Dead Ringers – 9th December

Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

BBC

Comedy

4.2 • 13.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 January 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

BBC Radio 4 has a new owner, Woman’s Hour has a new host, and David Beckham gets an unusual new role. Find out what all this can be about on all new Dead Ringers. Performed by Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Lewis McLeod, Duncan Wisbey, Naomi McDonald and Anil Desai. Written by Tom Jamieson and Nev Fountain, Laurence Howarth, Sarah Campbell, Tom Coles and Ed Amsden, James Bugg, Toussaint Douglass, Robert Darke, Sophie Dickson and Edward Tew. Produced and created by Bill Dare Production Co-ordinator: Caroline Barlow

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0:00.0	Hi, Hugh Dennis here, just after a moment of your time before you listen to the Friday night comedy podcast.
0:06.0	A sense of belonging, a good night's sleep, a feeling of safety, everything starts with home.
0:12.5	But not everyone has one.
0:14.5	By supporting the Radio 4 Christmas appeal with St Martin in the Fields, you can help change that.
0:20.0	This year, the St Martin's charity has already supported thousands of people to find a safe place to call home.
0:27.0	And your gift can help ensure that this vital work continues.
0:31.0	Please support the Radio 4 Christmas appeal with St Martin in the Fields by donating online on the Radio 4 Christmas appeal website.
0:39.5	Everything starts with home, and this Christmas home can start with you.
0:45.0	Enjoy your podcast.
1:05.0	Dead ringers.
1:13.0	You're listening to today with Nick Robinson and Martha Carney.
1:17.0	The headlines. Indonesia has passed a new law banning sex outside marriage for both locals and tourists.
1:24.0	In other news, Boris Johnson has cancelled his Christmas trip to Bali.
1:29.0	Far-right groups in Germany have been arrested after they plan to storm Parliament and install an unelected aristocrat as leader.
1:37.0	A government spokesman called the plan horrifying, meanwhile Jacob Rees Mog described it as...
1:42.0	Perfectly sensible.
1:45.0	Angela Reiner has been criticised for DJing at a charity rave in the House of Commons. She made this statement.
1:53.0	I do not feel I undermine the dignity of my job as an MP in any way.
1:59.0	If you agree, put your hands up in the air, then wave them like you just don't care.
2:07.0	The World Cup in Qatar is well underway.
2:11.0	832 players all taking care not to hug each other too tightly after scoring just in case.
2:18.0	Qatar was a controversial choice to host the event due to its poor human rights record.
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