Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

Episode 1 November 14, 2025

The Naked Week: Ep2. Trains, Tice, and Taylor Swift

This week, The Naked Week shoehorns an agenda, gets out of jail free, and in a genuine Radio 4 first - Taylor Swift pays a visit to the studio!From host Andrew Hunter Murray and The Skewer's Jon Holmes, Radio 4’s newest Friday night comedy The Naked...

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Episode 2 November 7, 2025

The Naked Week: Ep1. Royal lodges, asylum hotels and witches.

This week we provide recourse for a randy royal, organise an on-air riot and, for Halloween, get confused over which witch is which.From host Andrew Hunter Murray and The Skewer's Jon Holmes, Radio 4’s newest Friday night comedy The Naked Week return...

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Episode 3 October 31, 2025

The News Quiz: Ep8. Titles, Jewels and "Chocolate" Bars

Alasdair Beckett-King, Laura Lexx, Ahir Shah and Ava Santina join Andy Zaltzman for this week's quiz.Brace yourselves for stories about the stripping of both Royal Titles and Royal Crown Jewels as well as the big question of the moment, are things be...

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Episode 4 October 24, 2025

The News Quiz: Ep7. Forecast for Inflation and Flooding

In a week of budget talks, IMF forecasts of Inflation on the British horizon, flood risk reports and approval of solar farms, Andy Zaltzman is joined by Adam Kay, Zoe Lyons, Ria Lina and Stephen Bush to break down this weeks news.Written by Andy Zalt...

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Episode 5 October 17, 2025

The News Quiz: Ep6. Peace Deals and Police Powers

In the week where Trump brokered a peace deal in the Middle East, buzz was generated at the Conservative Party Conference (honestly), the Home Office announces greater restrictions on protests, and the world's first footballer billionaire is crowned,...

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Episode 6 October 10, 2025

The News Quiz: Ep5. Less Flags, More Bunting

At this week's Labour Conference, Kier Starmer warned that Britain faces a 'fork in the road'. Helping Andy Zaltzman decide which way to turn are Ian Smith, Celya AB, Hugo Rifkind and Zoe Lyons.Written by Andy Zaltzman.With additional material by: Co...

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Episode 7 October 3, 2025

The News Quiz: Ep 4. A Lib Dem Conference and a Seagull Summit

In the week where Trump addressed the UN, Lib Dems conferred on the beaches of Bournemouth, and a Seagull Summit came to Inverness, Andy Zaltzman is joined by Simon Evans, Neil Delamere, Tiff Stevenson and Cindy Yu to break it all down. Expect talk o...

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Episode 8 September 26, 2025

The News Quiz: Ep 3. Crossing the Pond, Crossing the Floor

Andy Zaltzman is joined by Hugo Rifkind, Pierre Novellie, Sara Barron and Lucy Porter to break down the week in news. The panel unpack Trump's second state visit, the reserve banquet of seat fillers, foreign investment from the US, Ed Davey's Ancient...

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Episode 9 September 19, 2025

The News Quiz: Ep 2. Cards revealed and Reshufffle

Andy Zaltzman is joined by Daliso Chaponda, Susie McCabe, Geoff Norcott and Ash Sarkar to break down the week in news. Expect discussion on the Labour Deputy Leader Election, the return of the Mandelson, strikes on Qatar, Russian drones in Poland and...

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Episode 10 September 12, 2025

The News Quiz: Ep 1. Flags out, stamp duty. Stamped out, off duty.

Andy Zaltzman is joined by Alasdair Beckett-King, Andrew Maxwell, Lucy Porter and Coco Khan to break down the week in news. Topics include Angela Rayner skipping out on stamp duty, Xi Jinping's summit, the decline in cement, a new leader for the Gree...

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