By @astronomyblog & @LoveGraphs. Stats last updated 29 December 2016.
It seems there may have been at least 1045 shows and 5421 listed appearances. With 7 people per show, iPlayer and BBC Genome Project and IMDb are missing at least 26% of appearances (and probably a similar percent of people). The host/captains/regulars have included Alan Coren (Team Captain × 599, Panellist × 6), Sandi Toksvig (Team Captain × 532), Bob Holness (Host × 532), Robert Robinson (Host × 439), Frank Muir (Team Captain × 380), Arthur Marshall (Team Captain × 182, Panellist × 2), Patrick Campbell (Team Captain × 172), Rod Liddle (Team Captain × 67), Fiona Bruce (Host × 67), Joanna Lumley (Team Captain × 1, Panellist × 26).
Total appearances:
Guest appearances i.e. ignoring the host/captains/regulars:
All people:
Guests i.e. ignoring the host/captains/regulars:
Last updated: 2016/12/29