
Acting
Amol Rajan
Born
1983-07-04 (43)
Place of birth
Kolkata, India
Known for
Acting
Credits
23 titles
Amol Rajan is the BBC's Media Editor, having taken up the role in December 2016. Rajan was formerly editor of The Independent newspaper from June 2013.
Known for
7.1Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party, personality or action unscathed in pursuit of laughs.
Have I Got News for You
1990
6.5Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects.
University Challenge
1962
7.0Based on the week’s news and fronted by guest hosts, this extended version of the satirical news quiz features more of the stuff that wouldn't fit into the regular programme.
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
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5.9This topical debate series based on Any Questions? typically features politicians from at least the three major political parties as well as other public figures who answer pre-selected questions put to them by a carefully selected audience.
Question Time
1979
7.8A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob Brydon (formerly Angus Deayton). Each person must reveal embarrassing facts and outrageous lies during a series of different rounds including "Home Truths", "This Is My..." and "Quickfire Lies". It is up to the opposing team to tell tall tales from fantastic facts.
Would I Lie to You?
2007
6.1Each week a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills in a variety of entertaining games.
House of Games
2017
Film credits
2020s · 3 titles
Amol heads to India on a pilgrimage to the largest religious festival in history, the Kumbh Mela, where he wants to find out if faith can help heal the pain of losing his father.
Amol Rajan Goes to the Ganges
2025
6.2The Doctor and Ruby Sunday have faced the Bogeyman, fought against Maestro, and survived the battlefield of Kastarion 3. In the epic two-part season finale, The Doctor and Ruby arrive at UNIT headquarters on a top-secret mission and a long-buried secret awaits…
Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of Death
2024
4.0The former This Morning presenter speaks about his affair and the subsequent fall out, with the BBC's Amol Rajan.
Phillip Schofield: The Interview
2023
2010s · 2 titles
In his only UK broadcast interview, Disney’s chief executive Bob Iger talks to the BBC’s media editor Amol Rajan about his ride of a lifetime. From Star Wars to the streaming wars, and from negotiating with Rupert Murdoch to buy 21st Century Fox, to how his close friendship with Apple’s Steve Jobs came about, the most powerful man in Hollywood explains the trends shaping global media.
Bob Iger: Making the Mouse Roar
2019
Amol Rajan investigates how much class still matters in Britain’s elite professions. What does it take for bright working-class youngsters to break into the elite?
How to Break into the Elite
2019
Series credits
7.1Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party, personality or action unscathed in pursuit of laughs.
Have I Got News for You
1990
6.5Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects.
University Challenge
1962
7.0Based on the week’s news and fronted by guest hosts, this extended version of the satirical news quiz features more of the stuff that wouldn't fit into the regular programme.
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
—
5.9This topical debate series based on Any Questions? typically features politicians from at least the three major political parties as well as other public figures who answer pre-selected questions put to them by a carefully selected audience.
Question Time
1979
7.8A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob Brydon (formerly Angus Deayton). Each person must reveal embarrassing facts and outrageous lies during a series of different rounds including "Home Truths", "This Is My..." and "Quickfire Lies". It is up to the opposing team to tell tall tales from fantastic facts.
Would I Lie to You?
2007
6.1Each week a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills in a variety of entertaining games.
House of Games
2017
8.1An all-star cast play the ultimate game of deceit and betrayal.
The Celebrity Traitors
2025
6.4The Doctor and his companion travel across time and space encountering incredible friends and foes.
Doctor Who
2024
6.4The Doctor and his companion travel across time and space encountering incredible friends and foes.
Doctor Who
2024
6.0Antiques experts accompany celebrities on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures and competing to make the most money at auction
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
6.0In a televised version of the popular podcast, Adam Fleming, Chris Mason, and guests chat about the stories behind the news.
Newscast
2020
6.3Ed Gamble is joined by the latest murdered and banished players to unpack all the drama from The Celebrity Traitors.
The Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked
2025
6.3Ed Gamble is joined by the latest murdered and banished players to unpack all the drama from The Celebrity Traitors.
The Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked
2025
6.8Comedy panel show about people with the same first name, hosted by Sue Perkins.
Insert Name Here
2016
2.0No synopsis available yet.
The Noughties
2020
NRAmol Rajan interviews era-defining pioneers, game-changers, leaders and maverick thinkers. Get inside the minds of the people who shape our world.
Amol Rajan Interviews
2021
1.0Amol Rajan tells the story of one of the most dramatic periods in modern royal history, looking at how the younger royals' relationship with the media changed following the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
The Princes and the Press
2021
Britain’s got a class problem: working class kids can't get into Britain’s top jobs. Amol Rajan meets those hoping to hack the system. Do they change themselves, or change the job?
How to crack the class ceiling
2022
