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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.
Episode 10 : 1996 highlights
December. 20,1996
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Episode 9 : Alan Davies, Jennifer Paterson
November. 29,1996
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Episode 8 : Jack Docherty, Austin Mitchell MP
November. 22,1996
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Episode 7 : Mark Hurst, Francis Wheen
November. 15,1996
Host Angus Deayton and team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton are joined by comedian Mark Hurst and journalist Francis Wheen for this episode of the topical quiz.
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Episode 6 : Tony Hawks, Vincent Hanna
November. 08,1996
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Episode 5 : Gordon Kennedy, Elvis Costello
November. 01,1996
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Episode 4 : Maureen Lipman, Tony Parsons
October. 25,1996
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Episode 3 : Mark Little, Nigel Lawson
October. 18,1996
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Episode 2 : Peter Stringfellow, Rhona Cameron
October. 11,1996
Host Angus Deayton and team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton are joined by Peter Stringfellow and comedian Rhona Cameron for this episode of the topical quiz.
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Episode 1 : Greg Proops, Ken Livingstone MP
October. 04,1996
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Season 67
Comedy quiz show that grills celebrity contestants on the week's top stories and news.
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