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Episode 4

Episode 4 of 8

Steve Punt and John Finnemore present a satirical review of the week's news, with help from Laura Shavin, Mitch Benn, Jon Holmes and guest stand-up, Henning Wehn.

Paul the Psychic Octopus: Our animal-heavy silly season series continues with a football-result-predicting octopus finding international fame.

Steve Punt and John Finnemore guide listeners through the government芒聙聶s plans for electoral reform; though it芒聙聶s still unclear which voting system next year芒聙聶s referendum will follow.

Both gravy and actual trains are under revue as the 成人快手 and royal family report back on their own value for money, and can the national press really have recycled an article about the blacking-out of a Midlands swimming pool芒聙聶s windows, without checking the facts?

Mitch marks Ringo's birthday with an octo-ode, Jon Holmes thinks newspaper headline writers are making stuff up, 芒聙聹Naomi Campbell to Testify at War Crimes Trial芒聙聺 Really? And guest, Henning Wehn, gives a German perspective on the World Cup.

Starring Steve Punt and John Finnemore, with Mitch Benn, Jon Holmes, Laura Shavin and Henning Wehn.

Written by the cast, with additional material from James Kettle, Carrie Quinlan, John Luke Roberts and Andy Wolton. Produced by Colin Anderson.

This week芒聙聶s Audience Question:
芒聙聹Russia and the USA are exchanging captured spies, what芒聙聶s the best / worst swap you芒聙聶ve ever made?芒聙聺

If you芒聙聶d like to share your answer or to read other people芒聙聶s, search for #nowshow on Twitter.

30 minutes

Last on

Sat 10 Jul 2010 12:30

Broadcasts

  • Fri 9 Jul 2010 18:30
  • Sat 10 Jul 2010 12:30