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Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

The News Quiz - 12th May

Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

BBC

Comedy

4.213.3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Topical quiz show, taking its questions and finding its laughs from the week's news.

Transcript

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BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.

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Before we begin, to ensure this week's news quiz proceeds uninterrupted,

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we cordially invite you, wherever and whenever you are,

0:12.0

to ensure you're not in possession of anything that could be used to attach yourself to something.

0:17.0

For example, a bicycle lock, a pair of handcuffs, a belt, a shoelace, a bra,

0:22.0

and all particularly stretchy sock, a packet of tofies,

0:25.0

a pet snake with suspected leftist tendencies,

0:29.0

or a look in your eye that suggests you might be grumpy about something.

0:32.0

If you are in possession of one or more of these protest potentialising accessories,

0:35.0

please hand yourself into the police immediately

0:38.0

and allow the rest of our Laura Biding listeners to enjoy this week's edition of The News Quiz.

0:42.0

APPLAUSE

0:48.0

Thank you to The News Quiz.

0:50.0

It's been a week in which the cultural sector is suggested the BBC needs to look at news sources of funding,

0:54.0

so all of this week's panellists will be for sale on eBay after the show.

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LAUGHTER

0:59.0

Let's meet our teams this week, as we look back on Ogre,

1:02.0

be the best coronation in this country so far this millennium.

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We have team Heavy-handed against team Heavy-Hatted.

1:09.0

On team Heavy-handed, we have Andrew Doyle and Ian Smith.

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APPLAUSE

1:15.0

On team Heavy-Hatted, we have Susie McCabe and the Deputy Political Editor of ITV News,

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