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More than 160 minutes of the best moments from the top TV comedy news quiz, with a different guest presenter in the chair each week. Includes the uproarious episode hosted by Boris Johnson, together with specially extended version of the shows presented By Martin Clunes, William Hague and Bruce Forsyth. Plus a compilation of the highlights from other shows in the series with guest presenters Paul Merton, Anne Robinson, John Sergeant, Charles Kennedy, Jeremy Clarkson, Charlotte Church, Alexander Armstrong, Hugh Dennis and Sanjeev Bhaskar, including out-takes.
Ever wondered what it's like to be in the Have I Got News For You studio during a recording? Now you can share in the experience - the bonus disc features a double-length version of the Boris Johnson show.
Special Features
DVD Bonus disc - The Full Boris
- Boris Johnson chats to Paul Merton - a previously unbroadcast off-the-cuff discussion on the set of Room 101.
- William Hague and Bruce Forsyth - specially recorded interviews in which both talk frankly about their experiences as host of HIGNFY.
- Ian Hislop and Paul Merton - in conversation, discussing how the programme has moved on since the arrival of the guest presenters, and reflecting on the performance of those who've taken their turn in the HIGNFY hot-seat of the guest presenters.
DVD Technical Information:
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic
- Main Soundtrack: English Stereo
- PAL
- Subtitles: English for the Hard of Hearing
- Running Time: 168 minutes (main programme), 88 minutes (extras)
- Region Code: 2
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is possibly the best satire television programme in the world, and now it is here on DVD. When Angus Deayton was infamously fired from the hosting of this show, I was deeply saddened along with many other HIGNFY fans. However, the post Deayton episodes are as good as ever, with the added fresh qualities that other comedic quiz shows fail to achieve. The only quarrel that I do have is that the (side splitting) Boris Johnson episode is shown here twice: Once as the version that went out on television, and again as the full, unedited version. It would make more sense to me to just put the unedited version in and perhaps show an alternative episode it its place. The content of the show is fantastic, and the guests shown are excellent, ranging from Charles Kennedy to Martin Clunes, to Charlotte Church. The diversity of each presenter brings an unexpected angle to each episode and makes the post-Deayton HIGNFY as good as, if not better, than before.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
There's little else to be said about this great DVD that hasn't already been covered in earleir reviews, except to advise you to listen carefully during Bruce Forsyth's show, (the funniest of the lot and I don't care what anyone else says,) and specifically during the Iraqi most-wanted cards section, for the member of the audience so conversant in the rules of 'Play Your Cards Right' that he advises Paul Merton to "Freeze!" when the cards land him in a particulatly tricky position.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
OK, this is meant to be about the various guest hosts HIGNFY had after Angus Deayton's swift departure, but in all honesty there is only one star here. OK, Bruce Forsyth's edition was good fun (particularly as Ian Hislop clearly didn't know what on Earth was going on as Brucie ripped through his catchphrases), but really it's Boris Johnson that reigns supreme.
The hour long version of Boris's show is a joy to behold, and is more than capable of producing tears of laughter no matter how many times you see it. Unlike the other shows on the DVD, it matters not one bit that the news stories are all well out of date, as Johnson blunders through like a bull in a china shop, managing to making a royal cock-up of absolutely everything he is asked to do.
Surprisingly, there's very little new in terms of actual "maerial" in The Full Boris - ie no extra rounds that were cut and very few extra questions. What you get instead is longer versions of all the chit-chat between the cast, coupled with Boris's ever more surreal decent into insanity. The golden moments for me are where the producers speak to Boris via his earpiece, causing him to halt in mid-sentance, glaze over, and bawl "What's that? Ah, right. I see" and such like; always remaining completely oblivious to the fact that nobody else has a clue what's going on.
In all honesty, it was the release of "The Full Boris" that made me go out and buy a DVD player. I was desperate to see it, and it did not disappoint one bit. I don't think I've ever laughed so much in my life. The only downer is that, as well as the quite interesting extras (Merton & Hislop discussing the guest hosts, Merton & Johnson discussing the show), it would have been nice to include some clips of Boris's many golden moments when he appeared as a guest, rather than a host.
Of course, Boris hosted a second edition of HIGNFY not long after the DVD was released. Arguably, this was even funnier than the the first, and I desperately hope we see an uncut version of this before too long.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Great Fun
Following on from Angus Deayton's igniminous departure from the show in 2002 after a scandal the show carried on but had a guest presenter every week which turned out to be a very... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Andrew Whitby
Wonderful stuff!!!
Watched first disc as soon as I received it. Never stopped laughing out loud the whole way through. I had never seen any of this previously on T.V. Boris Johnson was hilarious. Read more
Published on 9 Feb 2010 by Yorkie's Mum
!!!!!!!!!
Well Johnson was terrible. So terrible in fact that everyone loved him. Incidentally, I actually watched the documentary.
Published on 2 Jun 2008 by Sephie Poulter
I laughed 'till I cried
We now live in the USA and are therefore deprived of good TV. I was delighted when my husband got both of these DVDs for me and I almost( literally) fall out of my chair laughing... Read more
Published on 28 Jun 2004 by Julie M. Taylor
Now containing even more Boris!
When Angus Deayton, was sacked from his job as host of this show, the producers did not hire a replacement, but employed a new guest presenter each week. Read more
Published on 12 Mar 2004 by A. Skudder
The funniest program ever made
14 years, the same format, the same three (then two) people and the same rounds. Not even Countdown is this good. Read more
Published on 8 Mar 2004 by Mr. E. Gilchrist
boris to run the country
top class entertainment with the highlight being boris johnson, but brucie and william hague were surprisingly funny! Read more
Published on 1 Jan 2004 by Mr. M. R. Kalhoro
get sum of boris
if you have watched the last series it was lacking a bit of Angus sneid commentary...however when you have watched Boris Johnson you dont really care. Read more
Published on 30 Oct 2003 by Swifty
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