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Download the best satirical comedy from Radio 4, every Friday. Features The News Quiz, Catherine Bohart: TL;DR and Dead Ringers.

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    • 4.4 • 527 Ratings

Download the best satirical comedy from Radio 4, every Friday. Features The News Quiz, Catherine Bohart: TL;DR and Dead Ringers.

    The News Quiz - 19th July

    The News Quiz - 19th July

    Topical panel quiz show, taking its questions from the week's news stories.

    • 28 min
    The News Quiz- 12th July

    The News Quiz- 12th July

    Topical panel quiz show, taking its questions from the week's news stories.

    • 28 min
    The News Quiz - 5th July

    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 Zaltzman
    With additional material by: Peter Tellouche, Alice Fraser, Cameron Loxdale, Stu Cooper and Christina Riggs
    Producer: Sam Holmes
    Executive Producer: James Robinson
    Production Co-ordinator: Sarah Nicholls
    Sound Editor: Chris Maclean
    A BBC Studios Audio Production for Radio 4
    An Eco-Audio certified Production

    • 28 min
    The News Quiz - 28th June

    The News Quiz - 28th June

    Geoff Norcott, Stuart Mitchell, Daliso Chaponda and Katy Balls join Andy Zaltzman to quiz the news.
    With just one week to go before the UK heads to the polls, Andy and the Panel analyse the final head-to-head debate, discuss the pitfalls of workplace betting, and finally bring a voice to the political elephants in the room.
    Written by Andy Zaltzman
    With additional material by: Toussaint Douglass, Mark Granger, Angela Channell, & Pete Tellouche
    Producer: Sam Holmes
    Executive Producer: Richard Morris
    Production Co-ordinators: Sarah Nicholls
    Sound Editor: Rich Evans
    A BBC Studios Audio Production for Radio 4
    An Eco-Audio certified Production

    • 28 min
    The News Quiz - 21st June

    The News Quiz - 21st June

    Alasdair Beckett-King, Simon Evans, Laura Smyth, and Cindy Yu join Andy Zaltzman to quiz the news.
    Two weeks before the General Election, Andy and the Panel discuss the risks of a super majority, nuclear war, and an international love-in between a pair of the world's scariest men.
    Written by Andy Zaltzman
    With additional material by: Cameron Loxdale, Jade Gebbie, Dan Sweryt, & Pete Tellouche
    Producer: Sam Holmes
    Executive Producer: James Robinson
    Production Co-ordinators: Sarah Nicholls & Dan Marchini
    Sound Editor: Chris Maclean
    A BBC Studios Audio Production for Radio 4
    An Eco-Audio certified Production

    • 28 min
    The News Quiz - 14th June

    The News Quiz - 14th June

    Lucy Porter, Alasdair Beckett-King, Athena Kugblenu and Hugo Rifkind join Andy Zaltzman to quiz the news.
    This week and the General Election gets closer still, Andy and the Panel will be mulling over the manifestos, inspecting political interviews, and spotlight scandals in the world of competitive eating.
    Written by Andy Zaltzman
    With additional material by: Christina Riggs, Meryl O'Rourke, Mike Shephard, Herries Anderton & Pete Tellouche
    Producer: Sam Holmes
    Executive Producer: Pete Strauss
    Production Co-ordinator: Sarah Nicholls
    Sound Editor: Marc Willcox
    A BBC Studios Audio Production for Radio 4
    An Eco-Audio certified Production

    • 28 min

Customer Reviews

4.4 out of 5
527 Ratings

527 Ratings

jill stephenson ,

Yes please

So exciting to hear the news quiz again, such a novel presentation. 2020 is not all bad if this is what can be produced. Looking forward to much more of the same.

wickeduncleG ,

Behind the times

The News Quiz, Dead Ringers and the Now Show used to be the easiest way to digest news and current affairs in the UK and Europe - making it funny makes it palatable. Now it’s a month behind in dates, it just a bunch of rubbish old jokes.

Roseprocess ,

They have wrecked themselves

Being forced to download a BBC app to listen to the latest episode has earned this podcast a one star rating.

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