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

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    • 4.5 • 22 Ratings

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

    Dead Ringers - 24th May

    Dead Ringers - 24th May

    Recorded at the Hay Festival 2024. Mordant topical satire from the usual team with voices by Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Duncan Wisbey and Jess Robinson.
    With writing from Tom Jamieson, Nev Fountain, Laurence Howarth, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, Rob Darke, Edward Tew, Sophie Dixon, Sarah Campbell, Cody Dahler, Joe Topping, Rachel Thorne and Christopher Donovan.
    Producer: Bill Dare
    Exec Producer: Richard Morris
    Production Coordinator: Dan Marchini
    Sound Designer: Rich Evans

    • 26 min
    Dead Ringers - 17th May

    Dead Ringers - 17th May

    Politics, world affairs, the culture wars, and Mr Blobby.
    With writing from Tom Jamieson, Nev Fountain, Laurence Howarth, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, Rob Darke, Edward Tew, Sophie Dixon, Sarah Campbell, Cody Dahler and Joe Topping.
    With additional material by Jennifer Walker, Touissaint Douglass, Christopher Donovan and Sarah Dempster.
    Producer: Bill Dare
    Exec Producer: Pete Strauss
    Production Coordinator: Dan Marchini
    Sound Designer: Rich Evans

    • 26 min
    Dead Ringers - 10th May

    Dead Ringers - 10th May

    A surprising guest appears at the Met Gala, and Rishi Sunak has an urgent message for Elon Musk.
    With writing from Nev Fountain & Tom Jamieson, Laurence Howarth, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, Rob Darke, Edward Tew, Sarah Campbell, Sophie Dixon, Joe Topping, Lizzy Mansfield and Angela Channell. With additional material by Christopher Donovan.
    Exec: Pete Strauss
    Sound Design: Rich Evans
    Prod Co-Ordinator: Dan Marchini
    Producer: Bill Dare

    • 26 min
    Dead Ringers - 3rd May

    Dead Ringers - 3rd May

    The winners and losers in England's elections and the SNP Scottish leadership race, and what will Harry Kane do with his golden shoe?
    With writing from Nev Fountain & Tom Jamieson, Laurence Howarth, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, Sarah Campbell, Rob Darke, Edward Tew, Sophie Dixon, Cody Dahler, Joe Topping, and Alex Bertulis-Fernandes. With additional material by Katie Sayer and Christopher Donovan.
    Exec: Pete Strauss
    Sound Design: Rich Evans
    Prod Co-Ordinator: Dan Marchini
    Producer: Bill Dare

    • 28 min
    Dead Ringers - 26th April

    Dead Ringers - 26th April

    The Rwanda bill passes through parliament so will Rishi call an election? Who is really behind the rumours about Angela Rayner? Will Rylan and Stacey Solomon manage to say anything sensible? All questions answered.
    The series writers include: Nev Fountain & Tom Jamieson, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, Laurence Howarth, Rob Darke, Edward Tew, Sophie Dixon, Sarah Campbell, Toussaint Douglass, Cody Dahler, Joe Topping, Alex Bertulis-Fernandes, Angela Channell, Lizzy Mansfield, Christina Riggs, Peter Tellouche, Rachel Thorne, and Sarah Dempster.
    Exec: James Robinson
    Sound Design: Rich Evans
    Prod Co-Ordinator: Dan Marchini
    Producer: Bill Dare

    • 27 min
    The Now Show - 19th April

    The Now Show - 19th April

    The Now Show first aired on BBC Radio 4 in September 1998 and this week sees its last ever episode. Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis take a look back over the last 25 years, with help from the voices of Gemma Arrowsmith and Rory Bremner.
    They are joined by Glenn Moore investigating the Beijing Half Marathon scandal and Harriet Kemsley on the law firm who accidentally divorced the wrong couple. Plus, Jazz Emu looks to the future with an original song accompanied by his band Matt Hutson, Luke Bainbridge and Tom Marlow.
    The show was written by the cast with additional material from Mike Shephard, Cameron Loxdale, Carl Carzana and Christina Riggs.
    Producer: Sasha Bobak
    Executive Producer: Rich Morris
    Production Coordinator: Caroline Barlow
    A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4.

    • 34 min

Customer Reviews

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22 Ratings

22 Ratings

Patrickdpsawers ,

The most intelligent and witty current affairs humour around

Very well thought through. Impeccable humour.

Camgreece ,

Lifeline for an englisher abroad

This is the best free podcast and probably the best full stop. Every week laugh out loud humour with wry and incisive current affairs comment. The only podcast I must have every week!

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Awesome

One of the best comedy podcasts. Funny!!!

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