▁Mitchell ▁and ▁is ▁described ▁in ▁the ▁programme ' s ▁introduction ▁as ▁" the ▁panel ▁game ▁built ▁on ▁truth ▁and ▁lies ." ▁The ▁object ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁is ▁to ▁lie ▁on ▁a ▁subject , ▁whilst ▁also ▁trying ▁to ▁include ▁the ▁truth ▁without ▁being ▁detected . ▁The ▁series ▁was ▁first ▁broadcast ▁as ▁a ▁pilot ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁actual ▁series ▁broadcast ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁R ules ▁As ▁David ▁Mitchell ▁says ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁programme , ▁" the ▁rules ▁are ▁very ▁simple ". ▁The ▁panel ▁is ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁four ▁players . ▁In ▁the ▁game ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁pan ell ists ▁is ▁given ▁a ▁subject ▁on ▁which ▁they ▁give ▁a ▁short ▁lecture . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁lecture ▁is ▁composed ▁of ▁lies , ▁but ▁during ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁speech ▁the ▁lect urer ▁must ▁try ▁to ▁sm ug gle ▁five ▁true ▁statements ▁past ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁panel . ▁The ▁challeng ing ▁pan ell ists ▁must ▁bu zz ▁in ▁when ▁they ▁believe ▁that ▁what ▁the ▁lect urer ▁is ▁saying ▁is ▁true . ▁They ▁must ▁state ▁what ▁they ▁believe ▁the ▁fact ▁was . ▁If ▁it ▁was ▁true , ▁the ▁ch allen ger ▁is ▁awarded ▁one ▁point . ▁If ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁lie , ▁then ▁they ▁are ▁dedu cted ▁one ▁point . ▁One ▁point ▁is ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁lect urer ▁for ▁each ▁truth ▁they ▁sm ug gle ▁successfully ▁without ▁it ▁being ▁detected ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁lecture