Too Long; Didn't Read: Ep 1. There's something in the water

Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

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4.2 • 13.3K Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Columns. Analysis. The Guardian's Long Read. Who has time? Catherine Bohart, that's who - and she's going beyond the headlines to give you the lowdown on one of the biggest stories this week, with the help of Phil Wang and our regular roving correspondent Sunil Patel.

This week, there's something in the water as Catherine & co investigate the regulation of the water industry, with the help of Helena Horton, environment reporter at The Guardian.

Written by Catherine Bohart, with Madeleine Brettingham, Tom Neenan and Pravanya Pillay.

Producer: Alison Vernon Smith Executive Producers: Lyndsay Fenner & Victoria Lloyd Sound Design: David Thomas Production Co-ordinator: Katie Sayer

A Mighty Bunny production for BBC Radio 4

Transcript

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:08.6	Hello and welcome to season two of Too Long didn't read, the show that bites the head off the bat of the news and attempts to digest the factual viscera within.
0:23.0	I'm Catherine Bohart and for me the news is a bit like talking to your friends' boyfriends.
0:27.9	Necessary, but deeply boring.
0:31.4	That's why we're here to jazz it up. So, what is going on in current affairs this week?
0:36.7	Well, much like every rich American man over 40,
0:40.4	Trump is facing renewed pressure over his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.
0:44.8	The Democrats are pushing to release the Epstein files,
0:47.7	a document which is believed to contain more inappropriate behavior than a Master Chef final.
0:53.8	Did someone say too soon?
0:55.8	Oh, a bald man.
0:57.0	Okay.
0:59.9	England are through to the Euro 2025 finals again?
1:04.4	We get it, ladies.
1:05.7	You're overachievers.
1:06.8	But come on, this is England, land of the underdogs.
1:09.7	What's next?
1:10.4	You start liking the weather?
1:11.9	You're proud to be English?
1:13.6	This is all getting a little too American.
1:16.6	Women's football causes, for me, a huge personal dilemma.
1:20.4	Am I more Irish or more gay?
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