Each week the panel of guests include a mix of comedians, critics, commentators and politicians who discuss some of the week's news stories. The audience also get the chance to ask questions to the guests.
| Episode | Air date | Guests |
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| Series 1 - 2004[1] |
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| 1.1 | 21 October 2004 | Phill Jupitus, Brian Sewell, Arthur Smith, Anna Raeburn |
| 1.2 | 28 October 2004 | John Sergeant, Chris Addison, Fred MacAulay, Esther Rantzen |
| 1.3 | 4 November 2004 | Jennie Bond, Paul Gambaccini, Jeremy Hardy, Graeme Garden |
| 1.4 | 11 November 2004 | Angela Rippon, Rich Hall, Piers Morgan, Marcus Brigstocke |
| 1.5 | 20 November 2004 | Richard Madeley, Rory Bremner, Janet Street-Porter, Dara Ó Briain |
| 1.6 | 25 November 2004 | Griff Rhys Jones, Neil Kinnock, Linda Smith, Matthew Parris |
| Series 2 - 2006 |
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| 2.1 | 19 January 2006 | Jeremy Hardy, Alan Davies, Stephen Pound MP, Clarissa Dickson Wright |
| 2.2 | 26 January 2006 | Paul Gambaccini, Dom Joly, Victoria Coren, Ed Byrne |
| 2.3 | 2 February 2006 | Arthur Smith, Jo Caulfield, Hardeep Singh Kohli, Nigel Evans MP |
| 2.4 | 9 February 2006 | Mark Steel, Greg Dyke, Julia Morris, Alun Cochrane |
| 2.5 | 16 February 2006 | Fred MacAulay, Sue Perkins, Brian Sewell, Alexei Sayle |
| 2.6 | 23 February 2006 | Carol Thatcher, Will Smith, John O'Farrell, David Quantick |
| Series 3 - 2007 |
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| 3.1 | 22 March 2007 | Lembit Öpik MP, Lucy Porter, David Quantick, Dara Ó Briain |
| 3.2 | 29 March 2007 | Frankie Boyle, James Brown, Natalie Haynes, Nick Doody |
| 3.3 | 5 April 2007 | Jo Caulfield, James May, Stephen Pound MP, Griff Rhys Jones |
| 3.4 | 12 April 2007 | Mel Giedroyc, Brian Sewell, Arthur Smith, Seymour Mace |
| 3.5 | 19 April 2007 | Julian Clary, Alan Davies, Julie Kirkbride MP, Andy Parsons |
| 3.6 | 26 April 2007 | Andy Hamilton, Armando Iannucci, Bob Marshall-Andrews MP, Carrie Quinlan |
| Special - Clive Anderson's End of Year Chat Room |
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| S.1 | 27 December 2007 | Griff Rhys Jones, Andy Parsons, Rory Bremner, Janet Street-Porter |
| Series 4 - 2008 |
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| 4.1 | 6 March 2008 | Paul Sinha, Helen Lederer, Gyles Brandreth, Andy Parsons |
| 4.2 | 13 March 2008 | David Quantick, Miles Jupp, Arthur Smith, Kirsty Wark |
| 4.3 | 20 March 2008 | Frankie Boyle, Dave Gorman, Carole Malone, Lord Peter Snape |
| 4.4 | 27 March 2008 | Kelvin MacKenzie, Julie Kirkbride MP, Griff Rhys Jones, John O'Farrell |
| 4.5 | 3 April 2008 | Will Self, Nick Clegg MP, Shappi Khorsandi, Ed Byrne |
| 4.6 | 12 April 2008 | Fred MacAulay, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Miranda Sawyer, Scott Capurro |
| Series 5 - 2008 |
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| 5.1 | 20 September 2008 | Fred MacAulay, Will Self, Jo Bunting, Rod Liddle |
| 5.2 | 27 September 2008 | Richard Herring, Michael Gove MP, Meera Syal, Kelvin MacKenzie |
| 5.3 | 4 October 2008 | Michael White, Julian Clary, Rhona Cameron, Tony Parsons |
| 5.4 | 11 October 2008 | Reginald D. Hunter, Clare Short MP, Alun Cochrane, Ann Leslie |
| 5.5 | 18 October 2008 | Marcus Brigstocke, David Starkey, Charles Kennedy MP, Eve Pollard |
| 5.6 | 25 October 2008 | Sarah Millican, Matthew Parris, John O'Farrell, Peter Tatchell |
| 5.7 | 1 November 2008 | Andy Parsons, Andrew Pierce, Dave Gorman, Carol Sarler |
| 5.8 | 8 November 2008 | Nick Robinson, Stephen Pound MP, Arthur Smith, Miranda Hart |
| Series 6 - 2009 |
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| 6.1 | 14 March 2009 | Diane Abbott MP, Alexei Sayle, Michael White, Toby Young |
| 6.2 | 21 March 2009 | Michael Gove MP, Lucy Porter, Carole Malone, Griff Rhys Jones |
| 6.3 | 28 March 2009 | Quentin Letts, Sarah Kendall, Nadine Dorries MP, Scott Capurro |
| 6.4 | 9 April 2009 | Bob Mills, India Knight, Zoe Lyons, Andrew Pierce |
| 6.5 | 16 April 2009 | Kirsty Wark, Tristram Hunt, Jo Bunting, Mark Thomas |
| 6.6 | 23 April 2009 | Will Self, Mark Steel, Sue Perkins, Roy Greenslade |
| 6.7 | 30 April 2009 | David Quantick, Steve Bell, Ronni Ancona, Tom Bradby |
| 6.8 | 7 May 2009 | Greg Proops, Sarah Millican, John Sergeant, Johann Hari |
| Series 7 - 2009 |
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| 7.1 | 17 September 2009 | Rory Bremner, Amanda Platell, Mark Thomas, Rick Wakeman |
| 7.2 | 24 September 2009 | Diane Abbott, Simon Evans, Jonathan Freedland, Arthur Smith |
| 7.3 | 1 October 2009 | Julia Hartley-Brewer, Gyles Brandreth, Justin Lee Collins, Bob Mills |
| 7.4 | 8 October 2009 | Eve Pollard, Dave Spikey, Sam Delaney, John O'Farrell |
| 7.5 | 15 October 2009 | Michael Onslow, Stephen K. Amos, Katy Brand, Kelvin MacKenzie |
| 7.6 | 22 October 2009 | Vanessa Feltz, David Quantick, Mark Dolan, Jay Rayner |
| 7.7 | 29 October 2009 | John Sergeant, Adam Boulton, Lucy Porter, Ed Vaizey |
| 7.8 | 5 November 2009 | David Steel, Mark Watson, Rich Hall, Andrew Pierce |
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