Dead Ringers: Ep 5. Man of Steel, Woman of Salt Path

Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

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4.2 • 13.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 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: A Salt Path surprise, a Man of Steel (tariffs), and Postman Pat deals with the Post Office Inquiry Report.

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

This episode was written by: Nev Fountain & Tom Jamieson, Laurence Howarth, Rob Darke, Toussaint Douglas, Peter Tellouche, Edward Tew, Jon Holmes, Katie Sayer, Davina Bentley, Lizzy Mansfield, Rachel E. Thorn, Jennifer Walker, Cooper Mawhinny-Sweryt, Alex Buchanan, Chris Ballard

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	Friends with benefits
0:02.8	Keeping it casual
0:04.1	No strings attached
0:05.5	Or as we now call it
0:06.8	A Situation ship
0:07.9	But it can be a wee bit of a roller coaster
0:10.6	I'm Sophie Gravia
0:12.1	I'm Christine McGuinness
0:13.3	And this is our safe space
0:15.1	For you to share your date and dilemmas
0:17.4	And relationship revelations
0:19.1	Even we have some stories to tell.
0:21.2	For me, that was a colonel.
0:22.5	That's a red flag.
0:23.9	So let's find our way together.
0:26.2	Situation ships with Sophie and Christine.
0:28.4	Listen and BBC Sounds.
0:31.2	BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.
0:37.9	People of Britain. this is your Lego Prime Minister,
0:43.1	speaking to you from the White Cliffs of Dover on this historic day.
0:49.9	Our new Small Boats Agreement has been signed with France.
0:56.0	One in, one out. What I'm calling the hokey-coki-coki accord.
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