The News Quiz: Series 100: The topical BBC Radio 4 comedy panel show Audiobook (Free)

The entire Series 100 of the satirical radio panel show, presented by eight special guest hosts

It’s the one hundredth series of THE NEWS HEADLINES Quiz – allow centennial celebrations commence! To tag the occasion, each one of these eight episodes is presented with a different visitor host in the world of comedy, who keeps the chair warm within their very own inimitable style (and with their cushion of choice).

Zoe Lyons, Angela Barnes, Patrick Kielty, Andrew Maxwell, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Andy Zaltzman, Phil about THE NEWS HEADLINES Quiz: Series 100: The topical BBC Radio 4 comedy panel show Wang and Nish Kumar business lead a panel of guests as they dissect the latest political machinations and round up news tales both big and small. Among the panellists are Andy Hamilton, Hugo Rifkind, Kerry Godliman, Susan Calman, Lucy Porter and Darren Harriott.

Topics include the prorogation (and subsequent recall) of Parliament, the Amazon . com rainforest fire as well as the weather strike. Boris Johnson welcomes a new relation (his pup Dilyn) and waves farewell to some other (his brother Jo). Plus, it’s last orderrr orderrrrs for John Bercow, Donald Trump encounters impeachment, and we hear about some Supremely relevant interventions. There’s also some feisty pet tales, as seagulls strike and a Russian naval vessel is certainly sunk by a rogue walrus…

Providing some welcome little relief are newsreaders Neil Sleat, Alan Smith, Susan Rae and Diana Rate, who read out an array of humorous press cuttings submitted by listeners.

Production credits

Chaired by Zoe Lyons, Angela Barnes, Patrick Kielty, Andrew Maxwell, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Andy Zaltzman, Phil Wang and Nish Kumar

Made by Richard Morris

A BBC Studios Creation

Featuring: Andy Hamilton, Katy Brand, Helen Lewis, Geoff Norcott, Hugo Rifkind, Kerry Godliman, Simon Evans, Jessica Fostekew, Francis Wheen, Susan Calman, Felicity Ward, Glenn Moore, Lucy Porter, Lloyd Langford, Alun Cochrane, Neil Delamere, Darren Harriott

News items read by Neil Sleat, Alan Smith, Susan Rae, Diana Velocity

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 30 August-18 Oct 2019