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Radio 4,15 Aug 2025,28 mins

Too Long; Didn't Read: Ep 4. We've got our work cut out

Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

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With unemployment on the rise, Catherine and friends want to know why Britain isn't working. Is it AI? Is it older workers taking early retirement? Or is there something bigger going on? To find out why, Catherine is joined by Hugo Rifkind, Isabel Berwick, and roving correspondent Sunil Patel - and they've got their work cut out... Written by Catherine Bohart, with Madeleine Brettingham, Georgie Flinn and Christina Riggs. Producer: Alison Vernon Smith Executive Producers: Lyndsay Fenner & Victoria Lloyd Sound Design: David Thomas Production Co-ordinator: Katie Sayer A Mighty Bunny production for BBC Radio 4

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