The News Quiz: Ep6. Corruption Leagues and Leaked WhatsApps

Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

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4.2 • 13.3K Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Topical panel quiz show, taking its questions from the week's news stories.

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0:00.0	he was one of the most enigmatic owners in football
0:04.4	can you describe Vladimir Romanoff in one word mysterious
0:07.7	his roller coaster reign of hearts had incredible highs
0:11.7	heart made by Wengold O'Nell and remarkable lows
0:15.4	he fires the coach right there on the bus in front of all the team
0:19.1	so who was Vladimir Romanov? And where is he now?
0:22.9	If you gave this storyline to a Hollywood filmmaker, get rejected, too incredulous. I'm Martin
0:28.9	Geisler, and this is Romanov, Tsar of Hearts. Listen on BBC Sounds. BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.
0:39.7	Hello.
0:40.6	Before we begin this week's news quiz, we would like to offer all of you, our loyal
0:45.2	radio four listeners, the chance to be the first people to invest in Zaltzcoin.
0:50.9	The new and 149% trustworthy cryptocurrency based on me, Andy Zaltzman.
0:57.0	Stop! Stop! Stop! I've been hacked! That is not my real script! That is not the real Andy Zaltzman!
1:04.0	Yes it is. I love cricket.
1:06.0	Nice try! Nice try! Let's see who it really is under this obvious mask.
1:15.1	Nick Robinson, I might have known.
1:16.9	Oh, hang on. Hang on, there's another one.
1:20.3	Elon Musk, I might have... Oh, hang on, there's another one.
1:22.8	18th century free market economist Adam Smith.
1:25.8	I might have known.
1:27.3	Show me a hand just as I thought. Take him away. We've got a show to do.
1:32.5	Freedom!
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