The News Quiz: Ep1. The Burnham bounce?
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The News Quiz: Ep1. The Burnham bounce?

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 11, 202628 min

Is it too soon for the "Burnham bounce"? Can you rent No 10 Downing Street for £55 a night? How are laundry rooms going to save prisons? It's all up for discussion this week. Your panel is Pierre Novellie, Alasdair Beckett-King, Coco Khan and Kyrah Gray. Written by Andy Zaltzman. With additional material by: Adrian Gray, Alice Etches, Pravanya Pillay and Mike Shephard Producer: Georgia Keating Executive Producer: Richard Morris Production Coordinator: Giulia Lopes Mazzu Sound Editor: Marc Willcox A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4.

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I can't even get a ticket to see the tapestry.

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This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK. and I'm here with the co-host, ShopifyPist.com. Hello. I am Andy Zoltzman.

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Welcome to the new series of the News Quiz. It's September, so the transfer window has now slammed shut without me getting my dream move to present farming today or Real Housewives of Tumbridge Wells. So the best we better crack on with the show.

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Our teams this week, we have team Buyer Tapestry against team Buyer Tapestry. I can't even get a ticket to see the tapestry. And team bye, we have Pierre Novelli and from Pod Save the UK, Coco Khan. And team C, we have Kyra Gray and Alistair Beckett King.

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