News Quiz: Soundbites (Audio book) - Four episodes of the BBC Radio 4 comedy panel game

Sandi Toksvig chairs four sparkling episodes of the ever-popular topical comedy show The News Quiz, 'the finest topical comedy panel game known to radio', which has been providing headlines and punchlines since it first aired in 1977.In these four episodes, long-standing panellists including Jeremy Hardy, Fred MacAulay, Mark Steel and David Mitchell take a wry look at the news in all its larger-than-life glory.With guest players including Bob Mills, Sarah Pascoe, Samira Ahmed, Justin Moorhouse, Elis James and Lucy Porter, they tackle issues as diverse as Scottish Independence, commuter train standards, Russian activities in Crimea, dietary health scares, passport delays and black cab strikes. Also included is a special Sport Relief interlude in which the players answer questions whilst clocking up miles on an exercise bike - with a special guest appearance by Duncan Goodhew!Sandi Toksvig chairs proceedings, while Neil Sleat, Kathy Clugston and Diana Speed read a selection of humorous cuttings.2 CDs. 1 hr 51 mins.

About the author

Following a first-class degree from Cambridge, Sandi Toksvig went into the theatre, where she both wrote and performed before becoming one of the founder members of the Comedy Store Players. She is well known for her television and radio work, as a presenter, writer and actor.

Summary

Sandi Toksvig chairs four sparkling episodes of the ever-popular topical comedy show The News Quiz, `the finest topical comedy panel game known to radio’, which has been providing headlines and punchlines since it first aired in 1977.

Product details

• Authors: BBC Radio Comedy
• Assisted by: Jeremy Hardy (Reader / Narrator), Hardy Jeremy (Reader / Narrator), others (Reader / Narrator), Sandi Toksvig (Reader / Narrator)
• Publisher: BBC Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: CD-Audio
• Released: 13.11.2014
• EAN: 9781910281635
• ISBN: 978-1-910281-63-5
• Dimensions: 125 mm x 142 mm x 11 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire; Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; HUMOR / Form / Parodies, HUMOR / Topic / Politics, Radio / Podcasts, Radio plays, scripts and performances, Radio scripts