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Alan Roger Davies (; born 6 ___MASK89___ 1966 ) is an English stand - up comedian , writer and actor . He has played the title role in the BBC mystery ___MASK4___ series " Jonathan Creek " since 1997 , and has been a permanent panellist on the BBC panel show " QI " from 2003 . BBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation ( BBC ) in the ___MASK42___ , Isle ___MASK69___ Man and Channel Islands . It covers a wide range ___MASK69___ subject matter , but tending towards more " highbrow " programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One . Like the BBC ' s other domestic TV and radio channels , it is funded by the television licence , and is therefore commercial - free . It is a comparatively well - funded public service network , regularly attaining a much higher audience share than most public service networks worldwide . A barrister ( also known as barrister - at - law or ___MASK87___ - at - law ) is a type ___MASK69___ lawyer in common law jurisdictions who works at higher levels ___MASK69___ court . Barristers mostly specialise in courtroom advocacy and litigation . Their tasks include taking cases in superior courts and tribunals , drafting legal pleadings , researching the philosophy , hypothesis and history ___MASK69___ law , and giving expert legal opinions . Often , barristers are also recognised as " legal scholars ". Channel 4 is a British public - service television broadcaster that began transmission on 2 November 1982 . Although largely commercially self - funded , it is ultimately publicly owned ; originally a subsidiary ___MASK69___ the Independent Broadcasting Authority ( IBA ), the station is now owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation , a public corporation ___MASK69___ the Department for Culture , Media & Sport , which was established in 1990 and came into operation in 1993 . With the conversion ___MASK69___ the Wenvoe transmitter group in Wales to digital on 31 March 2010 , Channel 4 became a UK - wide TV channel for the first time . A radio station is a set ___MASK69___ equipment necessary to carry on communication via radio waves . Generally , it is a receiver or transmitter , an antenna , and some smaller additional equipment necessary to operate them . Radio stations play a vital role in communication technology as they are heavily relied on to transfer data and information across the world . The British Broadcasting Corporation ( BBC ) is a British public service broadcaster . It is headquartered at Broadcasting House in ___MASK30___ , is the world ' s oldest national broadcasting organisation , and is the largest broadcaster in the world by number ___MASK69___ employees , with over 20 , 950 staff in total , ___MASK69___ whom 16 , 672 are in public sector broadcasting ; including part - time , flexible as well as fixed contract staff , the total number is 35 , 402 . A lawyer is a person who practices law , as an advocate , barrister , attorney , counselor or solicitor or chartered ___MASK23___ executive . Working as a lawyer involves the practical application ___MASK69___ abstract ___MASK23___ theories and knowledge to solve specific individualized problems , or to advance the interests ___MASK69___ those who hire lawyers to perform ___MASK23___ services . Philosophy ( from Greek , " philosophia ", literally " love ___MASK69___ wisdom ") is the study ___MASK69___ general and fundamental problems concerning matters such as existence , knowledge , values , reason , mind , and language . The term was probably coined by Pythagoras ( c . 570  c . 495 BC ). Philosophical methods include questioning , critical discussion , rational argument and systematic presentation . Classic philosophical questions include : Is it possible to know anything and to prove it ? What is most real ? However , philosophers might also pose more practical and concrete questions such as : Is there a best way to live ? Is it better to be just or unjust ( if one can get away with it )? Do humans have free will ? Clive Anderson ( born 10 December 1952 ) is an English television and radio presenter , comedy writer and former barrister . Winner ___MASK69___ a British Comedy Award in 1991 , Anderson began experimenting with comedy and writing comedic scripts during his 15 - year legal career , before starring in Whose Line Is It Anyway ? on BBC Radio 4 , then later Channel 4 . He has also been successful with a number ___MASK69___ radio programmes , television interviews and guest appearances on Have I Got News for You , Mock the Week and QI . He has also recently appeared on Alexander Armstrong ' s TV panel show ' Alexander Armstrong ' s Big Ask ' Broadcasting House is the headquarters ___MASK69___ the BBC , in Portland Place and Langham Place , London . The first radio broadcast was made on 15 March 1932 , and the building was officially opened two months later , on 15 May . The main building is in Art Deco style , with a facing ___MASK69___ Portland stone over a steel frame . It is a Grade II * listed building and includes the BBC Radio Theatre , where music and speech programmes are recorded in front ___MASK69___ a studio audience , and lobby that was used as a location for filming the 1998 BBC television series " In the Red ". A ___MASK41___ is a tribunal , often as a government institution , with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and carry out the administration ___MASK69___ justice in civil , criminal , and administrative matters in accordance with the rule ___MASK69___ law . In both common law and civil law legal systems , courts are the central means for dispute resolution , and it is generally understood that all persons have an ability to bring their claims before a ___MASK41___ . Similarly , the rights ___MASK69___ those accused ___MASK69___ a crime include the right to present a defense before a ___MASK41___ . A tribunal , generally , is any person or institution with authority to judge , adjudicate on , or determine claims or disputes  whether or not it is called a tribunal in its title . For example , an advocate who appears before a ___MASK41___ with a single judge could describe that judge as ' their tribunal '. Many governmental bodies that are titled ' tribunals ' are so described to emphasize that they are not courts ___MASK69___ normal jurisdiction . For example , the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda is a body specially constituted under international law ; in Great Britain , employment tribunals are bodies set up to hear specific employment disputes . Private judicial bodies are also often styled ' tribunals '. The word " tribunal " is not conclusive ___MASK69___ a body ' s function . For example , in Great Britain , the Employment Appeal Tribunal is a superior ___MASK41___ ___MASK69___ record . Common law ( also known as case law or precedent ) is law developed by judges , courts , and similar tribunals , stated in decisions that nominally decide individual cases but that in addition have precedential effect on future cases . Common law is a third branch ___MASK69___ law , in contrast to and on equal footing with statutes which are adopted through the legislative process , and regulations which are promulgated by the executive branch . In cases where the parties disagree on what the law is , a common law court looks to past precedential decisions ___MASK69___ relevant courts . If a similar dispute has been resolved in the past , the court is usually bound to follow the reasoning used in the prior decision ( a principle known as " stare decisis "). If , however , the court finds that the current dispute is fundamentally distinct from all previous cases ( called a " matter ___MASK69___ first impression "), judges have the authority and duty to resolve the issue ( one party or the other has to win , and on disagreements ___MASK69___ law , judges make that decision ). Resolution ___MASK69___ the issue in one case becomes precedent that binds future courts . " Stare decisis ", the principle that cases should be decided according to consistent principled rules so that similar facts will yield similar results , lies at the heart ___MASK69___ all common law systems . Peter Hugh ___MASK71___ ( born 13 February 1962 ) is an English comedian , actor , writer , impressionist and voice - over artist , best known for being one half ___MASK69___ Punt and ___MASK71___ with comedy partner Steve Punt , and playing Pete Brockman , the father in the BBC One sitcom " Outnumbered ". Since 2005 , ___MASK71___ has been a regular panellist on the BBC Two satirical comedy show " Mock the Week ". Dan ___MASK29___ is a British television producer and writer , responsible for the production ___MASK69___ both the British and American incarnations ___MASK69___ the improvisation show " Whose Line Is It Anyway ?" and the British satirical panel show " Mock the Week " with writing partner Mark Leveson . He has also written for episodes ___MASK69___ both shows . Stephen John Fry ( born 24 August 1957 ) is an English comedian , actor , writer , presenter , and activist . After a troubled childhood and adolescence , during which he was expelled from two schools and spent three months in prison for credit card fraud , Fry secured a place at ___MASK63___ ' College , Cambridge , where he studied English literature . While at university , he became involved with the Cambridge Footlights , where he met his long - time collaborator Hugh Laurie . As half ___MASK69___ the comic double act Fry and Laurie , he co - wrote and co - starred in " A Bit ___MASK69___ Fry & Laurie " and also took the role ___MASK69___ Jeeves ( with Laurie playing Wooster ) in " Jeeves and Wooster ". Have I Got News for You is a British television panel show produced by Hat Trick Productions for the BBC . It is loosely based on the BBC Radio 4 show " The News Quiz ", and has been regularly broadcast since 1990 . The show has cultivated a reputation for sailing close to the wind in matters ___MASK69___ libel and slander with its topical and satirical remit . The Independent Broadcasting Authority ( ___MASK94___ ) was the regulatory body in the ___MASK42___ for commercial television ( ITV and Channel 4 and limited satellite television regulation  cable television was the responsibility ___MASK69___ the Cable Authority )  and commercial and independent radio broadcasts . The ___MASK94___ came into being when the Sound Broadcasting Act 1972 gave the Independent Television Authority responsibility for organising the new Independent Local Radio ( ILR ) stations . Independent Television Commission formally replaced the ___MASK94___ on 1 January 1991 in regulatory terms , however the Authority itself was not officially dissolved until 2003 . ___MASK1___ Ó Briain ( born 4 February 1972 ) is an Irish comedian and ___MASK10___ in the ___MASK42___ and Ireland . He is noted for hosting topical panel shows such as " Mock the Week ", " The Panel ", and "". His TV work also includes starring in and writing ___MASK69___ television comedy and documentary series . Ó Briain has also been a newspaper columnist , with pieces published in national papers in both Britain and Ireland . ___MASK61___ ( Quite Interesting ) is a British comedy panel game television quiz show created and co - produced by John Lloyd , and features permanent panelist Alan Davies . Stephen Fry was host ___MASK69___ the show from its initial pilot , before departing after the final episode ___MASK69___ the M series in 2015 , with frequent " ___MASK61___ " panelist Sandi Toksvig replacing him prior to the beginning ___MASK69___ the N series in 2016 . The format ___MASK69___ the show focuses on Alan and three other guest panelists answering questions that are extremely obscure , making it unlikely that the correct answer will be given . To compensate , the panelists are awarded points not only for the right answer , but also for interesting ones , regardless ___MASK69___ whether they are right or even relate to the original question , while points are deducted for " answers which are not only wrong , but pathetically obvious "  typically answers that are generally believed to be true but in fact are misconceptions  which are known as forfeits that are usually indicated by a loud siren , flashing lights , and the incorrect answer being displayed on screen . Bonus points are sometimes awarded or deducted for challenges or incorrect references , varying from show to show . " ___MASK61___ " has a philosophy that " everything is interesting if looked at in the right way "; many factual errors in the show have been corrected in later episodes or on the show ' s blog . BBC Radio 4 is a radio station owned and operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation ( BBC ) that broadcasts a wide variety ___MASK69___ spoken - word programmes including news , drama , comedy , science and history . It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967 . The station controller is Gwyneth Williams ; and the station is part ___MASK69___ BBC Radio and the " BBC Radio " department . The station is broadcast from the BBC ' s headquarters at Broadcasting House , London . In law as practiced in countries that follow the English models , a pleading is a formal written statement ___MASK69___ a party ' s claims or defenses to another party ' s claims in a civil action . The parties ' pleadings in a case define the issues to be adjudicated in the action . ___MASK30___ is the capital and ___MASK80___ populous city ___MASK69___ England and the United Kingdom , as well as the ___MASK80___ populous city proper in the European Union . Standing on the River Thames in the south east ___MASK69___ the island ___MASK69___ Great Britain , ___MASK30___ has been a major settlement for two millennia . It was founded by the Romans , who named it " Londinium ". ___MASK30___ ' s ancient core , the City ___MASK69___ ___MASK30___ , largely retains its medieval boundaries . Since at least the 19th century , " ___MASK30___ " has also referred to the metropolis around this core , historically split between ___MASK32___ , Essex , Surrey , Kent , and Hertfordshire , which today largely makes up Greater ___MASK30___ , governed by the Mayor ___MASK69___ ___MASK30___ and the ___MASK30___ Assembly . BBC Radio is an operational business division and service ___MASK69___ the British Broadcasting Corporation ( which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms ___MASK69___ a Royal Charter since 1927 ). The service provides national radio stations covering the majority ___MASK69___ musical genres , as well as local radio stations covering local news , affairs and interests . It also oversees online audio content . British comedy , in film , radio and television , is known for its consistently quirky characters , plots and settings , and has produced some ___MASK69___ the most famous and memorable comic actors and characters . Channel Four Television Corporation ( informally Channel Four ) is a publicly owned ___MASK38___ company headquartered in ___MASK30___ , ___MASK42___ . Its original and principal activity is the British national television network Channel 4 . Advocacy is an activity by an individual or group which aims to influence decisions within political , economic , and social systems and institutions . Advocacy can include many activities that a person or organization undertakes including ___MASK38___ campaigns , public speaking , commissioning and publishing research or conducting exit poll or the filing ___MASK69___ an amicus brief . Lobbying ( often by lobby groups ) is a form ___MASK69___ advocacy where a direct approach is made to legislators on an issue which plays a significant role in modern politics . Research has started to address how advocacy groups in the United States and Canada are using social ___MASK38___ to facilitate civic engagement and collective action . Mock the Week is a British topical , satirical celebrity panel show , that was created by Dan ___MASK29___ and Mark Leveson , the same people responsible for the comedy game show " Whose Line Is It Anyway ?". Performers deliver answers on unexpected subjects on the ___MASK46___ ___MASK69___ the moment  although accusations ___MASK69___ scripting have been made by other comedians . It is made by independent production company Angst Productions , and made its debut on BBC Two on 5 June 2005 , with the show ' s theme song being " News ___MASK69___ the World " by The Jam . The show has featured a variety ___MASK69___ different stand - up performers , some being part ___MASK69___ the show for several series as a permanent fixture , with host Dara Ó Briain and comedian Hugh Dennis having appeared in every episode since its debut . The BBC ___MASK72___ Service was a British national radio station that broadcast from 1939 until 1967 , when it became the current BBC Radio 4 . The Jam were an English punk rock / mod revival ___MASK34___ active during the late 1970s and early 1980s . A panel show or panel game is a radio or television game show in which a panel ___MASK69___ celebrities participates . Participants may compete with each other , such as on " The News Quiz "; facilitate play by non - celebrity contestants , such as on " Match Game "/" Blankety Blank "; or do both , such as on " Wait Wait Don ' t Tell Me ". The genre can be traced to 1938 , when " Information Please " debuted on U . S . radio . The earliest known television panel show is " Play the Game ", a charades show in 1946 . The modern trend ___MASK69___ comedy panel shows can find early roots with " Stop Me If You ' ve Heard This One " in 1939 and " Can You Top This ?" in 1940 . While panel shows were more popular in the past in the U . S ., they are still very common in the United Kingdom .