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Radio 4,22 Dec 2025,28 mins

SeriesSeries 32

1. Pigeons, Smoking, Football and Night

The Unbelievable Truth

Available for 69 days

David Mitchell hosts the panel game in which four comedians are encouraged to tell lies and compete against one another to see how many items of truth they’re able to smuggle past their opponents. Ed Byrne, Ian Smith, Maisie Adam and Lucy Porters are the panellists obliged to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as pigeons, smoking, football and night. The show is devised by Graeme Garden and Jon Naismith. Producer: Jon Naismith A Random Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4

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