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Robin Ince, Amanda Dwyer, Gareth Waugh and Diona Doherty
Jay Lafferty hosts Scotland's award-winning satirical news quiz.
Jay and the team break up the week's big news, including President Donald Trump's surprise interview with the BBC, a proposal to replace ferries with tunnels for Shetland, a new 'height filter' for dating, and the theft of Beyonce's unreleased music.
Lead writer: Chris Ballard
Additional Material: Kate Smurthwaite, Lee Jevon and Garth Apthomas, Chris Stanners, Rebecca Bain and Alex Garrick Wright, Louis George, Dominic McGladdery, James Docherty
Producer: Chris Quilietti and Lauren Mackay
Series producer: Dave Flynn
Researcher: Jodie White
Script editor: Keiron Nicholson
An Eco-Audio certified Production.
Last on
Sat 19 Jul 202511:30
BBC Radio Scotland
Broadcasts
- Fri 18 Jul 202513:30BBC Radio Scotland
- Sat 19 Jul 202511:30BBC Radio Scotland
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Breaking the News
Topical comedy panel show takes a satirical view of the week's headlines.
