...as host of Have I Got News For You

Former BBC director general Greg Dyke is to be a guest host Have I Got News For You.

Dyke, who was forced to resign in the wake of the Hutton Report, will present the second show of the new series on April 23.

A BBC spokeswoman said they always looked for guest presenters in the public eye, adding: "Greg is available at the moment.

"It's great to see him back at the BBC."

The show has been without a permanent host since Angus Deayton was sacked from the job in October 2002 amid tabloid stories of drugs and prostitutes.

He's now working on a similar ITV1 quiz show called Bognor Or Bust.

Published: 7 Apr 2004