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

    The News Quiz - 23rd February

    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

    • 28 min
    The News Quiz - 16th February

    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

    • 28 min
    The News Quiz - 9th February

    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

    • 28 min
    The News Quiz - 2nd February

    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

    • 28 min
    The News Quiz - 26th January

    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

    • 28 min
    The News Quiz - 19th January

    The News Quiz - 19th January

    Andy Zaltzman quizzes news from Swansea this week. Providing all the answers are Lucy Porter, Robin Morgan, Tadiwa Mahlunge, and Ayesha Hazarika.
    In this episode Andy and the panel have a look at some broken geopolitical New Year's resolutions and how life seemingly both began and is now struggling in Wales.
    Written by Andy Zaltzman
    With additional material by: Cody Dahler, Cameron Loxdale, and Callum Jones
    Producer: Sam Holmes
    Executive Producer: James Robinson
    Production Coordinator: Sarah Nicholls
    Sound Editor: Marc Willcox
    A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4

    • 28 min

Customer Reviews

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1.8K Ratings

1.8K Ratings

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