The Now Show - 19th April
Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
BBC
4.2 • 13.3K Ratings
🗓️ 17 May 2024
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
The Now Show first aired on BBC Radio 4 in September 1998 and this week sees its last ever episode. Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis take a look back over the last 25 years, with help from the voices of Gemma Arrowsmith and Rory Bremner.
They are joined by Glenn Moore investigating the Beijing Half Marathon scandal and Harriet Kemsley on the law firm who accidentally divorced the wrong couple. Plus, Jazz Emu looks to the future with an original song accompanied by his band Matt Hutson, Luke Bainbridge and Tom Marlow.
The show was written by the cast with additional material from Mike Shephard, Cameron Loxdale, Carl Carzana and Christina Riggs.
Producer: Sasha Bobak Executive Producer: Rich Morris Production Coordinator: Caroline Barlow
A BBC Studios 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. My name's |
| 0:04.0 | Stevie Middleton and I'm a BBC Commissioner for a load of sport |
| 0:07.5 | podcasts. I'm lucky to do that at the BBC because I get to work with leading |
| 0:11.1 | journalists, experienced pundits and the biggest |
| 0:13.3 | sports stars. Together we bring you untold stories and fascinating insights |
| 0:17.4 | straight from the player's mouth. But the best thing about doing this at the BBC is |
| 0:22.0 | our unique access to the sporting world. |
| 0:25.0 | What that means is that we can bring you podcasts that create a real connection to |
| 0:28.9 | dedicated sports fans across the UK. |
| 0:31.5 | So if you like this podcast, head over to BBC Sounds where you'll find plenty more. |
| 0:35.2 | BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcasts. must. |
| 0:45.0 | Hello, I'm Steve Punts. |
| 0:47.0 | I'm Hugh Dennis. |
| 0:48.0 | With us at Glenmore, Harriet Kemsley, Jem Arrowsmith and Jazz Emu and banned and special guest Rory Bremer and this is |
| 0:58.4 | the NOL show Thank you very much. Hello! Thank you very much. |
| 1:11.0 | Hello and welcome to the last ever episode of the Now show. |
| 1:14.7 | Yeah. Kind of frustrating because we were just getting the hang of it. |
| 1:18.4 | And we've only just discovered that all this time we've had a band. |
| 1:25.0 | There you are, we won't make it up. |
| 1:31.0 | There you are, we won't make it up. Rather fittingly this week, the main news only affects the younger generation. |
| 1:40.0 | Yes, the Prime Minister pushed through the first reading of the Smoking and Vapes bill this week |
| 1:45.1 | make it illegal to sell cigarettes to anyone born after the 1st of January 2009. |
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