Former Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson will return to the BBC to host an episode of satirical news quiz Have I Got News For You next month. He will join team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton when the new series returns on 2 October.
The BBC reports that Clarkson pulled out of hosting the BBC One panel show in April, after being sacked from Top Gear after a "fracas" in which he assaulted producer Oisin Tymon,
Clarkson is now set to front a new motoring show for Amazon next year, alongside his Top Gear co-hosts James May and Richard Hammond. Clarkson's appearance on Have I Got News For You will be his first on the BBC since his departure from Top Gear.
Clarkson signed up to present Have I Got News For You on Friday, and his appearance will mark the start of the show's 50th series. Clarkson has presented the show several times in the past.
Assistant host of quiz show Pointless Richard Osman will be one of the two guests joining Clarkson for the opening episode.
