#OnThisDay 28 September 1990
The first episode of #HaveIGotNewsForYou was broadcast on at 10.00 BBC2.
"Team captains #IanHislop and #PaulMerton, abetted by guests from the world of journalism and humour, poke a sharp finger into the soft underbelly of this week's news."

#OnThisDay 25 September 1991
Fresh from his success on Whose Line Is It Anyway? and Have I Got News For You? #PaulMerton was given his own sketch show. PAUL MERTON - THE SERIES ran for twelves episodes on Channel 4.