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The United Nations Of News
- Radio comedy
- BBC Radio 4
- 2023
- 1 episode
An international look at news in the UK and abroad, hosted by Ria Lina. Also features Daliso Chaponda, Ignacio Lopez, Heidi Regan and Urooj Ashfaq.
Key details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Broadcast
- 2023
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 1
- Creators
- Des Clarke and David Flynn
- Stars
- Ria Lina, Daliso Chaponda, Ignacio Lopez, Heidi Regan and Urooj Ashfaq
- Writers
- Rebecca Bain, Gregor Paton and Jennifer Walker
- Producer
- Lauren Mackay
- Company
Ria Lina heads up a crack team of comics from around the globe including Daliso Chaponda (Malawi), Ignacio Lopez (Spain) and Heidi Regan (Australia) to discuss the UK's biggest stories before looking at what's hitting the headlines in their homelands.
We show them ours, so they show us theirs. This is The United Nations Of News: proof that comedy really is universal.
Catch-up
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Friday 18th August 2023 at 6:30pm on BBC Radio 4
- Episode length
- 30 minutes
- All previous repeats
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- Monday 21st August 2023 at 11:00pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Saturday 19th August 2023 at 12:30pm on Radio 4