Dead Ringers - 17th June

Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

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Comedy

4.2 • 13.3K Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2022

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Since the last series there’s been Sue Gray’s report, tractorgate, a war in Europe, 1970s-style inflation, Liz Truss has become foreign secretary and Michael Gove still exists. Such calamities are the life blood of satirists. The supply chain of human folly is functioning better than ever. Performed by Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Lewis MacLeod, Debra Stephenson, and Duncan Wisbey. Written by Tom Jamieson and Nev Fountain, Laurence Howarth and others. Produced and created by Bill Dare. Production Co-ordinator: Caroline Barlow Sound design: Rich Evans A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4

Transcript

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:05.0	MUSIC
0:23.0	Dear Dringer
0:25.0	APPLAUSE
0:27.0	MUSIC
0:29.0	F**k
0:31.0	F**k
0:33.0	This is today with Martha Carney.
0:35.0	And Nick Robinson.
0:37.0	The headlines.
0:38.0	The first scheduled flight taking asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda on Tuesday was stopped by the courts.
0:45.0	Stuck in limbo at the airport all day, not knowing if the flight would depart,
0:49.0	only to see it cancelled at the last minute.
0:51.0	At least they got a taste of what it's like to be British.
0:54.0	LAUGHTER
0:56.0	Amnesty got involved after hearing alarming stories of human rights abuses.
1:01.0	There was a rumor that the In-Flight film was cat to the movie.
1:05.0	Many people have blamed the problem on people traffickers.
1:09.0	And we actually have one of the leading traffickers on the line now.
1:12.0	Wow, I'd like to say good morning, Nick.
1:16.0	LAUGHTER
1:18.0	Home secretary, Church of England bishops say it's inhumane.
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