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Episode 4

David Mitchell gets Lucy Porter, Marcus Brigstocke, Richard Osman and Ria Lina to lie with some truths. From 2023.

David Mitchell hosts the panel game in which four comedians are encouraged to tell lies.

They compete against one another to see how many items of truth they’re able to smuggle past their opponents.

The panellists are obliged to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as the French, bans, hippos, and superstition.

With:

Lucy Porter
Marcus Brigstocke
Richard Osman
Ria Lina

Producer: Jon Naismith

A Random Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2023.

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28 minutes

Last on

Wed 19 Nov 202504:00

Broadcasts

  • Mon 19 Jun 202318:30
  • Sun 25 Jun 202312:04
  • Mon 26 Jun 202322:00
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  • Tue 18 Nov 202520:00
  • Wed 19 Nov 202504:00

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