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Current-ish Ep1. Burnham, Bellingham, and the spirit of Margaret Thatcher
Lucy Porter is joined by John Tothill, Kyrah Gray and Amy Annette to talk all things current-ish events. Should politicians wear ties? Should children learn to read? And should we all now identify as Spanish? Hosted by Lucy Porter Written by Lucy Porter, Ruth Husko and Katie Sayer, with additional material by Mike Shephard Producer - Katie Sayer Assistant producer - Lorna Reader Executive producer - Victoria Lloyd A Mighty Bunny production for BBC Radio 4
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This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK. The current dish. Hello, I'm Lucy Porter and welcome to Current-ish, the show that serves you everything you need to know about current events in the summer months,
when you might be more interested in picnics than politics. For the next three weeks, I'm going to be joined by some fabulous fresh-faced comics to chat through the week's news, as well as highlighting some stories you might have missed. We'll be combining my world-weary cynicism with their youthful joie de vivre.
imagine the family group chat when your mum's had a couple of rosés and finished her book on the EU. To sum up my vibe, think Emily Maitlis broadcasting live from her back garden with her feet in the paddling pool, her bra in the freezer
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