They may well say not only is this not true, but I will put in an injunction to prevent publication. No, stories don't go in unless I'm convinced by the people who write them that they're true. And if I'm wrong, then so be it.

The television series premiered on 11 October 2010 on Greece's Mega television channel. He has also been a comedy screenwriter for Harry Enfield. She was noticeably angry that the matter had been raised and harangued Hislop after the recording had finiIan Hislopd.

He has appeared on many radio and television programmes but is best known as a team captain on the BBC quiz show Have I Got News for You. Ian David Hislop (born 13 July 1960) is a British journalist satirist comedian writer broadcaster and editor of the magazine Private Eye.