Party's Over - 12th August

Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

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Comedy

4.2 • 13.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2022

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

What happens when the prime minister suddenly stops being prime minister? One day you're the most powerful person in the country, the next you're irrelevant, forced into retirement 30 years ahead of schedule and find yourself asking 'What do I do now?' "I can't just disappear like Gordon Brown. They say he barely gets out of bed now. Just sits there doing word-searches and eating Kit Kat Chunkies. Miserable. I hate the chunky ones." Former British Prime Minister Henry Tobin This week, a security breach leads to MI5 sending Henry a new personal protection officer. Starring Miles Jupp, Ingrid Oliver, Emma Sidi, Justin Edwards and Mali Ann Rees. Written by Paul Doolan and Jon Hunter Producer: Richard Morris Production co-ordinator: Caroline Barlow Sound recordist and designer: David Thomas A BBC Studios Production

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:04.7	Parties over by Paul Deulen and John Hunter.
0:09.0	And a reminder of our top story.
0:14.9	Former Prime Minister Henry Tobin was tonight assaulted
0:18.1	after giving a speech to his old college at Oxford.
0:21.0	The evening had already descended into angry protests,
0:24.6	captured on this phone footage.
0:26.8	Why did you travel to Issafe?
0:29.8	There wasn't technically my fault.
0:31.6	I kind of hit the wrong number on the keyboard
0:33.4	and had to roll with it.
0:35.0	Bastard!
0:36.2	Mr Tobin was assaulted after the event.
0:38.6	Early reports confirming he was punched in the eye
0:40.9	and thrown into the river chair well.
0:43.4	Mr Tobin had this to say as he was released from hospital.
0:47.1	Now is not the time for thoughts of revenge,
0:50.3	but these people must be caught and imprisoned
0:53.7	for a minimum of four life sentences to run.
0:57.1	Whatever the opposite of concurrently is.
0:59.8	Questions are already being asked of the security services
1:02.9	as Mr Tobin was alone and without his protection officer.
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