The News Quiz
- Radio panel show
- BBC Radio 4
- 1977 - 2025
- 1100 episodes (116 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.
- Continues today on Radio 4 at 6:30pm with Series 116, Episode 5
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Series 116, Episode 4
This week on The News Quiz, Andy Zaltzman is joined by Simon Evans, Athena Kugblenu, Susie McCabe and Hugo Rifkind l to unpack the week's new stories. In the week Keir Starmer set his sights on growth, the panel looked backing of a third runway at Heathrow, a shoplifting epidemic, and the decline of urban chess in the streets of Nottingham.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 31st January 2025
- Time
- 6:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
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Cast & crew
| Andy Zaltzman | Host / Presenter |
| Hugo Rifkind | Guest |
| Simon Evans | Guest |
| Athena Kugblenu | Guest |
| Susie McCabe | Guest |
| Andy Zaltzman | Writer |
| Cameron Loxdale | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Peter Tellouche | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Meryl O'Rourke | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Sascha LO | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Rajiv Karia | Producer |
| Pete Strauss | Executive Producer |