Breaking the News
Des Clarke hosts the 200th episode of the multi award-winning topical comedy news quiz with special guests: Stuart Mitchell, Amy Matthews, Jamie MacDonald and Elaine Malcolmson. Recorded in front of a live audience for the first time in eighteen months, following the various lockdowns and restrictions that came with the Covid19 Pandemic. Topics covered included: The Report into the Government’s handling of Covid, COP26 accommodation problems in Glasgow, worldwide TV sensation Squid Game, Lego removing gender from their toy range, William Shatner’s trip to the stars and Paul McCartney’s revelation that John Lennon was the person behind the Beatles breakup.
- Festival
- Quimper 2022
- Title
- Breaking the News
- Title in English
- Breaking the News
- Entry Category
- Radio Comedy
- Produced By
- BBC Scotland Productions
- Producer
- David Flynn
- Directed By
- Lauren MacKay
- Production Partners
- N/A
- Writer
- Lead - Alice Gregg Additional material: Rebecca Bain & Alex Garrick-Wright Gregor Paton Simo
- Broadcaster
- BBC Radio Scotland