Episode 28.2

Summertime: What are we missing while the sun is shining? Punt & Dennis investigate, while Marcus Brigstocke looks at the coverage of Michael Jackson's untimely death, Mitch Benn celebrates the repealing of an EU Law, Jon Holmes makes jokes about his bosses, and Laura Shavin reprises one of her most popular impersonations.

In-Depth Episode Synopsis

Topics

The Heat Wave, Swine Flu, Michael Jackson, The Queen

Farrah Fawcett (Mitch Benn song)

Being heckled at Glastonbury, Michael Jackson (Marcus Brigstocke)

Gordon Brown's nutty ideas ('MOT' for teachers, switching the country to DAB radio, and insurance for livestock)

The EU repealing its funny shaped veg law (Mitch Benn song)

BBC Expenses, Peter Sissons (Jon Holmes)

Audience Question

"Fewer than 1 in 10 people can name all the Ten Commandments. This might be because they're a bit out-of-date now. Suggest some more modern alternatives..."

- Thou shall not Twitter details of arguments with girlfriend and get everyone to Tweet back on which of you was right.

- Thou shall not blame it on the sunshine, thou shall not even think about it.

- Just don't be a dick... alright?

First Broadcast Details

Main Repeats

• Sat 4th July 2009 (12.30, Radio 4)
• Sun 12th July 2009 (22.00, Radio 7)

Episode 28.2 Cast & Crew