Have I Got News For You Plans Return

The BBC’s satirical news quiz Have I Got News for You returns with Richard Ayoade hosting its first episode alongside team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton and guest panellist Gyles Brandreth. The classic sitcom Fawlty Towers is being celebrated more than five decades after its premiere, with its origins traced to John Cleese’s encounter with an eccentric hotel owner in Devon. Other features highlight Amazon’s annual holiday toy list, new music releases from artists including Beabadoobee and Carly Rae Jepsen, and a college civic discussion marking the approach of the nation’s 250th anniversary. A local Texas roundup also recognizes two elementary students who achieved top national mathematics scores and celebrates a morning-show anchor’s upcoming first child.