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BBC reveals who will host Have I Got News For You as it returns for record-breaking 65th series
HAVE I Got News For You is returning for a record-breaking 65th series, the BBC have revealed.
The comedy quiz show will be guest hosted by TV presenter Charlie Brooker, returning for the fifth time.
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It was revealed that the series, which first appeared on TV in 1990, will air on Friday 14 April at 9pm.
Charlie, 52, will be hosting the opening episode alongside some famous faces.
This will be his tenth appearance on the show, and his fifth time as the guest host.
Original stars Ian Hislop and Paul Merton are returning as team captains on Have I Got News For You.
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Since its first broadcast in October 1990, two series of Have I Got News For You have been commissioned each year.
The show moved from BBC Two to BBC One in 2000 and went on to achieve impressive ratings for much of its history.
Nearly 7 million people tuned in to an episode in 2002 and the programme has maintained it's loyal audience.
It proved something of a blueprint for many UK comedy panel shows, though it has outlasted many similar series, with Mock The Week ending last year.
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The series has had a roster of celebrity and political guests fronting the show since permanent host Angus Deayton stepped down in 2002.
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