The News Quiz - 3rd February

Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

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🗓️ 3 March 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

For this week's News Quiz we're in Glasgow! Andy is joined by Frankie Boyle, Susie McCabe, Ashley Storrie and journalist Alex Massie. Up for discussion is the latest on strike action, the economy and the possibility of bringing a Dodo back to life. Hosted and written by Andy Zaltzman with additional material from Alice Fraser, Max Davis, Stuart Mitchell, Carl Carzana and Jade Gebbie. Producer: Georgia Keating Executive Producer: James Robinson Production Co-ordinator: Becky Carewe-Jeffries Sound Editor: Marc Willcox A BBC Studios Production

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:05.4	This week's news quiz comes to you live
0:07.7	from the surprise third birthday party for Brexit.
0:10.9	BUZZER
0:13.3	Surprise.
0:15.5	Yay.
0:17.8	And there it was.
0:19.9	Not too bad in the circumstances.
0:21.2	There wasn't a lot of money to spend on it.
0:22.6	There were no staff because they were on strike
0:24.0	and even if they weren't, they couldn't get here.
0:25.5	No champagne because of import problems.
0:27.2	The balloon model was barbed
0:28.2	because the word inflation triggers everyone.
0:30.4	And the magician refused to come
0:31.5	because he's had enough of fraud and deception.
0:34.0	It's just a tall posh-looking guy
0:35.1	and glasses and a suit getting off
0:36.4	with himself in the corner of the room.
0:38.1	But then maybe we should have held it in Glasgow,
0:40.0	which is where we are for this week's news quiz.
0:42.4	CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
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