The News Quiz Ep7. Heat and NEETs
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The News Quiz Ep7. Heat and NEETs

B1IntermediateJune 5, 202628 min
  • Politics

Andy Zaltzman is joined by his panel of political satirists to unpack the critical essays of Tony Blair, the spending habits of Peter Murrell and the SNP, the sweltering heat, social media ban proposals for under 16's and young people in record levels of unemployment. This week’s panellists are Scott Bennett, Cody Dahler, Ayesha Hazarika and Bella Hull. Written by Andy Zaltzman. With additional material by: Angela Channel, Sam Nicoresti, Pravanya Pillay and Peter Tellouche. Producer: Rajiv Karia Executive Producer: Pete Strauss Production Coordinator: Asha Osborne-Grinter Sound Editor: Marc Willcox A...

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This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK. Hello, I'm Andi Holtzmann. This is the news quiz. Oh, I've melted. It's been that kind of week.

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Whilst we pop me in the freezer to recongeal, welcome to this week's news quiz. Hello, I am Andy Zoltzman. Welcome to the news quiz.

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Later on, we will be giving you all tips on how to tell if your spouse is buying a higher-than-average number of motorhomes compared with what they usually tend to buy. For example, one instead of none.

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