The Now Show team investigate leaks from the House of Commons (aka Grooming the Mole) and worry about the Queen undertaking too many writing commitments, what with her big Christmas gig being just a few weeks away. Mitch updates us on Knut the polar bear, Jon has a disproportionately large grumble about complaints and Marcus picks his Porcelain Hedgehog of the Year.

Topics

Parliamentary leaks and police searching MP Damian Green's offices
Flooding in Venice (Mitch Benn song)
The BBC Licence Fee (Jon Holmes)
John Barrowman exposing himself on radio (Jon Holmes)
Politeness
Christmas gifts and the economy (Marcus Brigstocke)
Knut the polar bear moving zoos (Mitch Benn song)

Audience Question

As the rubbish winter theme park (the one dubbedCrapland) is in the news, we'd thought we'd ask what is your most disappointing experience?

- I am never disappointed. Why? I'm a goth. I know everything will always be awful.

- When I started my job at McLaren. Why? I realised we were making pushchairs.

- (an audience member who had been drinking:) ALL AQUARIUMS. Pointless waste of money just to stare at fish.