Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4 - The News Quiz: Ep 4. Gear shifting and Shoplifting

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This week on The News Quiz, Andy Zaltzman is joined by Simon Evans, Athena Kugblenu, Susie McCabe and Hugo Rifkind to unpack the week's new stories. In the week Keir Starmer set his sights on growth, the panel looked at backing of a third runway at Heathrow, a shoplifting epidemic, and the decline of urban chess in the streets of Nottingham.

Written by Andy Zaltzman.

With additional material by: Cameron Loxdale, Sascha LO, Meryl O'Rourke and Peter Tellouche.
Producer: Rajiv Karia
Executive Producer: Pete Strauss
Production Coordinator: Jodie Charman
Sound Manager: David Thomas
Sound Editor: Marc Willcox

A BBC Studios Audio Production for Radio 4
An Eco-Audio certified Production.

Published on Friday, 7th February 2025.

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