 IAN
HISLOP
 Ian
Hislop is
a writer and
broadcaster.
He has been
Editor of
“Private
Eye”
since 1986.
As well as
writing regularly
for The Spectator,
The Financial
Times, The
Guardian and
The Mail on
Sunday, he
has reviewed
books for
The Observer,
The Literary
Review and
Time Out.
He was also
a weekly columnist
on The Listener.
Since leaving
Oxford in
1981, Ian
has written
extensively
for television
and radio
comedy, including
scripts for
“Spitting
Image”
and most recently
for Harry
Enfield. He
has written
television
plays for
Maureen Lipman
(for her About
Face series)
and Dawn French
(for the Murder
Most Horrid
series).
Among his
numerous radio
and television
appearances,
Ian has been
heard regularly
on Radio 4's
Newsquiz and
Fourth Column.
He is also
team captain
on BBC2's
current affairs
quiz show,
“Have
I Got News
For You”.
In November
1991, Ian
won the British
Society of
Magazine Editors
highest annual
award - The
Editor's Editor
Award.
Ian is married
with a daughter,
Emily.
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