The Now Show

In a particularly silly show the team get sidetracked from maths and corruption when they hit upon tabloid use of the word 'bungle'. Mitch identifies the group he expects will be most affected by the expected closure of Woolies and makes an urgent appeal for listeners to defy the X-Factor Christmas release. Meanwhile Jon doesn't think the police should be encouraging drunk people to blow bubbles and special guest Holly Walsh serves up some top tips for a credit crunch Christmas.

Topics

Thank God It Isn't Christmas Every Day (Mitch Benn song)
The hedge fund scam
The Strictly Come Dancing voting fiasco
Maths and the new Countdown presenters
The over-payment of civil service pensions
Christmas credit crunch tips (Holly Walsh)
Goodbye Woolworths (Mitch Benn song)
What Madonna will miss about Britain
More Wikipedia lies (Jon Holmes)
Police handing out bubbles, sweets etc to drunks (Jon Holmes)
X Factor 'Murdering' Hallelujah (Mitch Benn song)

Audience Question

"What medical wisdom has been passed down to you by your family?"

- Research causes cancer in rats

- If you eat cheese at full moon, you'll turn into a Clanger

- Nothing that works. My family are all dead.

- If you want to get served in A&E, take a child with something sharp sticking out of them.