Captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton will return to our screens this Friday for the 50th series premiere, presented by … — Have I Got News For You (@haveigotnews) May 10, 2019 Advertisement MP Heidi Allen resigned from the Conservative Party in February to join the newly formed Independent Group. The panel show usually airs Friday nights at … The long-running BBC topical quiz Have I Got News For You was pulled from the air last night in an apparent wrangle over the appearance of Change UK leader Heidi Allen MP. Have I Got News For You has just turned 25. If you're wondering why Have I Got News For You wasn't on tonight (May 10), we've got the answer for you. The dearth of female politicians appearing as guest hosts of Have I Got News For You is not for want of trying, the show’s team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop have claimed.. Episode 9 (December 13) of the new series of Have I Got News For You … ... 10 May 2019 … David Dimbleby will be hosting Have I Got News For You from April (Picture: Rex Features) David Dimbleby is making his grand presenting return next month to host Have I Got News For You. 12 ... Have I Got Bad News for You… I see that the BBC has decided to make Nish Kumar one of the regular presenters of the Radio 4 comedy programme The News Quiz. ... Friday, 5th April 2019 at 9:00 am . With Ian Hislop, Paul Merton, Angus Deayton, Alexander Armstrong. Right now Have I Got News For You is an out-of-shape boxer. David Dimbleby to present Have I Got News For You for the first time; David Dimbleby to present Have I Got News For You for the first time. Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party, personality or action unscathed in pursuit of laughs. The day's scheduled edition of Have I Got News for You is pulled from BBC One due to the confirmation a few days earlier that UK voting in the 2019 European Parliament election will go ahead, which conflicted with the booking of Change UK MP Heidi Allen as one of the panelists. But boxers can regain form, and Brexit is a chance to stand in a freezer punching sides of meat until it’s the champ again. Have I Got News For You continues its new 2019 series tonight on BBC One from 9PM. Hosted by a series of guest presenters, ‘Have I Got News for You’ is a satirical panel show based on the news agenda of the week and sees Ian Hislop and Paul Merton as team captains.