01
17 April 1998
Patrick Kielty
Stephen Bayley
s15-02
24 April 1998
Janet Street-Porter
Boris Johnson
s15-03
1 May 1998
Will Self
John Humphrys
s15-04
8 May 1998
Dr. Phil Hammond
Patrick Moore
s15-05
15 May 1998
Jonathan King
John Sergeant
s15-06
22 May 1998
Germaine Greer
Chris Donald
s15-07
29 May 1998
Antony Worrall Thompson
Oona King
s15-08
5 June 1998
Danny Baker
Richard Wilson
Series 16 [ ]
s16-01
23 October 1998
John Simpson
Magnús Magnússon
s16-02
30 October 1998
Ian McCaskill
Michael Mansfield
s16-03
7 November 1998
Jackie Mason
Michael Crick
s16-04
14 November 1998
Alan Titchmarsh
Stephen Bayley
s16-05
21 November 1998
Loyd Grossman
Bob Marshall-Andrews
s16-06
28 November 1998
Linda Smith
Gavin Esler
s16-07
4 December 1998
Charles Kennedy
George Melly
s16-08
11 December 1998
Tom Baker
Muriel Gray
s16-sp
18 December 1998
1998 highlights
Series 17 [ ]
s17-01
16 April 1999
Richard Whiteley
David Aaronovitch
s17-02
23 April 1999
Paul Daniels
Charlie Whelan
s17-03
30 April 1999
Trevor Phillips
Bill Bailey
s17-04
7 May 1999
Peter Hitchens
Clarissa Dickson Wright
s17-05
14 May 1999
Stephen Fry
Richard Littlejohn
s17-06
21 May 1999
Meera Syal
Brian Sewell
s17-07
28 May 1999
Jimmy Savile
Diane Abbott
s17-08
4 June 1999
Pauline McLynn
Edward Stourton
Series 18 [ ]
s18-01
22 October 1999
Martin Clunes
Lembit Öpik
s18-02
29 October 1999
Gordon Ramsay
Francis Wheen
s18-03
5 November 1999[13]
Glenda Jackson
The Earl of Onslow
s18-04
12 November 1999
John Sergeant
Mark Seddon
s18-05
19 November 1999
Gyles Brandreth
Michael Cole
s18-06
26 November 1999
Anna Ford
Alex Salmond
s18-07
3 December 1999
Boris Johnson
Janet Street-Porter
s18-08
10 December 1999
Bill Deedes
Will Self
s18-sp
17 December 1999
1999 highlights
Series 19 [ ]
s19-01
14 April 2000
Stephen Fry
David Shayler[14]
s19-02
21 April 2000
Dominic Holland
David Steel
s19-03
28 April 2000
Michael Brown
Max Clifford
s19-04
5 May 2000
Angela Rippon
Peter Kilfoyle
s19-05
12 May 2000
Sheila Hancock
Robert Reed[15]
s19-06
19 May 2000
Clive Anderson
Liza Tarbuck
s19-07
26 May 2000
Jon Snow
Dr. Phil Hammond
s19-08
2 June 2000
Richard Wilson
Michael Brunson
Series 20 [ ]
s20-01
20 October 2000
Richard Blackwood
John Simpson
s20-02
27 October 2000
Lauren Booth
Andrew Rawnsley
s20-03
3 November 2000[16]
Germaine Greer
Charles Kennedy
s20-04
10 November 2000[17]
Rich Hall
Siôn Simon
s20-05
18 November 2000[18]
Linda Smith
Jeremy Bowen
s20-06
24 November 2000
Lembit Öpik
Lorraine Kelly
s20-07
1 December 2000[19]
Sanjeev Bhaskar
Matthew Collings
s20-08
8 December 2000
Peter Stringfellow
Nigella Lawson
s20-sp
15 December 2000
2000 highlights
Series 21 [ ]
s21-01
20 April 2001
John Humphrys
Tracey Emin
s21-02
27 April 2001
Bill Bailey
Dermot Murnaghan
s21-03
4 May 2001
Sean Lock
Jane Moore
s21-04
11 May 2001
Dom Joly
David Aaronovitch
s21-05
18 May 2001
Keith Chegwin
Michael Grade
s21-06
25 May 2001
Janet Street-Porter
Ray Johnson (Elton John impersonator)[20]
s21-07
1 June 2001
Will Self
Derek Draper
s21-08
8 June 2001[2]
Clive Anderson
Gyles Brandreth
Series 22 [ ]
s22-01
19 October 2001
Rich Hall
Michael Crick
s22-02
26 October 2001
Andrew MacKinlay
Jennie Bond
s22-03
2 November 2001
Shazia Mirza
Boris Johnson
s22-04
9 November 2001
Rosie Boycott
Richard Bacon
s22-05
23 November 2001
Adam Boulton
Carol Thatcher
s22-06
30 November 2001
Omid Djalili
Clement Freud
s22-07
7 December 2001
Sara Cox
Andrew Marr
s22-08
14 December 2001
Francis Wheen
James Naughtie
s22-09
21 December 2001[1]
Charles Kennedy
John Sergeant
s22-sp
31 December 2001
2001 highlights
Series 23 [ ]
s23-01
19 April 2002
Phill Jupitus
Evan Davis
s23-02
26 April 2002
Ben Miller
Charlotte Church[21]
s23-03
3 May 2002
Penny Smith
Graeme Garden
s23-04
10 May 2002
Matthew Wright
Mark Steel
s23-05
17 May 2002
Bill Deedes[22]
Neil Fox
s23-06
24 May 2002
Dave Gorman
Ken Livingstone
s23-07
31 May 2002
Linda Smith
David Dickinson
s23-08
7 June 2002
Ross Noble
Katie Derham
Series 24 [ ]
Index
Air date
Host
Ian's guest
Paul's guest
s24-01
18 October 2002
Angus Deayton
Christine Hamilton
Rod Liddle
s24-02
25 October 2002
Angus Deayton
Ross Noble
Gerald Kaufman
s24-03
1 November 2002
Paul Merton
Rich Hall
Ross Noble, Andrew Neil
s24-04
8 November 2002[23]
Anne Robinson
John O'Farrell
John Simpson
s24-05
22 November 2002
John Sergeant
Germaine Greer
Lorraine Kelly
s24-06
29 November 2002
Boris Johnson
Stephen K. Amos
Clive Anderson
s24-07
6 December 2002
Liza Tarbuck
Fred MacAulay
Janet Street-Porter
s24-08
13 December 2002
Charles Kennedy
Robert Winston
Will Self
s24-09
20 December 2002
Jeremy Clarkson
Michael Grade
Mo Mowlam
Series 25 [ ]
s25-01
25 April 2003
Martin Clunes
Ruby Wax
Glenda Jackson
s25-02
2 May 2003
William Hague
Linda Smith
Jeremy Clarkson
s25-03
9 May 2003
Charlotte Church
Jimmy Carr
Jennie Bond
s25-04
16 May 2003
Alexander Armstrong
Mark Steel
Dr. Phil Hammond
s25-05
23 May 2003
John Sergeant
Dara Ó Briain
Lembit Öpik
s25-06
30 May 2003
Hugh Dennis
Gyles Brandreth
Martin Freeman
s25-07
6 June 2003
Sanjeev Bhaskar
Rebecca Front
Nick Robinson
s25-08
13 June 2003
Bruce Forsyth
Marcus Brigstocke
Natasha Kaplinsky
Series 26 [ ]
s26-01
17 October 2003
Jack Dee
Clement Freud
Clare Balding
s26-02
24 October 2003
Martin Clunes
The Earl of Onslow
Linda Smith
s26-03
31 October 2003
John Humphrys
Sean Lock
Kirstie Allsopp
s26-04
7 November 2003
Jimmy Carr
Ross Noble
Ian McKellen
s26-05
14 November 2003
Alexander Armstrong
Phill Jupitus
Julia Hartley-Brewer
s26-06
28 November 2003
Kirsty Young
Will Self
Jonathan Aitken
s26-07
5 December 2003
Dara Ó Briain
John O'Farrell
George Galloway
s26-08
12 December 2003
Boris Johnson
Rick Wakeman
Kate Garraway
s26-09
19 December 2003
Gyles Brandreth
Chris Addison
Carol Smillie
Series 27 [ ]
s27-01
16 April 2004
Alexander Armstrong
Les Dennis
Germaine Greer
s27-02
23 April 2004
Greg Dyke
Armando Iannucci
Danny Baker
s27-03
30 April 2004
Des Lynam
Marcus Brigstocke
Robert Kilroy-Silk
s27-04
7 May 2004
William Hague
Claudia Winkleman
Stanley Johnson
s27-05
14 May 2004
Dara Ó Briain
Carol Vorderman
Michael Gambon
s27-06
21 May 2004
Alexander Armstrong
Griff Rhys Jones
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
s27-07
28 May 2004
Dara Ó Briain
Julia Hartley-Brewer
Clive James
s27-08
4 June 2004
Kirsty Young
Dave Gorman
John Bird
Series 28 [ ]
s28-01
15 October 2004[24]
Jack Dee
Trisha Goddard
Adam Hart-Davis
s28-02
22 October 2004
Andrew Marr
Shobna Gulati
Ross Noble
s28-03
29 October 2004
Robin Cook
P. J. O'Rourke
Dr. Phil Hammond
s28-04
5 November 2004
Jane Leeves
Daisy Sampson
Mark Steel
s28-05
12 November 2004
Des Lynam
Kaye Adams
Sean Lock
s28-06
26 November 2004
Marcus Brigstocke
Michael Buerk
Tony Livesey
s28-07
3 December 2004
Neil Kinnock
Will Self
Linda Smith
s28-08
10 December 2004
Kirsty Young
Julian Fellowes
Ian McMillan
s28-09
17 December 2004[1]
Ronnie Corbett
Amanda Donohoe
Tracey Emin
Series 29 [ ]
s29-01
15 April 2005
Jeremy Clarkson
Germaine Greer
Danny Baker
s29-02
22 April 2005
Alexander Armstrong
Michael Winner
Jo Caulfield
s29-03
29 April 2005
Nicholas Parsons
Julia Hartley-Brewer
Chris Langham
s29-04
6 May 2005[2]
Kirsty Young
Andy Hamilton
Peter Oborne
s29-05
13 May 2005
Dara Ó Briain
Stephen Frost
Stephen Pound
s29-06
20 May 2005
Marcus Brigstocke
Robert Llewellyn
Daisy Sampson
s29-07
27 May 2005
William Hague
Mark Mardell
Peter Serafinowicz
s29-08
3 June 2005
Des Lynam
David Mitchell
Evan Davis
Series 30 [ ]
s30-01
14 October 2005
Jack Dee
Tony Livesey
Claudia Winkleman
s30-02
21 October 2005
Michael Aspel
Will Self
Bill Bailey
s30-03
28 October 2005[25]
Chris Langham
Ross Noble
Alan Duncan
s30-04
4 November 2005
Jeremy Clarkson
Andy Hamilton
Mark Steel
s30-05
11 November 2005
Alexander Armstrong
Ian McMillan
Fi Glover
s30-06
25 November 2005
Boris Johnson
Dr. Phil Hammond
Sara Cox
s30-07
2 December 2005
Anna Ford
David Mitchell
Bob Marshall-Andrews
s30-08
9 December 2005
Lorraine Kelly
Robert Webb
Nick Robinson
s30-09
16 December 2005[1]
Joan Collins
Michael Winner
Peter Serafinowicz
Series 31 [ ]
s31-01
21 April 2006
Trevor McDonald
Lembit Öpik
Marcus Brigstocke
s31-02
28 April 2006
Sean Lock
Shami Chakrabarti
Peter Capaldi
s31-03
5 May 2006
Julian Clary
Quentin Letts
Alun Cochrane
s31-04
12 May 2006
Michael Buerk
David Mitchell
Diane Abbott
s31-05
19 May 2006
Alexander Armstrong
Fern Britton
Andy Hamilton
s31-06
26 May 2006
Carol Vorderman
Richard E. Grant
Dr. Phil Hammond
s31-07
2 June 2006
Jeremy Clarkson
Julia Hartley-Brewer
Mark Steel
s31-08
9 June 2006
Jack Dee
John O'Farrell
Liza Tarbuck
Series 32 [ ]
s32-01
13 October 2006
Gordon Ramsay
Peter Serafinowicz
Andrew Neil
s32-02
20 October 2006
Alistair McGowan
Alan Duncan
Fern Britton
s32-03
27 October 2006
Jeremy Bowen
June Sarpong
Fred MacAulay
s32-04
3 November 2006
Alexander Armstrong
Charlie Brooker
Ross Noble
s32-05
10 November 2006
Damian Lewis
Dom Joly
Neil Mullarkey
s32-06
24 November 2006
Ronni Ancona
Stewart Lee
Andy Hamilton
s32-07
1 December 2006
Ann Widdecombe
Lucy Porter
Danny Baker
s32-08
8 December 2006
Rob Brydon
Claudia Winkleman
Frankie Boyle
s32-09
15 December 2006[1]
Boris Johnson
Emily Maitlis
Sue Perkins
Series 33 [ ]
s33-01
13 April 2007
Jeremy Clarkson
Michael McIntyre
Krishnan Guru-Murthy
s33-02
20 April 2007
Adrian Chiles
Daisy McAndrew
Mark Steel
s33-03
27 April 2007
Fern Britton
Reginald D. Hunter
Adam Boulton
s33-04
4 May 2007
Bill Bailey
Adam Buxton
Armando Iannucci
s33-05
11 May 2007[26]
Kirsty Young
Dr. Phil Hammond
Bob Marshall-Andrews
s33-06
18 May 2007
Chris Tarrant
Lembit Öpik
Andy Hamilton
s33-07
25 May 2007
Alexander Armstrong
James May
Nick Robinson
s33-08
2 June 2007
Moira Stuart
Marcus Brigstocke
Jim Jeffries
Series 34 [ ]
s34-01
12 October 2007
Kirsty Young
Robert Harris
Ross Noble
s34-02
19 October 2007
Alexander Armstrong
Ed Byrne
Bob Marshall-Andrews
s34-03
26 October 2007
Omid Djalili
Julian Fellowes
Danny Baker
s34-04
2 November 2007
Jo Brand
Julia Hartley-Brewer
Andy Hamilton
s34-05
9 November 2007
Michael Aspel
Reginald D. Hunter
Sara Cox
s34-06
23 November 2007
Ann Widdecombe
Jimmy Carr
Alex James
s34-07
30 November 2007
Clive Anderson
Will Self
Chris Addison
s34-08
7 December 2007
Jack Dee
Russell Brand
Charlie Brooker
s34-09
14 December 2007
Richard Madeley
Stephen K. Amos
Lauren Laverne
Series 35 [ ]
s35-01
18 April 2008
Jack Dee
Bob Marshall-Andrews
Peter Serafinowicz
s35-02
25 April 2008
Julian Clary
Ed Byrne
Andrew Neil
s35-03
2 May 2008
Brian Blessed
Alan Duncan
Marcus Brigstocke
s35-04
9 May 2008
Bill Bailey
Nick Robinson
Reginald D. Hunter
s35-05
16 May 2008
Kirsty Young
Charlie Higson
Frankie Boyle
s35-06
23 May 2008
Lee Mack
Shami Chakrabarti
John O'Farrell
s35-07
30 May 2008
Alexander Armstrong
Clare Balding
Michael McIntyre
s35-08
6 June 2008
Jeremy Clarkson
Kate Silverton
Ian McMillan
Series 36 [ ]
s36-01
17 October 2008
Fern Britton
Tom Bradby
Mark Steel
s36-02
24 October 2008[28]
Alexander Armstrong
Frank Skinner
Kevin Maguire
s36-03
31 October 2008
Tom Baker
Vincent Cable
Chris Addison
s36-04
7 November 2008[29]
Jo Brand
Toby Young
Reginald D. Hunter
s36-05
21 November 2008[30]
Jack Dee
Miranda Hart
Frank Skinner, Quentin Letts
s36-06
28 November 2008
Al Murray
Mark Watson
Germaine Greer
s36-07
5 December 2008
David Mitchell
Sarah Millican
Andy Hamilton
s36-08
12 December 2008
Jerry Springer
Ken Livingstone
Katy Brand
s36-09
19 December 2008
Jeremy Clarkson
Ed Byrne
Charles Kennedy
s36-10
24 December 2008[1] [31]
Alexander Armstrong
Frank Skinner
Noddy Holder
Series 37 [ ]
s37-01
24 April 2009
Frank Skinner
Katy Brand
Alan Duncan
s37-02
1 May 2009
Damian Lewis
Chris Addison
Janet Street-Porter
s37-03
8 May 2009
Jack Dee
Fred MacAulay
Clare Balding
s37-04
15 May 2009
Rolf Harris
Andy Hamilton
Julia Hartley-Brewer
s37-05
22 May 2009
Alexander Armstrong
Stuart Maconie
Reginald D. Hunter
s37-06
29 May 2009
David Mitchell
The Rev. Richard Coles
Andrew Maxwell
s37-07
5 June 2009
Ruth Jones
Clive Anderson
Jo Caulfield
s37-08
12 June 2009
Lee Mack
Shappi Khorsandi
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Series 38 [ ]
s38-01
16 October 2009
Martin Clunes
Charlie Brooker
Arlene Phillips
s38-02
23 October 2009
David Mitchell
Ed Byrne
Grayson Perry
s38-03
30 October 2009
Miranda Hart
Andrew Neil
Mark Steel
s38-04
6 November 2009
Kirsty Young
Kevin Maguire
Ross Noble
s38-05
13 November 2009
Jack Dee
Rebecca Front
Marcus Brigstocke
s38-06
27 November 2009
Alexander Armstrong
Jimmy Carr
Bob Crow
s38-07
4 December 2009
Jo Brand
Jon Richardson
Quentin Letts
s38-08
11 December 2009
Dominic West
Reginald D. Hunter
James May
s38-09
18 December 2009[1]
Bill Bailey
Mark Watson
Charles Kennedy
Series 39 [ ]
s39-01
1 April 2010
Lee Mack
Nigel Farage
Kevin Bridges
s39-02
8 April 2010
Alexander Armstrong
Richard Herring
Victoria Coren
s39-03
15 April 2010
Robert Webb
David Threlfall
Marcus Brigstocke
s39-04
22 April 2010
Jeremy Clarkson
Clare Balding
Andy Hamilton
s39-05
7 May 2010[2]
Jo Brand
Jon Richardson
Lembit Öpik
s39-06
13 May 2010
Martin Clunes
Julia Hartley-Brewer
Chris Addison
s39-07
20 May 2010
Eamonn Holmes
Armando Iannucci
Robert Peston
s39-08
27 May 2010
Bruce Forsyth
Laura Solon
Ross Noble
s39-09
3 June 2010
John Prescott
John Bishop
Penny Smith
Series 40 [ ]
s40-01
14 October 2010
Benedict Cumberbatch
Victoria Coren
Jon Richardson
s40-02
21 October 2010
Frank Skinner
Reginald D. Hunter
Janet Street-Porter
s40-03
28 October 2010
John Bishop
Miles Jupp
Andy Hamilton
s40-04
4 November 2010
Chris Addison
James Blunt
Nick Robinson
s40-05
11 November 2010
Jo Brand
Sally Bercow
TBA
s40-06
18 November 2010
TBA
Kevin Bridges
TBA
s40-07
25 November 2010
TBA
TBA
TBA
s40-08
2 December 2010
TBA
TBA
TBA
s40-09
9 December 2010
TBA
TBA
TBA
s40-10
16 December 2010
Alexander Armstrong
Ross Noble
Mickey Flanagan
s40-11
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
Scores [ ]
Ian
Paul
Series wins (7 drawn)
3
29
Show wins (7 drawn)
112
218
Notes [ ]
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Christmas Special
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Election Special
↑ The Tub of Lard was a stand-in for Roy Hattersley, who had pulled out of a recording at the last minute for the third time. Angus explained that Hattersley and the lard were "imbued with many of the same qualities."
↑ Margaret Thatcher Special, focusing on her period as Prime Minister. Agreed by both Ian and Paul to be the show's 'worst' episode, due to the two guests doing nothing but "spit poison at each other".
↑ The 50th broadcast episode of HIGNFY
↑ In a typical example of the occasional 'end of season japes', Ian and Paul swapped seats - and dress senses - for this episode.
↑ It was during this episode that Ian was suffering from Appendicitis.
↑ The parrot had been trained to squawk out various heckles at Angus, but its only contribution was a brief "Hello" towards the end. Paul Merton later explained that such (failed) gimmicks like this contributed to his decision to take the following series off.
↑ The 100th broadcast episode of HIGNFY
↑ As a former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Nigel Lawson currently holds the record for the highest government position (held either before, during or after their appearance) of any guest in the show's history.
↑ Originally, only Christine had been due to appear, but she requested an extra seat be reserved for husband Neil (only a week after Martin Bell had famously ousted him from Parliament in that year's general election). This marks the only time to date where the panel has consisted of more than five people.
↑ The 150th broadcast episode of HIGNFY
↑ Due to the legal circumstances surrounding him at the time, Shayler's contribution was recorded via satellite linkup from a studio in Paris, which was fed into a monitor on set.
↑ Robert Reed was a member of Conservative Future who, in the footsteps of William Hague (by this point the party's leader), had made a speech at the previous year's Conservative Party Conference at the age of 16. [1]
↑ The game finished as a draw at 10-10. Ian and Paul were made to play Stone, Paper, Scissors to find a winner. Ian chose Paper and Paul chose Scissors, thus making Paul's team the winners.
↑ Ian's team had won the show 13-12, but as a 'tribute' to American guest Rich Hall, Paul's team were made the winners. This was a reference to the-then ongoing American election controversy, where George W. Bush was going to win the election even though Al Gore had seemingly received more votes than him.
↑ Moved back a day because of BBC One's coverage of Children in Need
↑ The game finished as a draw at 10-10, so Angus asked a tie-break question, which was "What is the capital of Albania?", which Sanjeev correctly answered as Tirana, thus making Ian's team the winners.
↑ The real Sir Elton John was due to appear, but pulled out at the last minute. His absence was only mentioned in captions between rounds, where he was frequently referred to as a "bastard".
↑ Making her first appearance at the age of 16, Charlotte Church is the current record holder for the show's youngest ever guest (when ranking by age on appearance).
↑ Making his second appearance at the age of 88, Bill Deedes is the current record holder for the show's oldest ever guest *when ranking by age on appearance).
↑ The 200th broadcast episode of HIGNFY
↑ The game actually finished as a tie at 13-13, however Ian complained about leaving the score as a tie and Jack Dee duly awarded an extra point to Paul's team, thus making them the winners.
↑ The 250th broadcast episode of HIGNFY
↑ Ian's team were winning for the majority of the show (and actually won outright), but at the end the scores were fixed to say 45-1 to Paul's team. This is possibly because of Dr Phil Hammond's remarks that he was told he could host the show if his team won.
↑ The 300th broadcast episode of HIGNFY
↑ 2008 US Election special
↑ Paul Merton was ill so Frank Skinner took his place
↑ This episode also included a guest appearance by Brian Blessed, dressed as Father Christmas.