The News Quiz Series 112 episode guide

Radio panel show
BBC Radio 4
1977 - 2024
1059 episodes (113 series)

A long-running satirical Radio 4 panel show that takes a look at the week's more humorous news stories. Stars Andy Zaltzman, Angela Barnes, Nish Kumar, Miles Jupp, Sandi Toksvig and more.

Due to return for Series 114

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Series 112

1. Episode One

Friday 8^th September 2023

Andy Zaltzman quizzes the week's news. Providing the answers, hopefully, are, Ian Smith, Lucy Porter, Hugo Rifkind, and Zoe Lyons. In this episode, Andy and the panel test the state of schools, the resilience of a reshuffle, and value of vets.

2. Episode Two

Friday 15^th September 2023

Andy Zaltzman quizzes the week's news. Providing the answers, hopefully, are Lucy Porter, Tom Ballard, Anushka Asthana, and Mark Steel. In this episode Andy and the panel search for the world's most obvious spy, the world's most awkward train ride, and the UK's worst road.

3. Episode Three

Friday 22^nd September 2023

Andy Zaltzman quizzes the week's news. Providing all the answers are Ria Lina, Ayesha Hazarika, Chris McCausland, and Alasdair Beckett-King. In this episode Andy and the panel discuss Rishi rowing back on net zero, Wales slowing down, HS2 grinding to a halt and Starmer's European sojourn.

4. Episode Four

Friday 29^th September 2023

Andy Zaltzman quizzes the week's news. With him to find the answers to all our problems Andrew Doyle, Athena Kugblenu, Felicity Ward and Hugo Rifkind. This week, Andy and the panel discuss Suella's desire to ditch conventions, Sunak laughing all the way to the Rosebank, and the thrills and spills of the Lib Dem conference.

5. Episode Five

Friday 6^th October 2023

Daliso Chaponda, Susie McCabe, Bethany Black and Hugo Rifkind join Andy Zaltzman to quiz the week's news, in an episode recorded in Manchester in the week where the Conservative Part Conference was held there.

6. Episode Six

Friday 13^th October 2023

Alex Massie, Simon Evans, Alice Fraser and Rachel Parris join Andy Zaltzman to quiz the week's news. In this episode Andy and the panel deconstruct a Grey Wall, celebrate some Nobel achievements, and get ready for Halloween with the world's largest pumpkin.

7. Episode Seven

Friday 20^th October 2023

Ian Smith, Lucy Porter, Anushka Asthana and Simon Evans join Andy Zaltzman to quiz the week's news. In this episode Andy and the panel discuss the language of war, our crumbling infrastructure, and massive rats!

8. Episode Eight

Friday 27^th October 2023

Ian Smith, Ria Lina, Hugo Rifkind and Robin Morgan join Andy Zaltzman to quiz the week's news.

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