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22.03.
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Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
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The News Quiz - 23rd February
Andrew Doyle, Hugo Rifkind, Lucy Porter and Ria Lina join Andy Zaltzman to quiz the week's news.This week the panel tackle how a parliamentary debate about peace descended into constitutional conflict, why Donald Trump is actively urging his supporters to put their foot in it, literally this time, and how Britannia nuked the waves.Strap in.Written by Andy ZaltzmanWith additional material by: Cody Dahler, Cameron Loxdale and Viv MayProducer: James Robinson
Executive Producer: Richard Morris
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15.03.
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Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
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The News Quiz - 16th February
Andy Zaltzman quizzes the news. Providing all the answers are Zoe Lyons, Andrew Maxwell, Rachel Parris, and Danny Finkelstein.In this week of Lent and Love Andy and the panel address Labour's difficult relationship with itself, Trump's flirtations with Putin, and giving up on the idea of home ownership.Written by Andy ZaltzmanWith additional material by: Cody Dahler, Ben Clover, and Jade GebbieProducer: Sam Holmes
Executive Producer: James Robinson
Production Co-ordinator: Sarah Nicholls
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08.03.
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The News Quiz - 9th February
Coming to you from Belfast this week, Andy Zaltzman quizzes the news with Zoe Lyons, Neil Delamere, Diona Doherty, and Alex Kane.In this episode Andy and the panel will be asking if turning the Northern Ireland Assembly off and on has made it work again?Why Labour is keeping the red flag flying?… a Formula 1 style red flag, that is, which they’re waving at their own environment policy to tell it it’s off.And whose chopper has got them in trouble?Written by Andy ZaltzmanWith additional material b
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01.03.
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The News Quiz - 2nd February
Andy Zaltzman quizzes the news. Providing all the answers are Simon Evans, Ria Lina, Alasdair Beckett-King, and Anushka Asthana.In this episode Andy and the panel will be discussing if Power-Sharing will prove to be Power-Caring, and whether anyone anywhere has ever thought of googling "Is it possible to back up WhatsApp messages?”Written by Andy ZaltzmanWith additional material by: Cody Dahler, Alice Fraser, Jade Gebbie, and Adam Greene.Producer: Sam Holmes
Executive Producer: Richard Morris
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23.02.
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The News Quiz - 26th January
Andy Zaltzman quizzes the news. Providing all the answers are Lucy Porter, Geoff Norcott, Alasdair Beckett-King, and Cindy Yu.In this episode Andy and the panel address the issue of BBC bias after upsetting a minister with last week's show, try and figure out exactly what Keir Starmer stands for, and ask the question... who is ready for war?Written by Andy ZaltzmanWith additional material by: Cody Dahler, Mike Shephard, and Meryl O'RourkeProducer: Sam Holmes
Executive Producer: James Robinson
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16.02.
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The News Quiz - 19th January
Andy Zaltzman quizzes news from Swansea this week. Providing all the answers are Lucy Porter, Robin Morgan, Tadiwa Mahlunge, and Ayesha Hazarika.In this episode Andy and the panel have a look at some broken geopolitical New Year's resolutions and how life seemingly both began and is now struggling in Wales.Written by Andy ZaltzmanWith additional material by: Cody Dahler, Cameron Loxdale, and Callum JonesProducer: Sam Holmes
Executive Producer: James Robinson
Production Coordinator: Sarah Nicholl
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09.02.
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Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
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The News Quiz - 12th January
Topical panel quiz show, taking its questions from the week's news stories
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26.01.
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Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
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Dead Ringers - 29th December
Jon Culshaw and Jan Ravens join Bill Dare, the long time producer and creator of Dead Ringers, to look back at the last ten years of the programme on Radio 4. Their focus is party leaders – the ones they most want to remember.We’ll hear a selection of the funniest party leader sketches going back to 2014 when Dead Ringers returned to radio and David Cameron vs Ed Miliband was the main show in town. Jon, Jan and Bill will whizz through the next decade giving us a behind the scenes glimpse of how
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19.01.
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Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
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Dead Ringers - 22nd December
Topical satire, featuring all the people you’d least like to have Christmas dinner with.There are debut appearances from Baroness Mone, Katherine Jenkins and the new Doctor Who, Ncuti Gatwa. Sunak and King Charles give their end of year speeches, and there is a surprise guest on Naked Attraction. This episode was written by: Nev Fountain & Tom Jamieson, Laurence Howarth, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, Edward Tew, Robert Darke, Rachel E Thorn, Joe Topping, Alex Bertullis-Fernandes and Chris Donov
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12.01.
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Dead Ringers - 15th December
Topical comedy as everyone's favourite impressions show returns... with a festive twist.This episode features the Rwanda migrant crisis, Tory factionalism, Sir Kier Starmer’s latest policy and troubling times for The Wombles.This week's impressionists are Jon Culshaw, Lewis MacLeod, Jan Ravens, Jess Robinson and Duncan Wisbey.This episode was written by: Nev Fountain & Tom Jamieson, Laurence Howarth, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, Edward Tew, Robert Darke, Peter Tellouche, , Sophie Dickson, Rach