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06.09.
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Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
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The News Quiz - 6th September
Neil Delamere, Lucy Porter, Mark Steel, and Marie Le Conte join Andy Zaltzman to quiz the newsIn this first episode of a brand new series, Andy and the panel catch up on the events of Labour's first Brat Summer, take a look at a Tory leadership election, and have a brief check in on the rest of the world to make sure it's still there.Written by Andy ZaltzmanWith additional material by: Mike Shephard, Meryl O'Rourke, Sarah Dempster & Peter Tellouche
Producer: Sam Holmes
Executive Producer: Ri
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06.09.
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Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
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Catherine Bohart: TL;DR - 6. Hang on - are there ghosts in this machine?
No time to read the news? Catherine Bohart does it for you in TL;DR. This week - Elon Musk thinks there should be regulation around AI. Is he right? Can AI really change the world, or are we just training our future robot overlords?Times journalist Hugo Rifkind navigates the ethical minefield of artificial intelligence, while Professor Gina Neff breaks down how AI is already reshaping our lives - and the risks that come with it.Meanwhile, in the TL;DR Sidebar, comedian Sunil Patel dives into
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30.08.
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Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
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Catherine Bohart: TL;DR - 5. Are we going to see Robert Jenrick's Brat Summer?
Confused by candidates? If you're feeling adrift ahead of the Conservative leadership election, TL;DR has done the reading for you.Alex Kealy joins Catherine Bohart to look at the runners and riders. In the sidebar, Russian stand-up Olga Koch looks at why a strong opposition is politically useful, and Financial Times columnist Stephen Bush looks at what it takes for an opposition to get back in the driving seat.Written by Catherine Bohart, with Madeleine Brettingham, Sarah Campbell, and Georgie
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23.08.
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Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
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Catherine Bohart: TL;DR - 4. The UK's uni funding crisis
No time to read the news? Catherine Bohart does it for you in TL;DR.
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16.08.
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Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
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Catherine Bohart: TL;DR - 3. What's with all the riotous goings-on?
Columns. Analysis. The Guardian's Long Read. Who has time? Catherine Bohart, that's who, and she's going beyond the headlines to give you the lowdown on one of the biggest stories this week, with our usual nerd sidekick, guest expert and roving comedian correspondent.This week: What's with all the riotous goings-on?Writer Tom Neenan explores what's been happening on the streets, Professor Anand Menon explains how this fits into the context of the rise of the far right across Europe and Zoe Lyons
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09.08.
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Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
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Catherine Bohart: TL;DR - 2. What's Putin's endgame in Ukraine?
Columns. Analysis. The Guardian's Long Read. Who has time? Catherine Bohart, that's who, and she's going beyond the headlines to give you the lowdown on one of the biggest stories this week, alongside a guest journalist and roving correspondent Sunil Patel.This week: what's Putin's endgame in Ukraine?Topical comedy stalwart Gareth Gwynn is our guide through the detail, and historian Julia Leikin joins to explain how the region's past is affecting its present.Meanwhile, in the TL;DR Sidebar, come
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02.08.
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Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
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Catherine Bohart: TL;DR - 1. We Need To Talk About Kamala
Columns. Analysis. The Guardian's Long Read. Who has time? Catherine Bohart, that's who, and she's going beyond the headlines to give you the lowdown on one of the biggest stories this week, alongside a guest journalist and roving correspondent Sunil Patel.This week: Biden steps down, Kamala steps up, but what's going to happen next? Puzzled by US politics? We've got you babes.Katy Balls, political editor of The Spectator, and US politics junkie, is our guide through it all; and Professor Sarah
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19.07.
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Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
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The News Quiz - 19th July
Topical panel quiz show, taking its questions from the week's news stories.
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19.07.
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Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
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The News Quiz- 12th July
Topical panel quiz show, taking its questions from the week's news stories.
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12.07.
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Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
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The News Quiz - 5th July
Lucy Porter, Ria Lina, Simon Evans, and Hugo Rifkind join Andy Zaltzman to quiz the news in this post-General Election special.It's official: Sir Keir Starmer will be the next Prime Minister of the UK. Join The News Quiz for this post-vote episode recorded on the Friday morning after the vote has come in. Covering the exit polls, results, the winners, the losers, the other losers, and the rest.Written by Andy ZaltzmanWith additional material by: Peter Tellouche, Alice Fraser, Cameron Loxdale, St