The News Quiz: Ep 8. Musk and Trump Break Up

Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

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4.2 • 13.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Andy Zaltzman is joined by Glenn Moore, Felicity Ward, Athena Kugblenu and Marie Le Conte to break down the week in news. The panel discuss Musk and Trump's messy break up, getting Britain ready for a war and why children shouldn't be trusted to do town planning.

Written by Andy Zaltzman.

With additional material by: Eve Delaney, Jade Gebbie, Cameron Loxdale and Alexandra Haddow. Producer: Pete Strauss Executive Producer: Richard Morris Production Coordinator: Jodie Charman Sound Editor: Marc Willcox

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0:00.0	So it's that time of year again
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0:36.3	Hello, welcome to the news quiz.
0:39.7	And what a crucial show this is as we reach the final show of series 117.
0:45.7	The all-time series score, after almost 50 years,
0:50.3	are tied at 8,231 points each.
0:54.4	And as the nation braces itself
0:55.6	for the government spending review,
0:56.7	our teams are Team New Direction
0:58.2	against Team Screeching U-Turn.
1:00.8	On Team New D,
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