Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

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Download the best satirical comedy from Radio 4, every Friday. Features The News Quiz, The Now Show and Dead Ringers.

  • 28 minutes 37 seconds
    Catherine Bohart: TL;DR - 6. Hang on - are there ghosts in this machine?

    No time to read the news? Catherine Bohart does it for you in TL;DR. This week - Elon Musk thinks there should be regulation around AI. Is he right? Can AI really change the world, or are we just training our future robot overlords?

    Times journalist Hugo Rifkind navigates the ethical minefield of artificial intelligence, while Professor Gina Neff breaks down how AI is already reshaping our lives - and the risks that come with it.

    Meanwhile, in the TL;DR Sidebar, comedian Sunil Patel dives into the wild world of AI romance and discovers the perks and pitfalls of having an AI girlfriend. Will it be love at first byte?

    Written by Catherine Bohart, with Madeleine Brettingham, Sarah Campbell, and Pravanya Pillay

    With Ellen Patterson as Flobot

    Produced by Victoria Lloyd

    Recorded and Edited by David Thomas

    Production Coordinator - Beverly Tagg

    A Mighty Bunny production for BBC Radio 4

    6 September 2024, 5:30 pm
  • 28 minutes 37 seconds
    Catherine Bohart: TL;DR - 5. Are we going to see Robert Jenrick's Brat Summer?

    Confused by candidates? If you're feeling adrift ahead of the Conservative leadership election, TL;DR has done the reading for you.

    Alex Kealy joins Catherine Bohart to look at the runners and riders. In the sidebar, Russian stand-up Olga Koch looks at why a strong opposition is politically useful, and Financial Times columnist Stephen Bush looks at what it takes for an opposition to get back in the driving seat.

    Written by Catherine Bohart, with Madeleine Brettingham, Sarah Campbell, and Georgie Flinn.

    Produced by Victoria Lloyd

    Recorded by Merlin Kerr at Monkey Barrel in Edinburgh

    Edited by David Thomas

    Production Coordinator - Beverly Tagg

    A Mighty Bunny production for BBC Radio 4

    30 August 2024, 5:30 pm
  • 28 minutes 16 seconds
    Catherine Bohart: TL;DR - 4. The UK's uni funding crisis

    No time to read the news? Catherine Bohart does it for you in TL;DR.

    23 August 2024, 5:30 pm
  • 28 minutes 22 seconds
    Catherine Bohart: TL;DR - 3. What's with all the riotous goings-on?

    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 our usual nerd sidekick, guest expert and roving comedian correspondent.

    This week: What's with all the riotous goings-on?

    Writer Tom Neenan explores what's been happening on the streets, Professor Anand Menon explains how this fits into the context of the rise of the far right across Europe and Zoe Lyons wonders why British fascists don't seem to scrub up quite as well as their continental equivalents...

    Written by Catherine Bohart, with Madeleine Brettingham, Sarah Campbell, Georgie Flinn, Ellen Robertson and Pravanya Pillay.

    Produced by Lyndsay Fenner & Ben Walker

    Recorded and Edited by David Thomas

    Production Coordinator - Beverly Tagg & Elise Bramich

    A Mighty Bunny production for BBC Radio 4

    16 August 2024, 5:00 am
  • 28 minutes 20 seconds
    Catherine Bohart: TL;DR - 2. What's Putin's endgame in Ukraine?

    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, alongside a guest journalist and roving correspondent Sunil Patel.

    This week: what's Putin's endgame in Ukraine?

    Topical comedy stalwart Gareth Gwynn is our guide through the detail, and historian Julia Leikin joins to explain how the region's past is affecting its present.

    Meanwhile, in the TL;DR Sidebar, comedian Sunil Patel looks at the advantages of having a former comedian as your President when on a war-time footing.

    Written by Catherine Bohart, with Madeleine Brettingham, Sarah Campbell and Georgie Flinn.

    Produced by Victoria Lloyd & Lyndsay Fenner

    Recorded at the Museum of Comedy, and Edited by David Thomas

    Production Coordinators - Beverly Tagg & Anna Madley

    A Mighty Bunny production for BBC Radio 4

    9 August 2024, 5:30 pm
  • 28 minutes 10 seconds
    Catherine Bohart: TL;DR - 1. We Need To Talk About Kamala

    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, alongside a guest journalist and roving correspondent Sunil Patel.

    This week: Biden steps down, Kamala steps up, but what's going to happen next? Puzzled by US politics? We've got you babes.

    Katy Balls, political editor of The Spectator, and US politics junkie, is our guide through it all; and Professor Sarah Churchwell joins to look deeper into how a younger candidate might affect the vote.

    Meanwhile, in the TL;DR Sidebar, comedian Sunil Patel throws his hat in the ring to be the Vice Presidential nominee. For both Trump and Harris.

    Written by Catherine Bohart, with Madeleine Brettingham, Sarah Campbell and Ellen Robertson.

    Produced by Victoria Lloyd & Lyndsay Fenner

    Recorded at the Museum of Comedy, and Edited by David Thomas

    Production Coordinators - Beverly Tagg & Katie Sayer

    A Mighty Bunny production for BBC Radio 4

    2 August 2024, 5:30 pm
  • 28 minutes 39 seconds
    The News Quiz- 12th July

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

    19 July 2024, 6:01 pm
  • 28 minutes 36 seconds
    The News Quiz - 19th July

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

    19 July 2024, 6:01 pm
  • 28 minutes 13 seconds
    The News Quiz - 5th July

    Lucy Porter, Ria Lina, Simon Evans, and Hugo Rifkind join Andy Zaltzman to quiz the news in this post-General Election special.

    It's official: Sir Keir Starmer will be the next Prime Minister of the UK. Join The News Quiz for this post-vote episode recorded on the Friday morning after the vote has come in. Covering the exit polls, results, the winners, the losers, the other losers, and the rest.

    Written by Andy Zaltzman

    With additional material by: Peter Tellouche, Alice Fraser, Cameron Loxdale, Stu Cooper and Christina Riggs Producer: Sam Holmes Executive Producer: James Robinson Production Co-ordinator: Sarah Nicholls Sound Editor: Chris Maclean

    A BBC Studios Audio Production for Radio 4 An Eco-Audio certified Production

    12 July 2024, 6:01 pm
  • 28 minutes 33 seconds
    The News Quiz - 28th June

    Geoff Norcott, Stuart Mitchell, Daliso Chaponda and Katy Balls join Andy Zaltzman to quiz the news.

    With just one week to go before the UK heads to the polls, Andy and the Panel analyse the final head-to-head debate, discuss the pitfalls of workplace betting, and finally bring a voice to the political elephants in the room.

    Written by Andy Zaltzman

    With additional material by: Toussaint Douglass, Mark Granger, Angela Channell, & Pete Tellouche Producer: Sam Holmes Executive Producer: Richard Morris Production Co-ordinators: Sarah Nicholls Sound Editor: Rich Evans

    A BBC Studios Audio Production for Radio 4 An Eco-Audio certified Production

    5 July 2024, 6:01 pm
  • 28 minutes 30 seconds
    The News Quiz - 21st June

    Alasdair Beckett-King, Simon Evans, Laura Smyth, and Cindy Yu join Andy Zaltzman to quiz the news.

    Two weeks before the General Election, Andy and the Panel discuss the risks of a super majority, nuclear war, and an international love-in between a pair of the world's scariest men.

    Written by Andy Zaltzman

    With additional material by: Cameron Loxdale, Jade Gebbie, Dan Sweryt, & Pete Tellouche Producer: Sam Holmes Executive Producer: James Robinson Production Co-ordinators: Sarah Nicholls & Dan Marchini Sound Editor: Chris Maclean

    A BBC Studios Audio Production for Radio 4 An Eco-Audio certified Production

    28 June 2024, 8:00 am
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