Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

The News Quiz – 6th January

Feb 3, 2023

29:28

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No Points on Team 9-I and Soso

01:50

APPLAUSE I'm Andy Zoltzmann

02:37

The NHS Is in Crisis, Chris?

01:38

Introduction

2min

No Points on Team 9-I and Soso

2min

Is It All My Kids Talk About?

2min

The Tsunak Definition of a Small Boat

2min

Is There a Cap on What You Can Earn?

2min

Train Drivers Strike

2min

Is the Bucket Big Enough?

2min

The NHS Is in Crisis, Chris?

2min

Take Back Control - The Frock Book

1min

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Are You Going to Make Students Study Maths?

2min

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Laughter Applause

2min

12.

What's Going On?

2min

13.

I'll Drink Anything, Me

2min

14.

The News Business Is Desperate to Seize Your Eyeballs

2min

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Optimism in Yorkshire

2min

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APPLAUSE I'm Andy Zoltzmann

3min

It’s 2023 and Andy Zaltzman is back with a brand-new series of The News Quiz to start the year.

This week Andy is joined by Lucy Porter, Chris McCausland, Samira Ahmed and Scott Bennett. They discuss Rishi Sunak’s newly released ‘five-point plan’, Keir Starmer’s pledge not to open the ‘big government chequebook’ and the surprise appearance of a walrus in Scarborough.

Hosted and written by Andy Zaltzman with additional material from Alice Fraser, Mike Shephard, James Farmer, Jennifer Walker and Jade Gebbie.

Producer: Georgia Keating Executive Producer: Richard Morris Production Co-ordinator: Becky Carewe-Jeffries Sound Editor: Marc Willcox

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