Have I Got News for You: Series 25

8 episodes Premiered Apr 25, 2003 Updated Sep 26, 2026

Previously on Have I Got News for You

Season 25 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Have I Got News for You Season 24.
⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.

Season 25 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 25: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes

Core (5): Character development & subplots

Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler

S25·E1 Mytharc

Martin Clunes, Ruby Wax, Glenda Jackson MP

Apr 25, 2003 · 30 min

S25·E2 Core

William Hague MP, Linda Smith, Jeremy Clarkson

May 2, 2003 · 30 min

S25·E3 Core

Charlotte Church, Jimmy Carr, Jennie Bond

May 9, 2003 · 30 min

S25·E4 Core

Alexander Armstrong, Mark Steel, Dr. Phil Hammond

May 16, 2003 · 30 min

S25·E5 Core

John Sergeant, Dara Ó Briain, Lembit Öpik MP

May 23, 2003 · 30 min

S25·E6 Core

Hugh Dennis, Gyles Brandreth, Martin Freeman

May 30, 2003 · 30 min

S25·E7 Mytharc

Sanjeev Bhaskar, Rebecca Front, Nick Robinson

Jun 6, 2003 · 30 min

S25·E8 Mytharc

Bruce Forsyth, Marcus Brigstocke, Natasha Kaplinsky

Jun 13, 2003 · 30 min

Bruce Forsyth is the guest presenter of the topical current affairs news quiz. Team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton are joined by guests Marcus Brigstocke and Natasha Kaplinsky