next it's time for ian hislop�*s 2022 in conversation with amol rajan.by recent standards, 2022 has been a tumultuous year in news. russia launched a war in europe. her late majesty queen elizabeth ii died just months after her platinum jubilee. and britain went through three prime ministers and even more chancellors. one man who's tried to make sense of it is ian hislop, whether on tv or as editor of private eye's fortnightly magazine and latest annual. i visited his office for a conversation not just about recent news, but also why it's been a turn—off for some and why we need proper journalism more than ever. ian, thank you so much for talking to me and to bbc news. let's start, if you're happy to, with a few kind of reflections on this year, because in recent years the news agenda has often felt pretty crazy... yeah. ..and overwhelming, but this year, even more than most, we've had war in europe, the death of her late majesty the queen, we've had three prime ministers. i mean, has the news felt crazy because it's actually been crazy and the world has

ian hislop, it was very good to talk to you. thank you. very good to talk to you. hello there.ve got low pressure nearby, so many places on new year's eve will be rather cloudy. further rain across the south, some wintriness across northern scotland. now this area of low pressure brought the heavy rain to our shores this morning. a bit of a sting in its tail as it pulls out into the norwegian sea. a spell of very windy weather across northern scotland, gusts up to 70 miles an hour here. further sleet and snow, a risk of ice as well. further south, we've got weather fronts bringing in outbreaks of rain. it'll be quite breezy here, too, but much milder in the south compared to what it would be further north. and we hold onto that north—south divide with temperatures throughout new year's eve, further sleet and snow in the north. across the south, it stays rather cloudy. outbreaks of rain, some of it heavy and persistent across southern britain. but here, very mild, up to 14 or 15 degrees, much colder than that across scotland. and rain pushes northwards as we reach new year's eve

multiple changes in downing street. 0ur media editor, amol rajan, now looks back in the company of ian hislopn a tumultuous year. her late majesty queen elizabeth. and britain went through three prime ministers and even more chancellors. 0ne went through three prime ministers and even more chancellors. one man was tried to make sense of it is ian, whether on tv or as editor of private eye fortnight magazine and latest annual. has the news felt crazy because it's been crazy or is itjust something crazy because it's been crazy or is it just something about crazy because it's been crazy or is itjust something about how crazy because it's been crazy or is it just something about how we're covering it these days? trio. itjust something about how we're covering it these days?— itjust something about how we're covering it these days? no, i think it's genuinely _ covering it these days? no, i think it's genuinely crazy. _ covering it these days? no, i think it's genuinely crazy. the _ covering it these days? no, i think it's genuinely crazy. the media - it's genuinely crazy. the media complains compl

have embarked this rent or guattari to be particular after, you know, making the excuse he did to ian hislopthat clip we've just seen , you know, we all expected seen, you know, we all expected gary, when he arrived in qatar to criticising the qatari authorities for ignoring workers rights, for using people who were virtual slaves to build the stadium, for ignoring women's rights, for still make sexuality illegal. none which she seemed to do. on the contrary he made actually a glossy tourist for qatar which i think mentioned any of the shortcomings. no so he's actually he's actually people to come and spend money i'm both the economy of that human cesspit in the middle east. do you think that gary neville be dare i say it's gone to his head now. i'm not slagging off a load of footballers here, but what i am saying is a lot of footballers, especially a modern day footballer, is not necessarily known sitting through known for sitting through that. you know, picking their political a of them political theory. a lot of them are what let's be honest with you, you know, scantily clad women right.

have embarked this rent or guattari to be particular after, you know, making the excuse he did to ian hislopthat clip we've just seen , you know, we all expected seen, you know, we all expected gary, when he arrived in qatar to criticising the qatari authorities for ignoring workers rights, for using people who were virtual slaves to build the stadium, for ignoring women's rights, for still make sexuality illegal. none which she seemed to do. on the contrary he made actually a glossy tourist for qatar which i think mentioned any of the shortcomings. no so he's actually he's actually people to come and spend money i'm both the economy of that human cesspit in the middle east. do you think that gary neville be dare i say it's gone to his head now. i'm not slagging off a load of footballers here, but what i am saying is a lot of footballers, especially a modern day footballer, is not necessarily known sitting through known for sitting through that. you know, picking their political a of them political theory. a lot of them are what let's be honest with you, you know, scantily clad women right.

it was marvellous, said ian hislop. we are like a bit of chaos, don't we? it is said ian hislop.e? it is always more fun. now— of chaos, don't we? it is always more fun. now you _ of chaos, don't we? it is always more fun. now you have - of chaos, don't we? it is always more fun. now you have said i of chaos, don't we? it is always | more fun. now you have said it, there was a famous last words, aren't they? no chaos. we are talking about what help is on offer to help people insulated their homes. there is a warning there isn't enough from some charities and businesses this morning.— businesses this morning. hannah is takin: a businesses this morning. hannah is taking a look- _ businesses this morning. hannah is taking a look. this _ businesses this morning. hannah is taking a look. this is _ businesses this morning. hannah is taking a look. this is important. - taking a look. this is important. yes, we are notice it this time of the year. you feel the draught coming in the window. now the temperatures have dropped. now you really see it. last week the government said it would ha