The News Quiz: Ep 2. Unconditional Discharge In Charge

Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

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4.2 • 13.3K Ratings

🗓️ 24 January 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

This week on The News Quiz, Andy Zaltzman is joined by Nish Kumar, Sara Barron, Glenn Moore and Zing Tsjeng to unpack the week's new stories. The panel look into Donald Trump's unconditional discharge and his looming inauguration, as well as Keir Starmer's unleashing of AI, and Tulip Siddiq's resignation.

Written by Andy Zaltzman.

With additional material by: Cody Dahler, Christina Riggs, Mike Shephard and Ben Pope. Producer: Rajiv Karia Executive Producer: Richard Morris Production Coordinator: Jodie Charman Sound Editor: Marc Willcox

A BBC Studios Audio Production for Radio 4 An Eco-Audio certified Production.

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0:00.0	The Traitors is back and so is that mysterious cloaked figure with the familiar fringe.
0:06.7	Yeah, it's me.
0:07.9	And when you've watched Claudia in the castle, join me, Ed Gamble, for the official visualised companion podcast.
0:13.7	And remember, I'll be listening.
0:15.9	Okay?
0:16.7	No, seriously, I love it.
0:18.5	What a faithful.
0:19.7	We'll unpack betrayals and spill scandalous secrets
0:22.3	with celeb guests, traitors' legends,
0:25.0	and murdered and banished players.
0:27.1	The Traitors Uncloat.
0:28.4	Watch on EyePlayer, listen for more on BBC Sounds.
0:33.1	BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.
0:41.3	Yeah. BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. Hello, I am Andy Zaltzman.
0:44.3	I am currently getting a piggyback on the Statue of Liberty,
0:48.3	who, finally, ahead of Monday's event,
0:50.3	dived off her platform in New York Carver,
0:52.3	and is currently about 50 miles across the Atlantic
0:55.0	swimming back to France.
0:58.4	I could not take it anymore, Andy.
1:03.6	I fully understand Libby.
1:05.6	There's only so much hypocrisy one giant symbolic metal statue can take.
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