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The News Quiz: Ep3. The Robots Are/Aren't Coming
Is A.I going to wipe out humanity by 2030? Will the forces of Piddington take the country hostage? Is there anyone left to support Ed Sheeran on tour? Find out the answers to all of these questions and more on this week's News Quiz! Written by Andy Zaltzman. With additional material by: Adrian Gray, Angela Channell, Jade Gebbie and Lotte Allan Producer: Pete Strauss Executive Producer: Richard Morris Production Coordinator: Giulia Lopes Mazzu Sound Editor: Marc Wilcox
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B2 · Upper-intermediate
Comfortable if you already follow TV news
- 92% of the words are B1 or easier.
- 180 words a minute: natural, fairly fast speech.
- 127 harder words (B2 and up) in the whole episode.
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This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK. Before we start the news with some important news. After the people of Piddington voted to leave the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced a full military invasion of the small Oxfordshire village.
We're watching the live feed now and Mr Burnham is currently riding a strider tank up the B4011 as we speak. He has declared that the territorial integrity of the United Kingdom is sacrosanct and he will stop at nothing in his efforts to retake the rebel village.
I think he's just fired a cruise missile at the village hall. Full updates as the situation develops. But first, the news quiz. Hello, welcome to the news quiz. I'm Andes Olsman and I turned down a support slot on Ed Sheeran's tour to host this week's show, so you better enjoy it.
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