Author:BBC Radio Comedy,Miles Jupp,Full Cast
A sparkling quartet of episodes from the humorous BBC Radio 4 quiz, chaired by Miles Jupp and Zoe Lyons
The News Quiz once again recruits the sharpest comedians and commentators to tear a strip off the headlines.Lining up to make satirical sense of current affairs areHugo Rifkind, Andrew Maxwell, Simon Evans, Zoe Lyons, Andy Hamilton, Ayesha Hazarika, Tim Shipman, Lucy Porter, Frankie Boyle, Mark Steel, Jen Brister, Helen Lewis, Katy Brand and Geoff Norcott.
Among the hot topics in this tumultuous year are the beleaguered Brexit deal; Theresa May’s resignation and the search for a new Conservative leader; a milkshake attack on Nigel Farage; the collapse of British Steel; human composting in America; new rulers for Brazil and Venezuela; fires in the Amazon; the proroguing of Parliament, and vicious seagulls.
The programme also pays tribute to much-missed News Quiz regularJeremy Hardy.
A rollicking oral history of Madness’s early years ... a goldmine of quirky anecdotes
—— Q Magazine[One of] the best books to buy music fans for Christmas
—— The TelegraphBrilliantly assembled by journalist Tom Doyle as an oral history featuring the voices of all the members … tells you more about how a band becomes a band than any number of anecdotes about life in the studio
—— Financial TimesAs much as anything, the book is a social history of growing up on the edges of criminality
—— Financial TimesAn amazing book … one of the best books about a band I have ever read. I've been raving about it to everyone I meet
—— Michael Hann, music journalistHilarious ... heartwarming... recounted in a distinctive, charming style which makes it impossible not to champion the group
—— Classic Pop Magazine
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