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The Bubble

The Bubble

  • TV panel show
  • BBC Two
  • 2010
  • 6 episodes (1 series)

David Mitchell hosts this show in which panellists are shut away from the news for four days before having to guess which topical stories are real.

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Series 1, Episode 1 - Reginald D. Hunter, Victoria Coren, Frank Skinner

The Bubble. Image shows from L to R: Reginald D Hunter, Victoria Coren Mitchell, Frank Skinner. Copyright: Hat Trick Productions
A comedy news-quiz hosted by David Mitchell. Each week three contestants are locked in a media-free zone.

Preview clips

Further details

When the guests are brought out into the studio, they're shown a series of news reports. All they have to do is identify the true stories from the fakes.

This week's guests: Frank Skinner, Reginald D Hunter and Victoria Coren.

Notes

Reginald D. Hunter was this week's winner.

Broadcast details

Date
Friday 19th February 2010
Time
10pm
Channel
BBC Two
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Saturday 20th February 2010 10:45pm BBC2
Tuesday 18th January 2011 11:00pm Dave
Sunday 3rd July 2011 7:00pm Dave
Sunday 4th September 2011 7:00pm Dave
Tuesday 3rd July 2012 1:50am Dave
Saturday 8th September 2012 2:30am Dave
Friday 5th October 2012 2:05am Dave

Cast & crew

Cast
David Mitchell Host / Presenter
Guest cast
Frank Skinner Guest
Reginald D Hunter Guest
Victoria Coren Mitchell (as Victoria Coren) Guest
Writing team
Colin Swash Writer (Additional Material)
Production team
Lissa Evans Director
Nick Martin Producer
Paul McGettigan Producer
Ben Wicks Producer
Richard Wilson Executive Producer
Katie Taylor Executive Producer
Bex Murray Editor
Tim Ellison Editor
Jonnie Kinder Editor
Laurence Wood Editor
Dennis De Groot Production Designer
Karl Sadler Composer

Videos

Episode 1 - Quickfire Round

Victoria Coren, Reginald D. Hunter and Frank Skinner try and guess which stories are fake in the quick fire round.

Featuring: David Mitchell, Victoria Coren, Reginald D Hunter & Frank Skinner.

Thomas the Camp Engine

The panel try and work out whether trains can be gay.

Featuring: David Mitchell, Victoria Coren, Reginald D Hunter & Frank Skinner.

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