Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

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Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

Download the best satirical comedy from Radio 4, every Friday. Features The News Quiz, Dead Ringers, The Naked Week and Too Long; Didn't Read.

  1. 14H AGO

    The Naked Week: Ep4. Performing, Potholes, and Paddington.

    The Naked Week team are back to place satirical news-tariffs on current events with a mix of correspondents, guests and, occasionally, live animals. This week we Spring (Statement) into action with a timely tune for - and by - Rachel Reeves, explore a pothole that's opened up in the programme, and accidentally get added to Radio 4's Group Chat. From The Skewer’s Jon Holmes and host Andrew Hunter Murray comes The Naked Week, a fresh way of dressing the week’s news in the altogether and parading it around for everyone to laugh at. With award-winning writers and a crack team of contemporary satirists - and recorded in front of a live audience - The Naked Week delivers a topical news-nude straight to your ears. Written by: Jon Holmes Katie Sayer Gareth Ceredig Sarah Dempster Jason Hazeley Investigations Team: Cat Neilan Louis Mian Freya Shaw Matt Brown Guests: Ania Magliano, Bethany Reeves, with music by The Naked Week Wind Section. Production Team: Laura Grimshaw, Tony Churnside, Jerry Peal, Katie Sayer, Phoebe Butler. Executive Producer: Philip Abrams Produced and Directed by Jon Holmes An unusual production for BBC Radio 4.

    29 min

  2. MAR 28

    The Naked Week: Ep 3. Benefits, Borders, and a game of Truss or Towers.

    The Naked Week team are back to place satirical news-tariffs on current events with a mix of correspondents, guests and, occasionally, live animals. This week we apply for a job in the parliamentary Work and Pensions office, play a game of 'Liz Truss or new ride at Alton Towers', and make a military incursion into Ambridge to steal territory from The Archers. From The Skewer’s Jon Holmes and host Andrew Hunter Murray comes The Naked Week, a fresh way of dressing the week’s news in the altogether and parading it around for everyone to laugh at. With award-winning writers and a crack team of contemporary satirists - and recorded in front of a live audience - The Naked Week delivers a topical news-nude straight to your ears. Written by: Jon Holmes Katie Sayer Gareth Ceredig Sarah Dempster Jason Hazeley Investigations Team: Cat Neilan Louis Mian Freya Shaw Matt Brown Guests: Rubina Pabani, Alice Stapleton. Production Team: Laura Grimshaw, Tony Churnside, Jerry Peal, Katie Sayer, Phoebe Butler, Richard Young. Executive Producer: Philip Abrams Produced and Directed by Jon Holmes An unusual production for BBC Radio 4.

    29 min
  3. The Naked Week: Ep 2. Brick Walls, Dead Wood, and Charlie.

    MAR 21

    The Naked Week: Ep 2. Brick Walls, Dead Wood, and Charlie.

    The Naked Week team are back to place satirical news-tariffs on current events with a mix of correspondents, guests and, occasionally, live animals. This week we use a housebrick to explain what's happened with the Reform Party, carve literal dead wood to explain what's happening with the civil service, and explain more news with haikus. From The Skewer’s Jon Holmes and host Andrew Hunter Murray comes The Naked Week, a fresh way of dressing the week’s news in the altogether and parading it around for everyone to laugh at. With award-winning writers and a crack team of contemporary satirists - and recorded in front of a live audience - The Naked Week delivers a topical news-nude straight to your ears. Written by: Jon Holmes Katie Sayer Gareth Ceredig Sarah Dempster Jason Hazele Investigations Team: Cat Neilan Louis Mian Freya Shaw Matt Brown Guests: Paul Dunphy, Donna Moore, Tim Stephenson. Production Team: Laura Grimshaw, Tony Churnside, Jerry Peal, Katie Sayer, Phoebe Butler Executive Producer: Philip Abrams Produced and Directed by Jon Holmes An unusual production for BBC Radio 4.

    29 min

  4. MAR 14

    The Naked Week: Ep 1. Oval arguments, awful algorithms, and a game of Top (Donald) Trumps.

    The Naked Week team are back to place satirical news-tariffs on current events with a mix of correspondents, guests and, occasionally, live animals. This week we fail to wear a suit, dance around the problems with TikTok like no one's watching, and guest correspondent Rosie Holt radicalises some children. From The Skewer’s Jon Holmes and host Andrew Hunter Murray comes The Naked Week, a fresh way of dressing the week’s news in the altogether and parading it around for everyone to laugh at. With award-winning writers and a crack team of contemporary satirists - and recorded in front of a live audience - The Naked Week delivers a topical news-nude straight to your ears. Written by: Jon Holmes Katie Sayer Gareth Ceredig Jason Hazeley Sarah Dempster Investigations Team: Cat Neilan Louis Mian Freya Shaw Matt Brown Guests: Rosie Holt, Dr Nussaibah Younis, Laura Windsor. Production Team: Katie Sayer, Laura Grimshaw, Tony Churnside, Jerry Peal, Phoebe Butler. Executive Producer: Philip Abrams Produced and Directed by Jon Holmes An unusual production for BBC Radio 4 This episode of The Naked Week is dedicated to our colleague and friend Bill Dare.

    29 min
  5. The News Quiz: Ep8. Mr. Starmer Goes To Washington

    MAR 7

    The News Quiz: Ep8. Mr. Starmer Goes To Washington

    Andy Zaltzman is joined by Scott Bennett, Sara Barron, Alex Massie and Lucy Porter for The News Quiz recorded from Scarborough. In the last of the current series, the panel unpack the Prime Minister's Washington visit, aid cuts and defence pastes, silent albums and AI-generated essays. Written by Andy Zaltzman. With additional material by: Simon Alcock, David Duncan, Laura Major, Christina Riggs and Peter Tellouche. Producer: Rajiv Karia Executive Producer: James Robinson Production Coordinator: Jodie Charman Sound Editor: Marc Willcox A BBC Studios Audio Production for Radio 4 An Eco-Audio certified Production.

    29 min
  6. The News Quiz: Ep7. Lying and Reassurance

    FEB 28

    The News Quiz: Ep7. Lying and Reassurance

    Andy Zaltzman is joined by Zoe Lyons, Ian Smith, Laura Lexx and Hugo Rifkind as they unpack Trump and Putin in talks in Saudi Arabia, the solutions to prison overcrowding, and the Welsh solution for parliamentary empty promises. Written by Andy Zaltzman. With additional material by: Simon Alcock, David Duncan, Laura Major, Christina Riggs and Peter Tellouche. Producer: Rajiv Karia Executive Producer: James Robinson Production Coordinator: Jodie Charman Sound Editor: Marc Willcox A BBC Studios Audio Production for Radio 4 An Eco-Audio certified Production.

    29 min
  7. The News Quiz: Ep6. Corruption Leagues and Leaked WhatsApps

    FEB 21

    The News Quiz: Ep6. Corruption Leagues and Leaked WhatsApps

    Topical panel quiz show, taking its questions from the week's news stories.

    29 min
  8. The News Quiz: Ep5. Tariffs, Tabloids and Typewriters

    FEB 14

    The News Quiz: Ep5. Tariffs, Tabloids and Typewriters

    On The News Quiz this week, Andy Zaltzman is joined by Ayesha Hazarika, Susie McCabe, Geoff Norcott and Pierre Novellie to discuss Britain's attempts to court the US and the EU, Trump's tariff turmoil, new report cards from Ofsted, and Starmer's uncovered voice coaching. Written by Andy Zaltzman. With additional material by: Jade Gebbie, Alex Kealy, Christina Riggs and Stuart McPherson. Producer: Rajiv Karia Executive Producer: Richard Morris Production Coordinator: Jodie Charman Sound Editor: Marc Willcox A BBC Studios Audio Production for Radio 4 An Eco-Audio certified Production.

    29 min
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