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The Island of Strangers and the Manacled Gimp of Brussels
Armando and Helen voyage around the Island of Strangers, and other inflammatory phrases.
22 May 2025,·34 mins
1. Political Pandering
Politicians love to pander but how can you tell a pander from a ion?
22 May 2025,·28 mins
Series 117
5. An Island of Strangers
Alasdair Beckett-King and Sara Barron host Andy Zaltzman for the topical quiz.
16 May 2025,·28 mins
The News Quiz: Ep 5. An Island of Strangers
3. Booby Hall
Joseph Andrews proposes to his darling Fanny.
27 Apr 1986,·60 mins
Series 13
Liability Lineker and The Eurovision Fishing Rights Contest.
Jon Holmes remixes the news into a satirical current affairs comedy concept album.
21 May 2025,·14 mins
Series 2
8. So Long, and Thanks for all the Cash.
In the final episode, an illustrious career is coming to an end.
02 May 2025,·28 mins
Carl Donnelly, Chloe Petts, John Cross, Katie Smith
Carl Donnelly, Chloe Petts, John Cross and Katie Smith Rick Edwards.
17 May 2025,·61 mins
5. Oi Oi Big Ants
Doctor Doctor, I keep thinking I'm a Daily Mirror clickbait article...
30 Apr 2025,·14 mins
Series 16
Episode 3
Da and Uncle Andy dissect the week’s news with sketches, jokes and the occasional song.
17 May 2025,·30 mins
Journey
Henry Normal uses poetry, storytelling and comedy to explore life's big questions.
19 Dec 2023,·28 mins
Leisure
Leisure means watching sport on TV with plenty of beer and cigs, not playing it.
06 Apr 1987,·28 mins
2. Goons, Bonzos and Kens
Tony Law looks at Surreal Comedy from the likes of The Goons and Monty Python.
15 Jan 2020,·60 mins
Felicity Ward, Raymond Mearns, Kathleen Hughes and Robin Morgan
Des Clarke hosts Scotland's award-winning satirical news quiz.
18 Apr 2025,·28 mins
16/05/2025
Having a blast sending up the headlines.
Series 1
Government Economic Policy Should Be Decided By Sport
Radical proposals to improve our lives, with the comedian's athletic revolution.
13 Nov 1992,·30 mins
6. Mushrooms
Ruth and Carla experiment with micro-dosing. Revelations and home truths abound.
04 Oct 2023,·14 mins
Episode 4
Comic scenes from modern life.
04 Oct 2023,·28 mins
Care
Who cares? Why do we care? If genes are selfish why is altruism attractive?
10 Nov 2017,·28 mins
Series 4
Episode 6
From Ed Miliband to Lady Gaga, Jon Culshaw and gang explore bizarre private lives.
02 Jan 2014,·30 mins
Jeremy Bentham's 'Auto-Icon'
Subhadra Das debunks some myths about a curious object.
17 Feb 2023,·25 mins
15. Cheesy Feet and Old Ibiza Ravers
Michelle's broken her laptop in a bizarre way and Laura's living her 'amish best life'.
21 Jun 2023,·37 mins
Rex and Ron
Ronald Reagan's dog Rex reveals that he shared his master's ion for acting.
01 Jan 2014,·15 mins
Sumukhi Suresh and Amrita Chanda
Two of India’s brightest comedians explore the funny side of the global news
22 May 2022,·31 mins
6. Hang on - are there ghosts in this machine?
Hang on - are there ghosts in this machine?
30 Aug 2024,·28 mins
The deceptions unravel and 'Grexit' finally happens... but who were Greg's captors?
20 Feb 2020,·25 mins
5: Gallerina, Gallerina
Hayley Atwell reads the last in William Boyd's short story series skewering the art world.
26 Nov 2023,·14 mins
Captive Performance
True crime parody. A crazy writer is abducting actors to make them perform in her play.
03 Apr 2021,·30 mins
Amazon: Prime or Prime-evil?
Nearly award-winning investigator Amber Jolt's latest investigative investigation.
31 Aug 2023,·28 mins
Part Two
Comedian Gareth Gwynn pushes for a referendum on Brecon Independence (Part Two of Two)
17 Dec 2020,·28 mins
