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by BBC Radio Scotland
Topical comedy panel show takes a satirical view of the week's headlines.
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- 6 days ago28 min
Jay Lafferty, Mark Nelson, Eva Peroni and Stuart McPherson
Des and the teams break apart this week's news, including: a successful student uprising in Serbia; some outrageous claims from Liz Truss; the best cover band names and the surprising reason mummies have been removed from a Scottish museum.Lead Writer: Jennifer WalkerAdditional Material: Lucy Rycroft-Smith & Chris Willshaw, Dan Welton & Sarah Tattersall, Alan Hazlie, Lucienne Cummings. Mike Cooper, Claire Cox, Nathan Cowley, Neil Bratchpiece and Gregor Paton Producer: Chris Quilietti Senior Producer: Lauren Mackay Series Producer: David Flynn Researcher: Jodie White Script Editor: Keiron NicholsonAn Eco-Audio certified Production
- 1 weeks ago28 min
Susie McCabe, Stuart Mitchell, Ifrah Qureshi and Chris Thorburn
Join Des Clarke and his special guests - Susie McCabe, Stuart Mitchell, Ifrah Qureshi and Chris Thorburn - as they break down the news and put it back together again!
- 2 weeks ago28 min
Marc Jennings, Elaine Malcolmson, Scott Agnew and Amanda Hursy
Des Clarke hosts Scotland's award-winning satirical news quiz.
- 3 weeks ago28 min
Rosco McClelland, Amanda Dwyer, Chris Forbes and Tiffany Stevenson
Des and the teams are back for series 35! Join them as they break up the week's news, including: £10 billion for a Britannia Shield, an AI teacher in Scotland, riots by French students, the worst ever celebrity Traitor, whisky in space and why Scotland is a great place for a wedding!Lead Writer: Gregor PatonAdditional material: John Rice, Duncan Black, Darren Miller & Grant Morrison, Cooper Mawhinney Sweryt, James Docherty, Charlie Owen, Gordon Watson, Nathan Cowley, Lucienne Cummings, Alwin Solanky, Holly Hellman, Chris WillshawProducer: Chris Quilietti Senior Producer: Lauren Mackay Series Producer: David Flynn Researcher: Jodie White Script Editor: Keiron NicholsonAn Eco-Audio certified Production.
- Aug 21, 202628 min
Edinburgh Festival Special: Susie McCabe, Pierre Novellie, Ahir Shah and Kemah Bob
Des Clarke hosts Scotland's award-winning satirical news quiz.
- Aug 14, 202628 min
Jay Lafferty, Ray Bradshaw, Alana Jackson and Chris Thorburn
Des Clarke and the teams break up this week's news, including the PM's tour of the UK, the solar eclipse and new research telling us all to smile at dogs!Lead Writer: Nathan CowleyAdditional material: Jennifer Walker, Jon Paisley, Chris Stanners, Simon Paul Miller, Gregor Paton, Katy Swainston, Rebecca Bain, Alex Garrick-Wright, James Docherty, Uttom Chowdhury and Steve Trott.Producer: Lauren Mackay Senior Producer: Dave Flynn Researcher: Chris Quilietti Script Editor: Keiron NicholsonAn Eco-Audio certified Production.
- Aug 7, 202628 min
Raymond Mearns, Felicity Ward, Ignacio Lopez and Athena Kugblenu
Des and the teams break up the week's news, including: The ongoing saga with Gianni Infantino, the Scottish exam results, people using AI to find out about their health, the cancelled Trainspotting musical, Nicola Sturgeon’s newly published foreword to her memoir and more. Lead Writer: Rebecca Bain & Alex GarrickAdditional material: Wright, Nathan Cowley, Roy Darby, Gregor Paton, Kieran Moore, Stephen Holford, Mike Grace, Jennifer Walker, Gordon Watson, Alan Hazlie, James Docherty and Ben MooreProducer: Chris Quilietti Senior Producer: Lauren Mackay Researcher: Jodie White Script Editor: Keiron NicholsonAn Eco-Audio certified Production.
- Jul 31, 202628 min
Commonwealth Games Special: Mark Nelson, Ria Lina, Krystal Evans and Liam Withnail
Des Clarke hosts a special Commonwealth Games edition of Breaking the News, covering Team Scotland’s success, how visiting athletes are getting on in Glasgow, celebrating the volunteers and more. Lead Writer: Gregor PatonAdditional material: Declan Kennedy, Claire Cox, Oli Higham, Paul Hennell, Alan Hazlie, Dan Welton & Sarah Tattersall, Duncan Black, Ben Moore, Gary Splaine Producer: Chris Quilietti Senior Producer: Lauren Mackay Researcher: Jodie White Script Editor: Keiron NicholsonAn Eco-Audio certified Production
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