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Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

The News Quiz: Ep 2. Elections (Local and Papal)

Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

BBC

Comedy

4.213.3K Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Andy Zaltzman is joined by Andrew Maxwell, Zing Tsjeng, Jessica Fostekew and Pierre Novellie to unpack the upcoming local elections, the Conclave in the Vatican, Trump's planned UK visit, and Yorkshire Gladiators.

Written by Andy Zaltzman.

With additional material by: Chris Ballard, Cody Dahler, Eve Delaney and Alice Fraser. Producer: Rajiv Karia Executive Producer: Richard Morris Production Coordinator: Jodie Charman Sound Editor: Marc Willcox

A BBC Studios Audio Production for Radio 4.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Before you listen to this BBC podcast, I'd like to introduce myself.

0:03.7

My name's Stevie Middleton and I'm a BBC Commissioner for a load of sport podcasts.

0:08.4

I'm lucky to do that at the BBC because I get to work with leading journalists, experienced

0:12.2

pundits and the biggest sports stars.

0:14.3

Together we bring you untold stories and fascinating insights straight from the player's mouths.

0:19.1

But the best thing about doing this at the BBC

0:21.6

is our unique access to the sporting world. What that means is that we can bring you podcasts that

0:27.4

create a real connection to dedicated sports fans across the UK. So if you like this podcast,

0:33.0

head over to BBC Sounds where you'll find plenty more. BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.

0:40.9

We present the News Quiz with your host, me, Andy Zaltzman.

0:48.6

Hello, welcome to the News Quiz.

0:51.2

Exciting news.

0:52.5

It turns out that topical comedy radio panel shows can change the world.

0:57.7

This week, finally, Donald Trump posted a social media message saying,

1:01.7

Vladimir, stop, shamelessly cribbing what we at the News Quiz have been saying for more than three years now.

1:07.6

So let's see if we can influence Trump again.

1:10.0

Save Test Cricket. I'll set

1:12.7

the clock. Pran about summer 28. It'll be right on board. Right. Our teams this week in this age

1:17.8

of improvised global politics and unbridgedible divisions, we have team rifts against team rifts. On

1:22.7

team riffs, we have Andrew Maxwell, an author, journalist and host of the hit podcast, Good, Bad

1:26.8

Billionaire, available on BBC Sounds, Zing Seng.

1:31.3

And taking on Andrew and Zing, it's Jess Foster Q and Pierre Novelli.

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