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Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

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Download the best satirical comedy from Radio 4, every Friday. Features The News Quiz, The Now Show and Dead Ringers.

457 - The News Quiz - 23rd February
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  • 457 - 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 Zaltzman

    With additional material by: Cody Dahler, Cameron Loxdale and Viv May

    Producer: James Robinson Executive Producer: Richard Morris Production Coordinator: Sarah Nicholls & Dan Marchini Sound Editor: Marc Willcox

    A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4

    Fri, 22 Mar 2024
  • 456 - 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 Zaltzman

    With additional material by: Cody Dahler, Ben Clover, and Jade Gebbie

    Producer: Sam Holmes Executive Producer: James Robinson Production Co-ordinator: Sarah Nicholls Sound Editor: Marc Willcox

    A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4

    Fri, 15 Mar 2024
  • 455 - 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 Zaltzman

    With additional material by: Cody Dahler, Alison Spittle, John Meagher, and Claire Sullivan

    Producer: Sam Holmes Executive Producer: Richard Morris Production Co-ordinator: Sarah Nicholls Sound Editor: Marc Willcox

    A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4

    Fri, 08 Mar 2024
  • 454 - 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 Zaltzman

    With additional material by: Cody Dahler, Alice Fraser, Jade Gebbie, and Adam Greene.

    Producer: Sam Holmes Executive Producer: Richard Morris Production Co-ordinator: Sarah Nicholls Sound Editor: Marc Willcox

    A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4

    Fri, 01 Mar 2024
  • 453 - 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 Zaltzman

    With additional material by: Cody Dahler, Mike Shephard, and Meryl O'Rourke

    Producer: Sam Holmes Executive Producer: James Robinson Production Coordinator: Sarah Nicholls Sound Editor: Marc Willcox

    A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4

    Fri, 23 Feb 2024
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