Breaking the News

BBC Radio Scotland

4.7 (41)
COMEDY
UPDATED BIWEEKLY

Topical comedy panel show takes a satirical view of the week's headlines.

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Join Des Clarke for all the hilarious, previously unheard material from this year’s Breaking The News. It’s a chance to get the live recording experience as we present quips, bloopers and epic stories from from the last 12 months. In order of appearance: Marjolein Robertson Neil Delamere Ignacio Lopez Jo Caulfield Stuart Mitchell Connor Burns Amy Mathews Jamie MacDonald Ashley Storrie Marc Jennings Elaine Malcolmson Christopher Macarthur-Boyd Robin Ince Mark Nelson Rosco McClelland Josie Long Susie McCabe Andrew Maxwell Melanie Bracewell Gareth Waugh Billy Kirkwood Felicity Ward Scott Agnew Athena Kugblenu Ian Smith Chris Forbes

28 min
DEC 13

Felicity Ward, Raymond Mearns, Josie Long and Geoff Norcott

Des Clarke hosts Scotland's award-winning satirical news quiz.

28 min
DEC 6

Jay Lafferty, Scott Agnew, Athena Kugblenu and Ian Smith

Des Clarke hosts Scotland's award-winning satirical news quiz.

28 min
NOV 29

Val McDermid, Daliso Chaponda, Sophie Duker and Jamie MacDonald

Des Clarke hosts Scotland's award-winning satirical news quiz.

28 min
NOV 22

Ria Lina, Mark Nelson, Ignacio Lopez and Kathleen Hughes

Des Clarke hosts Scotland's award-winning satirical news quiz.

28 min
NOV 15

Susan Riddell, Marc Jennings, Diona Doherty and Liam Withnail

Des Clarke hosts Scotland's award-winning satirical news quiz.

28 min
NOV 8

Robin Ince, Marjolein Robertson, Tiffany Stevenson and Ray Bradshaw

Des Clarke hosts Scotland's award-winning satirical news quiz.

28 min
NOV 1

Neil Delamere, Josie Long, Christopher MacArthur-Boyd and Martel Maxwell

Des Clarke hosts Scotland's award-winning satirical news quiz.

28 min
OCT 25

Jay Lafferty, Chris Forbes, Kemah Bob and Stuart McPherson

Des Clarke hosts Scotland's award-winning satirical news quiz. An Eco-Audio certified production

28 min
OCT 18

Jim Smith, Elaine Malcolmson, Rosco McClelland and Laura Lexx

Des Clarke hosts Scotland's award-winning satirical news quiz. An Eco-Audio certified production

28 min
OCT 11

Jo Caulfield, Stuart Mitchell, Amy Matthews and Connor Burns

Des Clarke hosts Scotland's award-winning satirical news quiz. An Eco-Audio certified production

28 min

11 Episodes

4.7

out of 5

41 Ratings

Scots: Pls Do Bill Maher

03/04/2023

Consume0812

But Mr. Clarke could fill US audiences in on Scotland leaving. Cheers and Slainte, M.R., Ph.D., M.F.A., (Chicago) p.s. As I've studied in the Gaeltachts speak Irish & I'd love on air to hear the highlanders speak Scots Gaelic.
Great Great Great!!!

06/24/2022

CharlesVashon

This show just keeps getting better and better!!
Brilliant

03/27/2020

Beth in the USA

Thanks to Breaking the News for keeping the show going during COVID-19. You are great!
Not good

12/11/2019

Rev. R. McGlinchy

Absolute rubbish! I am indeed “enjoying podlitical.” This is nothing like it.