The Now Show - 8th December

Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

BBC

Comedy

4.2 • 13.3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches. Featuring Geoff Norcott looking in the proposal of a Minister for Men, Harriet Kemsley on Kim Jong Un's pleas to North Korea, and an original song from Peter Rugman.

The show was written by the cast with additional material from Adrian Gray, Miranda Holms, Rajiv Karia, Cameron Loxdale and Laura Major.

Voice Actors: Daniel Barker and Chiara Goldsmith.

Producer: Rajiv Karia Production Coordinator: Katie Baum

A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4

Transcript

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0:00.0	Does talking to strangers make you happier?
0:04.5	Could aging disgracefully help you live longer?
0:08.0	I'm Dr Michael Mosley and in my Just One Long Thing podcast series, I'll be chatting to doctors and scientists
0:15.1	we'll be covering topics like sleep exercise happiness and staying young with each of
0:20.9	our experts choosing a health hack they claim is the single most effective way you can improve your life
0:27.0	Just one long thing listen first on BBC Sounds
0:34.0	BBC Sounds BBC Sounds. Music Radio Podcasts.
0:36.0	B.
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0:40.0	Hello I'm Steve Punt. And I'm Hugh Dennis.
0:44.3	With us a Jeff Norcott, Harriet Kemsley, Daniel Barker,
0:47.1	Kiara Goldsmith, and Peter Rudman.
0:49.2	And this is...
0:55.0	The Nall! And this is the NOL show.
0:58.0	Thank you. Thank you very much. So James Cleverly arrived in Rwanda on a plane from the UK
1:09.9	this week and border control were temporarily confused.
1:14.0	Let me out! I am not an asylum seeker.
1:17.0	I am the British Home Secretary.
1:19.0	Once it was sorted out, he explained he was there to sign a new asylum treaty,
1:24.0	guaranteeing amongst other things that Rwanda will not send UK asylum seekers
1:28.0	back to their country of origin.
1:30.0	This came alongside a separate government announcement,
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