The News Quiz - 3rd March

Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

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4.2 • 13.3K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Andy Zaltzman is joined by Simon Evans, Felicity Ward, Samira Ahmed and Alasdair Beckett-King. This week, we’ll be finding out what’s up with Matt Hancock’s WhatsApps, who wins with the Windsor Framework, and who King Charles had round for tea. Hosted and written by Andy Zaltzman with additional material from Alice Fraser, Zoë Tomalin, Rhiannon Shaw and Jade Gebbie. Producer: Georgia Keating Executive Producer: Richard Morris Production Co-ordinator: Becky Carewe-Jeffries Sound Editor: Marc Willcox A BBC Studios Production

Transcript

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0:00.0	BBC sounds, music, radio, podcasts.
0:05.0	It's Monday, 9am, and it's the news quiz is turned to use the BBC's Magic Lamp this week.
0:11.0	LAUGHTER
0:13.0	Hello, Andy.
0:18.0	Hi, what's your wish? Oh, three wishes. One, world peace, two unlimited cucumbers for all,
0:24.0	and...
0:25.0	Oh, I have for three.
0:26.0	Oh, Matt Hancock back in the news, please.
0:29.0	LAUGHTER
0:32.0	You can only have one. Only one. Shortages, mate.
0:35.0	Oh, right, fair enough. Well, I've got a topical comedy show to do, so Hancock, please.
0:40.0	Your calls, Altaw, thanks, G.
0:43.0	Welcome to a new edition of Hancock's Half Oaks, sorry, the news quiz.
0:48.0	APPLAUSE
0:53.0	Hello, I'm Andy Zoltzmann, quick apology to the script for this week's show,
0:56.0	which, of course, we write exclusively on WhatsApp was unfortunately leaked in advance,
1:01.0	which is how the audience knew they were supposed to laugh in that gap.
1:05.0	We're going to go right. Our teams this week, we have team national interest against team massive betrayal.
1:12.0	Let's shorten those down to team potato against team potato.
1:17.0	On team potato, we have Alistair Beckett King and Simon Evans.
1:21.0	APPLAUSE
1:25.0	And the potato this week, Samira Ahmed Anfali-City Ward.
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