TNS is 10: Interview - Ian Hislop

http://www.thenationalstudent.com/ | Thu, 25 Apr 2013 03:07:44 -0700

No democracy exists without the freedom to mock those at the top; satire is the cornerstone of a democratic state. That makes Ian Hislop, editor of Private Eye and Have I Got News For You team-captain, a pretty important cog in the democratic machine.

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Guest host Ray Winstone divides Have I Got News For You fans

Metro | Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:34:46 -0700

The 56-year-old actor joined team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton and guest panellists Camilla Long and Reginald D Hunter, but many viewers were highly critical of his hosting skills. At times stumbling to read the autocue, fans of the show took to ...

Joking aside, there are bigots in both camps

Herald Scotland | Sat, 04 May 2013 19:06:54 -0700

As it happened, Winstone was reading from cards while setting up gags for Ian Hislop and Paul Merton. Such is the function of the celebrity host. It's not his job, necessarily, to understand or care about what he might be reading, least of all if it ...

Chelsea Flower Show: A blooming century lit up by tweed and Pimm's

The Independent | Mon, 20 May 2013 11:04:59 -0700

Ian Hislop , the Have I Got News For You team captain, was there to launch the Pride and Prejudice rose, a new species named after Jane Austen's novel, which was published 200 years ago this year. Sales of the rose, from Harkness Roses, a specialist ...