Dead Ringers: Ep2. Makerfield Maketh Man
Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
BBC
4.1 • 13.5K Ratings
🗓️ 26 June 2026
⏱️ 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: Andy Andy Burnham Bright, Thomas Tuchel talks tactics, and Curious Cases considers a conundrum.
Starring Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Lewis Macleod, Duncan Wisbey and Jess Robinson.
Executive Producer: Pete Strauss Produced by Jon Holmes Production Co-ordinator: Giulia Lopes Mazzu
A BBC Studios Production.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:06.1 | Can I just say? |
| 0:07.6 | You're about to listen to a BBC podcast. |
| 0:10.0 | It's such a wonderful listen. |
| 0:11.7 | So nice. |
| 0:12.5 | There are loads more like it on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:14.8 | Different paces, different heights, the roof is buckling. |
| 0:17.9 | Where you can also listen to live sports commentary. |
| 0:20.2 | It's right foot goes for goal. |
| 0:21.6 | Oh! |
| 0:22.7 | And then enjoy even more podcasts full of analysis and reaction to the big stories. |
| 0:27.7 | The stat that is astonishing is they ended with the lowest amount of possession. |
| 0:31.2 | And she's had to live with that. |
| 0:32.8 | So if you love sport, a passion, it's almost like a religion. |
| 0:35.8 | Listen on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:37.8 | Sort of expecting that every week now. |
| 0:40.8 | BBC Radio 4. |
| 0:43.6 | In half an hour, it's The Archers, where, thanks to the newly announced BBC cuts, |
| 0:48.9 | Linda Snell will be played by an angry chicken. |
| 0:55.0 | But now, in a change to the scheduled program, it's Poetry Please with Ian McMillan. |
| 1:01.0 | Andy, Andy, burn and bright. |
| 1:08.0 | Results that came in overnight. |
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