Dead Ringers: Ep 4. Welfare woes and Wimbledon

Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

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4.2 • 13.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

The Dead Ringers team are back to train their vocal firepower on the week’s news with an armoury of impressive impressions. This week: The Government’s welfare woes, the BBC’s chant chastisement, and Netanyahu, Trump and Putin play Just A Minute.

The episode was written by: Nev Fountain and Tom Jamieson, Laurence Howarth, Rob Darke, Sophie Dickson, Toussaint Douglass, Peter Tellouche, Tom Coles, Edward Tew, Jon Holmes, Davina Bentley, Vicky Richards, Ali Panting, Pete Redfern, Declan Kennedy.

Cast: Jan Ravens, Jon Culshaw, Lewis Macleod, Jess Robinson, Duncan Wisbey.

Created by Bill Dare Producer: Jon Holmes Executive Producer: Richard Morris Production Co-ordinator: Caroline Barlow Production Co-ordinator: Jodie Charman

Transcript

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0:00.0	Get closer to the action with live commentary from the world's greatest sporting events on BBC Sounds.
0:06.0	It is all over!
0:08.0	Bulls are an edge, caught behind.
0:10.0	Including cricket Super League, Women's Euro's 2025, Wimbledon, Formula One and much more.
0:17.0	It's all right to the lights and foot to the floor.
0:20.0	Oh, what's's done it!
0:21.5	Drop shots!
0:23.0	Winner!
0:23.7	On five sports extra, sports extra two and sports extra three.
0:27.7	Listen, only on BBC Sounds.
0:31.4	BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.
0:35.8	I'm Nick Robinson and welcome to Political Thinking,
0:39.2	the show where I sit down with a leading politician
0:41.4	to get beyond their carefully constructed public persona
0:44.8	to reveal their carefully constructed private persona.
0:49.7	I'm joined by Keir Starrma
0:51.7	as he marks his first year as Prime Minister.
0:54.2	On the steps of Downing Street.
0:58.0	I promised the British people change, Nick, and I delivered.
1:02.0	Yes, by changing your mind every five minutes.
1:06.0	U-turn after you turn.
1:08.0	Don't all these concessions make you look weak?
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