The News Quiz Ep6. Brexpressionism
Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
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4.1 • 13.5K Ratings
🗓️ 29 May 2026
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Recorded at Hay Festival, Andy asks the panel the dreaded question - is Brexit back on the table? Also on the menu is Welsh independence, the National Conversation and an update on just how much money has been wasted on HS2.
This week’s panellists are Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Robin Morgan, Stephen Bush and Chloe Petts.
Written by Andy Zaltzman.
With additional material by: Maisie Adair, Catherine Brinkworth, Angela Channell and James Farmer Producer: Georgia Keating Executive Producer: James Robinson Production Coordinator: Asha Osborne-Grinter Sound Editor: Marc Willcox Recorded at Hay Festival
A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:06.0 | Experience football like never before on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:09.5 | Join the Football Daily podcast to dive into the fallout |
| 0:12.2 | from an unforgettable Premier League season. |
| 0:14.6 | Wow, these fans have got absolutely wild. |
| 0:18.1 | And all the build-up to an incredible football summer to come. |
| 0:21.0 | Overhead cake. |
| 0:22.2 | That is sensational. |
| 0:24.0 | Expert Insight and the biggest names in the game on the Wayne Rooney show. |
| 0:28.5 | Just coming to the club was already a dream control of a privilege. |
| 0:31.2 | Never saw or dreamed about being the captain of the club. |
| 0:33.8 | Listen on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:36.0 | Hello, I am Andy Zaltman |
| 0:37.7 | This week's news quiz comes from the Hay Festival of Literature and Arts |
| 0:41.5 | Hey, can you all stop reading your novels and give me a cheer? |
| 0:46.7 | Thank you |
| 0:49.6 | So before the show I thought I'd blend in by writing a book |
| 0:53.4 | Right, first things first, the title, I thought I'd blend in by writing a book. |
| 0:55.5 | Right, first things first. |
| 1:00.9 | The title, How Kier Starmer Can Bounce Back and Win the Country Round. |
| 1:03.6 | The End. |
| 1:07.2 | Right, I'll send that off to the publishers as soon as we've finished. |
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