In The News This Week (the Have I Got News For You podcast)

Trump’s European Plea, Morrissey’s Meltdown & Blub the Goldfish

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 06:10:00 -0000

In Round One, the team discuss Donald Trump’s plea for military help from Europe with Iran, his deteriorating relationship with Keir Starmer and his secretary of war’s wife’s new nickname.

In Round 2, we hear what recent event Morrissey will take a “year to recover” from, why Winston Churchill might be replaced by a beaver and how modern-day treasure hunters still exist.

In Round 3, the Missing Words Round, we learn about a the 79-year-old paperboy who refuses to retire, what happened to the man who took himself to hospital because his skin turned blue and how a goldfish set a Guinness World Record…

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Your host is Mike Rayment

With Jack Harris

Queenie Miller

And Emerald Paston, back next series!

The Producer is Diggory Waite

The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton

The Music is by Big George

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Blair Wades In, ‘Ice Barbie’ Let Go & Land-Grabbing Gnomes

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 06:09:00 -0000

In Round One, the team discuss the UK government’s response to the escalating conflict between the US and Iran, Tony Blair’s latest intervention in Middle Eastern politics and whether Keir Starmer’s stance could really be his “Love Actually moment”.

In Round Two, we hear about the spectacular downfall of former US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, from luxury deportation jets to a $50k Rolex in a super-prison, before heading to Brussels to learn about the EU’s new ban on “meaty” words for plant-based foods.

In Round Three, the Missing Words Round, we find out why firefighters had to rescue a man trapped in a Manchester phone box, how a Surrey couple tried to claim their neighbour’s land with an unconventional means and why a camel beauty contest has been rocked by scandal…

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Your host is Mike Rayment
With Jack Harris
Emerald Paston
And Queenie Miller, back next week!

The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George

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Operation Epic Fury, The Bye Keir Election & Butter Sommeliers

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 06:08:00 -0000

In Round One, the team discuss the latest escalation in the Middle East, America’s questionable branding strategy (“lethalitymaxxing”) and the political fallout at home as Reform UK’s supposedly unstoppable rise proves… very stoppable in the Gorton and Denton by-election.

In Round Two, we celebrate 30 years of Pokémon (and discover there are now 1,025 of them, including one that is literally a bag of rubbish), before heading to Mayfair where an exclusive members club is hiring a butter sommelier, sports “czar” and a charismatic person willing to ‘work late’…

In Round Three, the Missing Words Round, we hear why Scotland fans are celebrating before the World Cup has even begun, how an Irish MP’s gone viral for unexpected reasons and why an Egyptian tour guide ended up in serious trouble after getting creative on a 4,000-year-old pyramid…

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Your host is Marko Ferenc… or Mike Rayment? Honestly can’t tell…
With Jack Harris
Queenie Miller
And Emerald Paston, back next week!

The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George

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Andrew Arrested, New Trump Tariffs & The Fly-Tipping Dog

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 06:07:00 -0000

In Round One, the team discuss the arrests of Prince Andrew and Peter Mandelson, the viral “sweating” photo, calls to remove Andrew from the line of succession and Donald Trump’s tariff plans being struck down by the US Supreme Court.

In Round Two, we hear about the Sheffield Co-op going viral for the symphonic hum of its freezer aisle and the Catford residents who installed (and then mourned) their own fake speed camera.

In Round Three, the Missing Words Round, we discover which British football insult a Swedish politician used in parliament, why a Sicilian dog has been fined for fly-tipping and the Birmingham man who stunned scientists after his death…

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Your host is Mike Rayment
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Emerald Paston
And Jack Harris, back next week!

The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George

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Obama’s Alien Slip, Liz Truss Trump Pic & Openly Gen Z Stoats

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 06:06:00 -0000

In Round One, the team discuss Barack Obama ‘breaking the internet’ by suggesting aliens are real, Liz Truss finally managing to snag a photo with Donald Trump, and Keir Starmer being accused of running a “zombie government” after yet more U-turns — from delaying local elections to the Palestine Action proscription row, plus some properly murky Westminster briefing wars.

In Round 2, we dive into the Winter Olympics’ lost property box (including a suspiciously fast condom shortage, sold-out Gen Z stoat mascots and a fugitive with a love of ice hockey) before meeting the Manchester United fan refusing to cut his hair until the club wins five games in a row – a vow that’s somehow become a national sporting curse.

In Round 3, the Missing Words Round, we hear what RFK Jr’s nutrition chatbot thinks you should be inserting where, what wildlife enthusiasts spotted bobbing in the Thames and what’s happened every single day in the UK so far in 2026…

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Your host is Mike Rayment
With Jack Harris
Queenie Miller
Emerald Paston

The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George

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Starmer Under Pressure, Sarwar Speaks Out & Crime-Fighting Llamas

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 06:05:00 -0000

In Round One, the team unpack the latest in Keir Starmer’s leadership wobbles, how Morgan McSweeney’s taken the fall and who could be the next knife-wielder? Angela Rayner? Wes Streeting? Or the UK’s answer to Zohran Mamdani, Ed Miliband…

In Round Two, we hear about Australia’s commemorative coin that somehow makes the late Queen look like Wayne Rooney in fancy dress, and the Armenian party proposing a “Ministry of Sex” to “solve” female dissatisfaction one sexist podcast at a time.

In Round Three, the Missing Words Round, we learn why Sharon Osbourne is eyeing up a go in politics, what bum-related incident caused a French hospital evacuation and how a would-be thief in Derbyshire was taken down by a herd of crime-fighting llamas.

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Your host is Mike Rayment
With Jack Harris
Queenie Miller
And Emerald Paston, back next week!

The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George

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More Epstein Files, Starmer's Football & Almond Moms

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 06:04:00 -0000

In Round One, the team discuss the fallout from 3 million more Epstein Files being released and the potential implications for Peter Mandelson, Prince Andrew and Bill Gates.

In Round 2, we learn about the exorcist who makes his job sound mundane and the museum that revels in personal failure.

In Round 3, the Missing Words Round, we hear about how a ‘big baby’ boxer was recently embarrassed in the ring, what Keir Starmer gave to President Xi as a gift and what ‘Almond Moms’ are…

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Your host is Mike Rayment
With Queenie Miller
Emerald Paston
And Jack Harris, back next week!

The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George

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Burnham’s Ban, Kemi’s Quotes & Camels Causing Chaos

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 16:09:35 -0000

The team discuss Keir Starmer’s controversial decision to block Andy Burnham from running as an MP, reportedly over fears it could threaten his leadership, before playing the ‘King of the North’ game. They then cover Kemi Badenoch’s appearance on Desert Island Discs, Suella Braverman’s defection to Reform and Labour’s plans to create a UK police body similar to the FBI.

In Round 2, we learn more about policing matters but this time it’s with the Official Marathon Time Integrity Unit calling out suspicious running influencers followed by a story about Alex Honnold, the unflappable climber who scaled a 101-floor skyscraper in 91 minutes.

Finally, in the missing words round, they tackle a penis-related scandal at the 2026 Winter Olympics, camels causing chaos in Australia and what to do if you’re still hungry after a meal.

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Your host is Mike Rayment
With Jack Harris
Emerald Paston
And Queenie Miller who is back next week!

The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George

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Starmer on hold, Jibes at Jenrick & Shrunken Bull Balls

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 17:42:46 -0000

With Donald Trump continuing to campaign for total control of Greenland and now threatening tariffs on the UK, the team ask the question: Is Starmer tough enus? Meanwhile, they also discuss Kemi Badenoch’s biggest moment yet to sack Robert Jenrick before his defection to Reform and Nigel Farage’s likeness to a duck.

In round 2, Jack reveals how one renaissance artist’s paintings had to be censored due to body parts potentially causing offense and Queenie introduces Mike and Jack to ‘dog poo picking videos’ as a genre on TikTok and how it’s making one man a lot of money.

And finally, in the missing words round, we learn about the latest developments in snooker and The Masters, how one woman’s prayers may not have been answered by who she thought and why a student was arrested over some university artwork…

Your host is Mike Rayment
With Jack Harris
Queenie Miller
And Emerald Paston returning next week!

The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George

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Greenland, GROK & The Return of the Great Asparamancer

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 06:03:00 -0000

The team kicks off the new year and new series by taking a look at Donald Trump’s attempts to establish his new world order, prompting an ambitious plan to thwart him involving Jupiter, King Charles and a fake spaceship.

They also talk about Grok, the AI companion on Elon Musk’s social media site ‘X’, before the team assess Labour’s latest U-turn triggered by furious pub landlords, Jeremy Clarkson and Rick Astley...

Elsewhere, the asparagus foretells carnage, a virologist invents a beer-based vaccine, and in the Missing Words Round we learn how to stop crime with wooden clappers, why Emily in Paris has boosted nun-based tourism, and how feeding pigeons can land you in handcuffs…

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Your host is Mike Rayment
With Queenie Miller
And Emerald Paston
Jack Harris will be back next week!

The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George

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Trump in Trouble, Keir’s Ultimatum & The Rampaging Goat

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 18:39:17 -0000

In this festive series finale, the team unpick the limited learnings from the heavily redacted Epstein files and Vanity Fair’s exposé of Trump’s inner circle, before turning to rumours of an ultimatum involving Angela Rayner, Louise Haigh and Morgan McSweeney – as Labour MPs brace for what could be disastrous May elections under Keir Starmer.

Next, Emerald reveals that all three of the UK’s Norths (yes, there are three) are drifting apart along with the state of the nation; Queenie uncovers suspected cheating at the World Pie Eating Championships and Jack recounts Wiltshire Police’s heroic efforts to apprehend a “rampaging” goat.

Finally, the Missing Words round returns for a final time this series, featuring world-record attempts, four-year-old geniuses and the key to success and strength...

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Your hosts are Jack Harris
Queenie Miller
Emerald Paston
And Mike Rayment

The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George

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Council Fines, Transport Tidings & The Sausage Bandit

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 16:34:45 -0000

Producer Diggory steps in to reveal the heartwarming details of Buckinghamshire’s newest school – built in a millionaire’s garden before Queenie reports on the sausagey mystery gripping Bristol’s local Facebook scene.

Next, Emerald offers her 2025 Transport Tidings complete with a train miracle fit for Christmas and the news that the UK’s biggest pothole has finally been filled. To finish, we play the missing word round where we learn why listeners are complaining about Radio 4, what the worst habits on trains are and about Diggory’s love of The Archers…

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Your hosts are Queenie Miller
Emerald Paston
And Diggory Waite, filling in the absent Jack Harris and merry Mike Rayment

The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George

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Carpet Museums, Terrifying Mascots & Old-Old-Old Rice

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 16:47:50 -0000

Mike reveals why Zack Polanski didn’t appear as scheduled on the TV show this week before delivering the sad news that the Kidderminster Carpet Museum will be closing its doors.

Next, Queenie reports on MPs demanding an upgrade to the parliamentary gym and Jack takes us through Japan’s catchphrase of the year, featuring Rihanna-levels of work, a terrifying mascot and some very old rice.

In the Missing Words Round, we learn how to cope with Christmas music, how Gen Z spend their money when it isn’t on dates and why cats meow more at men than women…

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Your hosts are Jack Harris
Queenie Miller
Mike Rayment
And Emerald Paston, away on holiday

The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George

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Footballing Nuns, Batmen for Justice & George the Parrot

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:09:27 -0000

Producer Diggory returns to the podcast to sift through listener comments on Spotify before Emerald leads one of her famed Odd One Out rounds, this time featuring Batman, a footballing nun and robots with “ominous” Northern Irish accents who may all have links to Fathers for Justice…
Next, Jack whisks us back to the so-called “golden age of air travel” as he unpicks Sean Duffy and the US Department of Transportation’s new campaign to bring “civility” back to the skies.
Finally, in the Missing Words round, expect ‘sleigh’-themed cars in Dorset, odd dating-profile pics and to discover what the biggest faux pas at the dinner table really is...

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Your hosts are Jack Harris
Emerald Paston
And Diggory Waite, filling in for Queenie Miller and Mike Rayment this week

The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George

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Celebrity friends, ‘Quirky’ Driving Habits & Piggy Tourists

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 16:57:44 -0000

After receiving messages from several Scottish football fans, Mike apologises for his comments about their World Cup qualification prospects from last week, before taking us through the story of Mark Bryan from Redbridge, who was interviewed by the UK press after eye surgery left him hallucinating “Baywatch-style” women at all hours of the day.
Queenie then reports on an Australian inmate pleading for his right to eat Vegemite in prison, while Emerald covers the strange, pig-related goings-on in the New Forest.
We finish with a Missing Words Round featuring ‘quirky’ driving habits, blood types and a comment from a celebrity maths-whizz.

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Your hosts are Queenie Miller
Emerald Paston
Mike Rayment
And Jack Harris, away in the New Forest

The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George

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Quirky Side Hustles, Vending Machines & Genius Dogs

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 15:42:15 -0000

The team chat about where the TV show was last Friday before Jack takes us through Tesco Mobiles poll of 1400 people with ‘quirky side hustles’ – some are legit, others less legit and the rest are total bullsh*t.

Queenie then investigates a National Folklore survey that claims you’re more likely to be visited by a ghost if you’re under 35 and Mike reveals all about the university testing for genius in dogs.

Later, we end on our Missing Words Round which has an unhealthy dose of sarcasm, sex toys, vending machines and references to Robert Jenrick…

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Your hosts are Jack Harris
Queenie Miller
Emerald Paston
And Emerald Paston, absent this week as she’s still stuck in a vending machine

The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George

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Peppa Pig Syndrome, True Gentlemen & Jackie Potatoes

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 16:08:44 -0000

The team briefly touch on Kim Kardashian’s new, critically panned TV show All’s Fair and The Traitors finale, before Jack (eventually) explains what 'Peppa Pig Syndrome' is whilst unpacking a Times survey of 10,000 teachers that concludes Americanisms are sweeping across UK classrooms.

Later, Mike introduces us to the newest and greatest movie star on the planet (and no, it is not Jackie Potatoes), while Emerald tells us about the furious tour guide causing guests to flock to Düsseldorf’s Kunstpalast (stop laughing at the back!) and finally leading us through her missing-word game – complete with Tube-dwelling mosquitoes, tricky national anthems and the definitive guide to being a true gentleman.

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Your hosts are Jack Harris
Emerald Paston
Mike Rayment
And Queenie Miller, last spotted tour guiding in Düsseldorf...

The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George

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Political Panto, Sponsor-A-Mouse & Snail Box Farms

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 17:03:03 -0000

Mike sends in a voice note with some juicy behind-the-scenes insight from the TV show, after the recording was interrupted by the breaking Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor news. The team then discuss the strange, snail-related tax-avoidance scheme spreading across London (slowly) and play Emerald’s latest game, ‘Tax Avoidance or a Load of Pants?’

Later, Queenie takes the team through the story of a teacher in Germany who took a year off sick to appear on two TV cooking shows and Jack covers AI models resisting shutdown and wrongly prompting police to apprehend children over bags of crisps.

In the Missing Words round, they learn about civil servants who want to sponsor mice, Bob Geldof’s regrets and the study that separates men and women on their punctuation…!

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Your hosts are Jack Harris
Queenie Miller
Emerald Paston
And the voice-noting Mike Rayment

The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George

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Toilet Bats, Banned Black Cats & "You Can't Do That?!"

Tue, 28 Oct 2025 16:31:16 -0000

Mike gives the team an exclusive preview of what to expect from Friday’s Halloween episode of Have I Got News for You, before they wrestle with another tricky Odd One Out from Emerald - featuring a UK crocodile sighting, a toilet bat and creepy crawlies scuttling amok in Google HQ.

Later, Mike takes us through the unbelievable British laws you didn’t know you could be unwittingly breaking, before Queenie hosts a spooky Missing Words round complete with black cats, psychics and the sixth sense…

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Your hosts are Queenie Miller
Emerald Paston
Mike Rayment
And the absent Jack Harris, back next week

The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George

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Anti-Aging Studies, Smelly Stamps & Apathetic Aliens

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 15:22:40 -0000

Mike returns to the pod to reveal some top behind the scenes treats from working on the TV show before the team discuss the papers’ obsession with anti-aging studies, the UK’s newest pothole filling vigilante and the latest theory as to why humans haven’t be contacted by intelligent, extraterrestrial life.
Later, they fill in some missing words from headlines about the French post office, Swansea FC, dinosaurs and more…

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Your hosts are Jack Harris
Queenie Miller
Mike Rayment
And Emerald Paston, joining us again next week!

The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George

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AI Friends, Porridge Champions & Clairvoyant Cats

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 17:00:53 -0000

The team discuss how one in five Brits see their AI companions as ‘friends’, the takeaways from the world porridge making championships and Emerald’s Trump-themed ‘Metal Matrix’ game…

Later, they chat about why Stephen King’s marriage was on the rocks, top tips from the World Wine-Tasting Championship and a tarot card reading cat going viral online…

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Your hosts are Jack Harris
Emerald Paston
And Diggory Waite filling in for Queenie Miller and Mike Rayment who, don’t worry, will be back soon!

The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George

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Homebound Nuns, Dossing Detectives & Smuggled Woodlice

Tue, 07 Oct 2025 15:44:55 -0000

The team return for another series of the podcast – this time alongside the TV show! They tackle a tricky odd one out involving Austrian nuns, Russian bears and a confused Canadian in the UK before learning about dossing detectives and the UK’s hottest new pet trend: exotic woodlice…

Later, they chat about the real root of a suspected gas leak in Lancashire, the name of the new train destined to defeat dangerous leaves on the line and what Labour members were given to survive their recent party conference…

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Your hosts are Jack Harris
Queenie Miller
Emerald Paston
And Mike Rayment (hard at work this week but back next week!)

The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George

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Migrant Protests, Rayner’s Third Home & The Oldest Chicken

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 15:09:30 -0000

The team discusses the major party’s reactions to the anti-immigration protests taking place outside hotels, Angela Rayner’s new home and holiday photos and Trump’s ramping up of the use of the National Guard.

Later, they chat about Gen Z’s work-based plan to combat loneliness, the boy addicted to jacket potatoes, and how – despite all the odds – Pearl the chicken has lived long enough to be crowned the oldest in the world.

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Your hosts are Jack Harris
Queenie Miller
Emerald Paston
And Mike Rayment

The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George

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Zelensky's Meeting, Best Diplomat Jokes & Skibidi Toilet

Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:31:56 -0000

The team discusses Volodymyr Zelensky’s meeting with Donald Trump at the White House, the ‘crack team’ of European leaders who came to back him up and which country’s diplomat has the best joke.

Later, they chat about backpack-wearing cyborg cockroaches, Nigel Farage’s new football shirt for sale and explain how to correctly use the newest word in the Cambridge Dictionary: ‘Skibidi’.

Your hosts are Jack Harris
Emerald Paston
Mike Rayment
And the absent Queenie Miller who is still busy holding the comedy world together at the Edinburgh Fringe.

The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George

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Trump's Date with Putin & No to Squid and Chips

Wed, 13 Aug 2025 14:56:03 -0000

The team discuss Kemi Badenoch's school snitching admission, unpick the mass pensioner imprisonments from the Palestine Action protest and compare the two greatest bromances on the international stage: Trump & Putin and JD Vance & David Lammy.

Later they explain how Fantasy football works, why an Argentinian man received $12,500 in compensation from Google and provide an update from Aalborg Zoo...

Your hosts are Jack Harris
Queenie Miller
Emerald Paston
And the absent Mike Rayment who, for anyone interested, has drafted an absolutely awful fantasy team.

The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George

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Yvette Cooper, 'Lawless Britain' & The Teesside Mega-Rat

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 14:46:08 -0000

The team discuss Trump’s hideous $200 million White House ballroom extension, Labour and Yvette Cooper mimicking Nigel Farage’s call to have criminal suspect’s ethnicity and immigration status revealed and the many, many books written by Reform UK’s newest member, Rupert Matthews.

They also chat about Tesco’s viral (and sad) birthday cake sandwich, the Squonkerpalooza Festival celebrating everyone’s favourite sorrowful Squonk and a Danish zoos plea to the public to send in their pets as “fodder” for their animals…

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Your hosts are Jack Harris
Emerald Paston
Mike Rayment
And the absent Queenie Miller, still smashing it at the Edinburgh Fringe

The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George

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Lionesses’ win, Trump’s Golf Trip & Buttered Cats

Wed, 30 Jul 2025 15:04:41 -0000

The team discuss the lionesses back-to-back Euros triumphs, Trump’s questionable golf game on his trip to Scotland and the Online Safety Act – if Big Busty British Women dot co dot UK are reading this please do get in touch about that sponsorship...

They then go on to chat about a kleptomaniac cat in New Zealand, the intern fired from a prestigious law firm for biting her colleagues and if the UK is experiencing ‘peak Greggs’…

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Your hosts are Jack Harris
Emerald Paston
Mike Rayment
And the absent Queenie Miller, who – sorry to disappoint – isn’t actually doing a comedy show with Liz Truss.

The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George

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Tory Reshuffle, The End of Ofwat & Girl Guide Badges

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 16:09:52 -0000

The team get together in person for once to discuss parliament breaking for recess, the scrapping of the water regulator 'Ofwat', Kemi Badenoch raising tories from the dead in her reshuffle and Reform's 'big' law and order policy ideas...

Then they chat about the 72 new badges available to girl guides, the 6 million dollar banana artwork eaten again and pay tribute to late great Pauline Richards, the world's longest serving KFC worker.

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Your hosts are Jack Harris
Queenie Miller
Emerald Paston
And Mike Rayment

The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George
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Trump, Angela Rayner & The Club World Cup

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 15:12:05 -0000

The team talk about Donald Trump’s realisation that Vladamir Putin might actually not be a good guy after all, his decision to arm Ukraine and strange trophy lift at The Club World Cup.

Later, they discuss Angela Rayner’s spat with Unite, question what could turn a pigeon green and ponder how they would spoil their plushies should they take them to a 'Plushie Hotel'…

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Our hosts are Jack Harris
Queenie Miller
Mike Rayment
And Emerald Paston dialling in this week as she attempts to experience Cornwall exactly like the author of her new favourite memoir.

The Producer, ousted by Labour MP Chris Bryant for his poor placement of apostrophes, is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George

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Macron’s State Visit, A New Political Party & Jeremy Hunt’s Toaster

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 13:36:20 -0000

The team go through Keir Starmer’s to-do list – starting with the immediate issue of Emmanuel Macron’s state visit, sorting out the economy, and handling threats from other political parties – both old and new…

Later, they bring you all the latest fashion news from the Oasis reunion, the £500,000 full stop and Jeremy Hunt’s toaster.

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Our hosts are Jack Harris
Emerald Paston
Queenie Miller
And Mike Rayment dialling in this week after a bout of Queenie’s mushroom wellington.

The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George

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Glastonbury, Another U-Turn & Robot Football

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 15:41:00 -0000

The team gather at a pork pie buffet to cover Rod Stewart’s Glastonbury set, another humiliating U-turn for Starmer and Nigel Farage’s aspirational aftershave...

Plus: JD Vance’s baby photos, China’s first AI football tournament and succulent Chinese meals…

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Our hosts are Jack Harris
Emerald Paston
Mike Rayment
And Queenie Miller dialling in this week.

The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George

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Trump's Outburst, Labour Rebellion & 'Cake in Post'

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 15:09:57 -0000

The team discuss Donald Trump’s outburst at Israel and Iran after both sides accused each other of breaking a freshly agreed ceasefire - before diving into Keir Starmer’s growing Labour rebellion and trying to decode Nigel Farage’s so-called ‘Robin Hood Tax’ (which even he admits he’s not clever enough to explain).

They also unveil a Battenberg-based policy that could sway any electorate, predict the tragic lunar demise of the PG Tips Monkey and play the critically unacclaimed quiz guaranteed to unite CIA agents and ice cream addicts alike: Lemon & Lime or War Crime?

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Your hosts are Jack Harris
Queenie Miller
Emerald Paston
And Mike Rayment

The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George

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Pentagon Pizzas & The 'Special' Relationship

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 15:01:22 -0000

The team chat about how pizzas at the pentagon led to correct predictions of rising tensions between Israel and Iran, schoolground antics at the G7 (otherwise known as the G6+1), Starmer’s papers pickup and Trump’s pathetic military parade…

They also report on Van Gogh’s broken chair, Uri Geller’s insistence on his psychic powers and play Middle Earth’s greatest game: ‘Mordor or More Door?’…

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Your hosts are Jack Harris
Queenie Miller
Emerald Paston
And Mike Rayment

The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George

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The Spending Review, Pensioner's U-Turn & Zebras on the Loose

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 16:00:38 -0000

The team return to discuss Labour’s Winter Fuel Allowance U-turn, the lack of police funding in the latest spending review, Greta Thunberg’s intercepted flotilla and Ed Miliband's rap name.

They also report on the closing of the gates to Hell, a 200-year-old condom and the dramatic capture of Tennessee’s most wanted fugitive – Ed the Zebra.

If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode!

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Your hosts are Jack Harris
Queenie Miller
Emerald Paston
And Mike Rayment

The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George

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Welfare Cuts, Reform Infighting & Prize-Winning Pie

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 16:16:34 -0000

The team discuss Keir Starmer's recent polling after his response to developments in the war in Ukraine and how his numbers could be affected by Rachel Reeves' planned welfare benefit cuts, the prospective overhaul of the civil service and changes to planning permissions.

They also talk about infighting in the Reform Party, fishy webcams and the result of the 'UK Pie of Pies' competition...

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Your hosts are Jack Harris
Queenie Miller
Emerald Paston
And Mike Rayment

The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George

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Oval Office Spat, Prime Ministers' Oscars & The Mouse of Lords

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:25:53 -0000

The team discusses the recent White House fallout between President Zelenskyy, President Trump, and Vice President Vance, how the media's response has differed between the US and the UK, and the unlikely group that has benefitted the most from the saga...

Later, they hypothesise over which prime minister would be best suited to win an Oscar, a faulty lighthouse and complaints from the House of Lords…

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Your hosts are Jack Harris
Queenie Miller
Emerald Paston
And Mike Rayment

The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George

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Trump Meets Macron, The German Elections & Not-So-Stupid Emus

Tue, 25 Feb 2025 16:10:14 -0000

The team answers the question 'Who is Friedrich Merz?', discuss the rise of the far right following the results of the German election, before reporting on Trump and Macron’s press conference on Ukraine.

In addition, they provide an update on Liz Truss and Nigel Farage at the Conservative Political Action Conference, chat about a Bigfoot bill proposed by a Californian politician and reveal which bird has been scientifically proven to be the dimmest…

If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode!

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Your hosts are Jack Harris
Queenie Miller (absent due to suspected toaster related injury)
Emerald Paston
And Mike Rayment

The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George

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Competing Peace Talks, Trained Human Sniffers & The Unlikey Asteroid

Tue, 18 Feb 2025 16:51:34 -0000

The team discuss the two sets of peace talks taking place over the war in Ukraine, Keir Starmer’s aspiration to be a bridge between the EU & US and Kemi Badenoch’s recent blunder in PMQs along with her performance as leader of the opposition.

They also chat about the ‘trained human sniffers’ employed to smell ancient Egyptian mummies, big hockey game brawls, a not-so-earth-bound asteroid and Ringo Starr’s eating habits…

If you enjoy the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and make sure you subscribe there so you don't miss an episode!

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Your hosts are Jack Harris
Queenie Miller
Emerald Paston
And Mike Rayment

The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George

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Reform's Rise, Dodgy WhatsApps & The Superb Owl

Tue, 11 Feb 2025 16:20:24 -0000

The team discuss how Labour and the Tories are responding to Reform’s recent rise in the polls, sacked Labour ministers leaked WhatsApps chats and Angela Rayner’s alleged comments about Keir Starmer and Prince Andrew. They also chat about the closure of the UK’s National Poo Museum, the research into the best way you can boil an egg and a feathery alternative to the Super Bowl…

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Your hosts are Jack Harris
Queenie Miller
Emerald Paston
And Mike Rayment

The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George

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Tariff Tantrums, Sexy Potholes & Free Pints

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 16:19:36 -0000

The team discuss the fallout from Trump’s tariff tantrums, the new behind-the-scenes book on Keir Starmer's rise to power and North Korea reopening its doors to foreign tourists (because who wouldn’t want to visit a 'food stuff' processing factory?)

Later, they chat about Britain’s obsession with potholes, Elon Musk's space junk and how Nottingham Forest single-handedly cost a local pub thousands of pounds after scoring seven goals in one game...

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Your hosts are Jack Harris
Queenie Miller
Emerald Paston
And Mike Rayment

The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George

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Starmer's Big Call & Reeves' Heathrow Runway

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 17:19:23 -0000

The team chat about Trump and Starmer's call to 'get to know each other', Rachel Reeve's plans to build a third runway at Heathrow, the emergence of DeepSeek, prehistoric fish puke, clever footballers and much more!

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Your hosts are Jack Harris
Queenie Miller
Emerald Paston
And Mike Rayment

The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George

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Trump's Back, Melania's Hat & Boatloads of Gravy

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 16:06:31 -0000

The team unpack everything about Trump's inauguration from Melania's hat to Mark Zuckerberg's wandering eye before discussing Darth Vader bugs, yellow cards on trains and lots of gravy...

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Your hosts are Jack 'Jach' Harris
Queenie Miller
Emerald Paston
And Mike Rayment

The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Engineer is John Wakefield
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George

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A.I. Overload, Rachel Reeves & Pineapple on Pizza

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:58:27 -0000

The team discuss Rachel Reeves' promise to take the UK economy "further and faster" (off a cliff?), Tulip Siddiq's resignation from her post as Treasury Minister and Keir Starmer's plan to make Britain an AI superpower... Whatever that means.
Next, they talk about the newborn baby named Lucifer, pineapple on pizza and the greatest threat to podcast hosts everywhere...

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Your hosts are Jack Harris
Queenie Miller
Emerald Paston
And Mike Rayment

The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Engineer is John Wakefield
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George

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Ed Davey, Elon Musk & Mysterious Bananas

Wed, 08 Jan 2025 16:04:21 -0000

Join your hosts Jack Harris, Queenie Miller, Emerald Paston and Mike Rayment as they discuss Ed Davey's time on Have I Got News for You, Elon Musk's recent outbursts on Twitter (or 'X' - whatever...), the curious case of mystery bananas in Nottingham and introduce the first edition of our new 'Missing Word' round...

Make sure you subscribe or follow the podcast to not miss a single episode!

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The Producer is Diggory Waite
The Engineer is John Wakefield
The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton
The Music is by Big George

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Trump Wins "Bigly" & The Joy of Bins

Tue, 12 Nov 2024 18:42:32 -0000

In this post US election special, your hosts Jack Harris, Queenie Miller and Emerald Paston (with the help of a voice note from the absent usual co-host Mike Rayment) discuss Donald Trump's triumph over Kamala Harris, how Labour politicians are already cozying up to the next US administration and the bin-related activity that ranks amongst the greatest thrills in British life...

Make sure you subscribe to the podcast so you're ready when we return for another series of the podcast in 2025!

The Producer is Diggory Waite

The Engineer is John Wakefield

The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton

The Music is by Big George

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Keir's Sausage Slip-Up, The Great Rat Hunt & Rod Stewart News

Wed, 25 Sep 2024 15:47:12 -0000

Join some of the team behind Have I Got News For You as they take you through the serious (but more often not-so-serious) stories In The News This Week.

This week, your hosts Jack Harris, Queenie Miller, Emerald Paston and Mike Rayment discuss Keir's sausage slip-up in his speech at the Labour Conference in Liverpool, an island-wide rat hunt taking place in Antarctica and the sheer amount Rod Stewart related stories in the newspapers...

Make sure you subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss our election special in November and for when we return for another series of the podcast in the New Year!

The Producer is Diggory Waite

The Engineer is John Wakefield

The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton

The Music is by Big George

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HIGNFY US, Three-Word Slogans and Big Autumn Energy

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 16:43:10 -0000

Join some of the team behind Have I Got News For You as they take you through the serious (but more often not-so-serious) stories In The News This Week.

This week, your hosts Queenie Miller, Emerald Paston and Mike Rayment go behind-the-scenes with Jack Harris to discuss the debut of Have I Got News for You US, unpack the fallout from another assassination attempt on Donald Trump and answer the question 'Who's got beef with the Pope, Larry the Cat and Prince Andrew?'

Make sure you subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss an episode as we release every Wednesday right up until the TV Show returns in October.

The Producer is Diggory Waite

The Engineer is John Wakefield

The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton

The Music is by Big George

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Winter Fuel Allowance, Dating Jeremy Corbyn & Super Sweet Peaches

Wed, 11 Sep 2024 17:43:23 -0000

Join some of the team behind Have I Got News For You as they take you through the serious (but more often not-so-serious) stories In The News This Week.

This week, your hosts Jack Harris, Queenie Miller, Emerald Paston, and Mike Rayment unpack the controversial vote by MPs to support the government's motion to slash the Winter Fuel Allowance for pensioners, the latest casualty in the Tory Leadership Contest, Diane Abbott's revealing account of her romantic history with Jeremy Corbyn, and, to sugar the pill, an indulgent discussion of some outrageously sweet peaches for sale...

Make sure you subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss an episode as we release every Wednesday right up until the TV Show returns in October.

The Producer is Diggory Waite

The Engineer is John Wakefield

The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton

The Music is by Big George

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Tory Leadership Merch, Sidewalk Stew & The Never-Ending Cruise

Wed, 04 Sep 2024 15:49:24 -0000

Join some of the team behind Have I Got News For You as they take you through the serious (but more often not-so-serious) stories In The News This Week.

This week, your hosts Jack Harris, Queenie Miller, Emerald Paston, and Mike Rayment guide you through the latest twists in the Tory leadership contest, a disastrous work trip, Belfast's stranded cruise saga, and the new (terrible) social media trend—'Airport Tray Aesthetic'...

Make sure you subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss an episode as we release every Wednesday right up until the TV Show returns in October.

The Producer is Diggory Waite

The Engineer is John Wakefield

The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton

The Music is by Big George

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Keir's Economic Eulogy, Misleading Milk Bottles & The Best Oasis Insults

Wed, 28 Aug 2024 15:29:08 -0000

Join some of the team behind Have I Got News For You as they take you through the serious (but more often not-so-serious) stories In The News This Week.

In this episode, your hosts Jack Harris, Queenie Miller, Emerald Paston and Mike Rayment react to Keir Starmer's morbid address to journalist's in Number 10's Rose Garden, discuss misleading bottle tops and marvel at the reunification of Oasis...

Make sure you subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss an episode as we're now releasing new episodes every Wednesday right up until the TV Show returns in October.

The Producer is Diggory Waite

The Engineer is John Wakefield

The Executive Producer is Claire Broughton

The Music is by Big George

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Labour Backtracks, Biden's New Bedtime & Enough Of Boffins

Thu, 22 Aug 2024 16:11:25 -0000

Join some of the team behind Have I Got News For You as they take you through the serious (but more often not-so-serious) stories In The News This Week.

This week, your hosts Jack Harris, Queenie Miller, Emerald Paston and Mike Rayment discuss how Labour's honeymoon period post election may now be over, the highlights so far from the DNC in the US and why 'boffins' are still trying to convince us of their questionable scientific theories, gaining headlines as they go...

As referenced in the show, in memory of the sad passing of Roger Law, please go to www.rogerlaw.muchloved.com if you wish to donate to Cancer Research.

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In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast

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Tories, Turds & Extortionate Antiperspirant

Thu, 15 Aug 2024 16:56:10 -0000

Join some of the team behind Have I Got News For You as they take you through the serious (but more often not-so-serious) stories In The News This Week.

This week, your hosts Jack Harris, Queenie Miller, Emerald Paston and Mike Rayment discuss Jack's time kicking off Have I Got News for You US, the Tory Leadership race and both political and pooltical vandalism...

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The Music is by Big George

In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast

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Civil Unrest, Kennedy's Bear and Sneaky Seagulls

Thu, 08 Aug 2024 17:05:05 -0000

Join some of the team behind Have I Got News For You as they take you through the serious (but more often not-so-serious) stories In The News This Week.

This week, your hosts Jack Harris, Queenie Miller, Emerald Paston and Mike Rayment discuss the riots taking place across the UK following the horrific attack in Southport on 29th July, the updates in the Presidential election in the US and how to cheat a seagull...

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The Producer is Diggory Waite

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Rachel Reeves, The Olympics and Larry's Nemesis

Thu, 01 Aug 2024 17:17:51 -0000

Join some of the team behind Have I Got News For You as they take you through the serious (but more often not-so-serious) stories In The News This Week.

This week, your hosts Jack Harris, Queenie Miller, Emerald Paston and Mike Rayment discuss Rachel Reeves plans to tackle the financial hole in public finances, round up the best stories from the Olympics and reveal who Larry the Cat's new nemesis is...

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The Producer is Diggory Waite

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The Music is by Big George

In the News This Week is a Hat Trick Podcast

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Kamala Harris and the Asparagus Oracle

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 16:41:20 -0000

Join some of the team behind Have I Got News For You as they take you through the serious (but more often not-so-serious) stories In The News This Week.

This week, your hosts Jack Harris, Queenie Miller, Emerald Paston and Mike Rayment discuss Joe Biden removing his candidacy for the US Presidential election, his endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris and the Asparagus Oracle that predicted it all...

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The Music is by Big George

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Trump, Vance and the National Trust Thought Police

Thu, 18 Jul 2024 16:41:39 -0000

Join some of the team behind Have I Got News For You as they take you through the serious (but more often not-so-serious) stories In The News This Week.

This week, your hosts Jack Harris, Queenie Miller, Emerald Paston and Mike Rayment discuss the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, his new presidential running mate JD Vance and the National Trust Thought Police...

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Long Live Larry the Cat

Thu, 11 Jul 2024 16:58:20 -0000

Join some of the team behind Have I Got News For You as they take you through the serious (but more often not-so-serious) stories In The News This Week.

This week, your hosts Jack Harris, Queenie Miller, Emerald Paston and Mike Rayment discuss Labour's first week in power, new tourism opportunities for fans of the royals and wheelie bins...

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The Producer is Diggory Waite

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The Music is by Big George

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