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BBC Radio Comedy

Twenty-four episodes of the much-loved satirical panel show 
 
Since 1977, The News Quiz has entertained the nation with its satirical take on contemporary events. In these three series from 2020, hosts Nish Kumar, Angela Barnes and Andy Zaltzman invite a panel of comedians and journalists to find the funny behind the headlines (a tricky task in this difficult year). Regular players including Mark Steel, Lucy Porter, Hugo Rifkind and Kerry Godliman rub shoulders with newer contestants such as Geoff Norcott, Sophie Duker, Sindhu Vee, Jess Fostekew, Daliso Chaponda and Athena Kugblenu. 
 
In Series 101, among the subjects unpicked by Nish Kumar and guests are Brexit Day, the Big Ben Bong brouhaha, Harry and Meghan's 'Sussexit', Labour's leadership election and the advice from the WHO about coronavirus... 
 
As lockdown hits, Angela Barnes sets up her home studio/duvet fort to host Series 102 without a live audience, posing cryptic questions on such Covid-related topics as social distancing in sport and Dominic Cummings' Barnard Castle trip, as well as Donald Trump's 'Death Star' and the Black Lives Matter protests. 
 
Series 103 sees chairman Andy Zaltzman and the team broadcasting online via Zoom, with added audience participation and aided by a 'cyber satirist'. They chew over issues including the Last Night of the Proms controversy, record-breaking sheep, the Rule of Six and breaking international law - but only in a limited and specific way. 
 
Credits 
Chaired by Nish Kumar, Angela Barnes and Andy Zaltzman 
Produced by Sam Michell, Suzy Grant and Richard Morris 
Production Co-ordinator: Gwyn Davies 
News items read by: Neil Sleat, Susan Rae, Zeb Soanes, Alan Smith, Diana Speed, Caroline Nicholls and Corrie Corfield 
A BBC Studios Production 
 
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 10 January-28 February 2020 (Series 101), 17 April-5 June 2020 (Series 102), 4 September-23 October 2020 (Series 103)

The News Quiz 2020: The Complete Series 101, 102 & 103

The topical BBC Radio 4 panel show

No Such Thing As A Fish

Random House Audiobooks present The Audiobook of the Year, written and read by the team behind hit podcast No Such Thing As A Fish: James Harkin, Andrew Hunter Murray, Anna Ptaszynski and Dan Schreiber. 
 
 
In a year when much of the news was believable but fake, comes an audiobook packed with stories that are unbelievable but true. 
 
The Audiobook of the Year is a feature-length edition of the award-winning hit comedy podcast No Such Thing As A Fish. Each week, over a million people tune in to find out what bizarre and astonishing facts Dan, James, Anna and Andy have found out over the previous seven days. Now the gang have turned their attention to the news of the past twelve months. 
 
You’ll discover the curious details behind the main headlines – how Donald Trump slept on the 66th floor of a 58-storey building, what effect Brexit had on Coco Pops, and why China’s president can’t stand Winnie the Pooh – as well as hundreds of stories you may have missed entirely, like the news that: 
 
- Qatar built a refugee camp for camels 
- 2,000 bees were stolen in Beeston 
- The victim of Britain’s first ever shark attack ended up with a cut thumb. 
 
 
From bizarre arrests to baffling elections, via a surprising amount of sausage news, The Audiobook of the Year is an eye-opening tour of the incredible year you didn’t know you’d lived through. 
 
‘Jolly, packed with impressive and silly facts . . . hooray for No Such Thing As A Fish.’ – Observer 
 
‘Knowledge-packed and riotously funny.’ – The Times

The Audiobook of the Year

Five sparkling series of the evergreen BBC Radio 4 panel show 
 
Just a Minute has been entertaining generations of listeners since its first series in 1967. This collection of five series from 2018-2019, commemorating the programme's 55th anniversary, contains the last ever episodes chaired by broadcasting legend Nicholas Parsons, as well as several shows in which Gyles Brandreth sits in for him as temporary host. 
 
Between them, they keep the scores and the peace, as players including newbies Sara Pascoe, Angela Barnes, Cariad Lloyd, Phil Wang, Ed Byrne and Kiri Pritchard-McLean join regulars such as Paul Merton, Pam Ayres, Josie Lawrence and Julian Clary to pit their wits against each other. One of them will achieve the rare feat of speaking for a full minute without hesitation, repetition or deviation - but who? 
 
Among the subjects stretching the panellists' linguistic elastic to breaking point are 'Fishnet Stockings', 'The Wild West', 'The Theory of Evolution', 'George V', 'Bad Apples' and 'Pasta'. So sit back and marvel at their wonderful way with words, as they show off their ingenuity, invention and improvisational skills in a bid to trounce the competition and secure the game. 
 
Cast and credits 
Devised by Ian Messiter 
Produced by Matt Stronge and Richard Morris 
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons 
Temporary chairman: Gyles Brandreth (Episodes 4 and 5, Series 81 and Episodes 3 and 4, Series 85) 
 
Series 81 featuring: Paul Merton, Sheila Hancock, Fern Britton, Graham Norton, Marcus Brigstocke, Rebecca Front, Gyles Brandreth, Josie Lawrence, Sara Pascoe, Tony Hawks 
 
Series 82 featuring: Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth, Tony Hawks, Zoe Lyons, Pam Ayres, Josie Lawrence, Julian Clary, Janey Godley, Fred MacAulay, Mark Watson, Jo Caulfield, Sheila Hancock, Jan Ravens, Rufus Hound 
 
Series 83 featuring: Tony Hawks, Josie Lawrence, Gyles Brandreth, Angela Barnes, Paul Merton, Sheila Hancock, Josh Widdicombe, Julian Clary, Lee Mack, Zoe Lyons, Jenny Eclair, Fern Britton 
 
Series 84 featuring: Gyles Brandreth, Kerry Godliman, Jenny Eclair, Paul Merton, Graham Norton, Lucy Porter, Tony Hawks, Cariad Lloyd, Zoe Lyons 
 
Series 85 featuring: Graham Norton, Zoe Lyons, Jenny Eclair, Paul Merton, Tony Hawks, Phil Wang, Sheila Hancock, Fred MacAulay, Lucy Porter, Ed Byrne, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Mark Watson, Stephen Fry, Jan Ravens, Pam Ayres 
 
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 14 May - 18 June 2018 (Series 81), 6 August - 24 September 2018 (Series 82), 4 February - 25 March 2019 (Series 83), 13 May - 17 June 2019 (Series 84), 5 August - 23 September 2019 (Series 85) 
 
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Just a Minute: Series 81 – 85

The BBC Radio 4 comedy panel game

Sandi Toksvig is at the helm for two final series of the satirical radio panel game 
 
After nine years, 28 series and over 220 episodes in the hot seat, Sandi Toksvig stepped down from The News Quiz at the end of Series 87. These two superlative series are her last hurrah - and our last chance to enjoy her unique blend of wit, warmth and intelligence, as she leads the panel in a whimsical review of the headlines. 
 
Jeremy Hardy and Susan Calman both take a turn in the chair, but for 12 of these 14 episodes, Sandi is at the helm as they take a wry look at the news in all its larger-than-life glory. Topics on the agenda include the threat of a 'Grexit', the re-internment of Richard III, MPs' salaries the dangers of skinny jeans, head transplants, French food waste and middle-class bees... 
 
Slogging it out to come up with the funniest jokes on these disparate subjects are players including Craig Ainsley, Elis James, Samira Ahmed, Fred MacAulay, Romesh Ranganathan, Susan Calman, BJ Novak, Sara Pascoe, Phill Jupitus and Helen Zaltzman. Reading out the amusing misprints, typos and innuendos sent in by listeners are Corrie Corfield, Kathy Clugston, Susan Rae, Neil Sleat, Zeb Soanes and Diana Speed. 
 
Production credits 
Chaired by Sandi Toksvig 
Series 86, Episode 5 chaired by Jeremy Hardy 
Series 86, Episode 7 chaired by Susan Calman 
 
Chair's script written by Jack Bernhardt, James Bugg, Lucy Clarke, Max Davis, Jon Hunter, Gabby Hutchinson Crouch, James Kettle, Simon Littlefield, Tom Neenan, John-Luke Roberts and Andy Wolton 
 
With additional material by Ed Amsden, Liam Byrne, Sarah Campbell, Tom Coles, Ben Harris, Daniel Hooper, Jenny Laville, Robin Morgan, Keiron Nicholson and Matilda Wnek 
 
Produced by Richard Morris and Lyndsay Fenner 
 
A BBC Studios Production 
 
Series 86 featuring: Craig Ainsley, Samira Ahmed, Susan Calman, Andy Hamilton, Jeremy Hardy, Elis James, Phill Jupitus, Sam Leith, Camilla Long, Fred MacAulay, Andrew Maxwell, Bob Mills, BJ Novak, Sara Pascoe, Romesh Ranganathan, Hugo Rifkind, Mark Steel, Holly Walsh 
 
Series 87 featuring: Samira Ahmed, Susan Calman, Rebecca Front, Andy Hamilton, Jeremy Hardy, Elis James, Miles Jupp, Phill Jupitus, Fred MacAulay, Bob Mills, Justin Moorhouse, Lucy Porter, Hugo Rifkind, Mark Steel, Holly Walsh, Francis Wheen, Helen Zaltzman 
 
News items read by Corrie Corfield, Kathy Clugston, Susan Rae, Neil Sleat, Zeb Soanes and Diana Speed 
 
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 20 February-3 April 2015 (Series 86), 15 May-26 June 2015 (Series 85) 
 
© 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.

The News Quiz 2015: Sandi Toksvig's Final Shows

Series 86 and 87 of the topical BBC Radio 4 comedy panel show

In a year when much of the news was believable but fake, comes a book packed with stories that are unbelievable but true. 
 
The Book of the Year is a hilarious guide to 2017’s most extraordinary events, unearthed by the creators of the award-winning hit comedy podcast No Such Thing As A Fish. Each week, over a million people tune in to find out what bizarre and astonishing facts Dan, James, Anna and Andy have found out over the previous seven days. Now the gang have turned their attention to the news of the past twelve months. 
 
You’ll discover the curious details behind the main headlines – how Donald Trump slept on the 66th floor of a 58-storey building, what effect Brexit had on Coco Pops, and why China’s president can’t stand Winnie the Pooh – as well as hundreds of stories you may have missed entirely, like the news that: 
 
· Qatar built a refugee camp for camels. 
· The world’s first avocado restaurant ran out of avocados on its first day. 
· The victim of Britain’s first ever shark attack ended up with a cut thumb. 
 
From strange inventions to baffling elections, via a surprising amount of sausage news, The Book of the Year is an eye-opening tour of the incredible year you didn’t know you’d lived through.

The Book of the Year

Tom Whipple

Are you fed up losing at family board game nights? Do you want to learn how to destroy the competition? 
 
Get the inside tips from preposterously overqualified experts on how to win a range of common family games, board games and more. 
 
* A mime artist tells you how to do the best charades 
* A mathematician tells you how to win Connect 4 
* A professional racing driver tells you how to take corners in Scalextric 
* A Scrabble champion reveals his secrets 
* A game theorist tells you what properties to buy in Monopoly in order to bankrupt and embarrass your competitors. 
 
This is a must read for anyone who takes games too seriously and for bad losers everywhere.

How to win games and beat people

Defeat and demolish your family and friends!

Bullseye

Sharpen your wits and your aim, and play Bullseye against your friends and family. 
 
Answer correctly from over 2,500 brand new trivia questions, from Easy to Marksman-level, and pile up cash toward a range of exciting prizes. 
 
Will your throwing and knowing be Super Smashing Great – or will you leave with nowt but your Bus Fare Home? 
 
And have you got the nerve to risk it all for Bully’s Special Prize? 
 
With nostalgic gameplay and up-to-date questions in classic categories this quiz book has something for everyone. 
 
Remember… You can’t beat a bit of Bully!

The Bullseye Quiz Book

Richard Coles

Charles Spencer

Cat Jarman

Join the trio behind the hit history podcast, The Rabbit Hole Detectives, Richard Coles, Charles Spencer and Cat Jarman in their first trivia book as they investigate weird and wonderful facts and stories rescued from obscurity. From the earliest recorded examples of practical jokes to a whistle-stop tour of the world's ghost towns to a history of red heads, The Rabbit Hole Book is a fascinating and entertaining dive into all the things you didn't know you wanted to know.

The Rabbit Hole Book

99 adventures into the history of stuff

Ripley

Ripley’s has spent 100 years compiling strange-but-true facts from around the world. Now, the most extraordinary stories from the last century are brought together in a single colourful volume. 
 
Featured Believe It Or Not stories include: 
 
· The chicken that lived for months without its head 
· The man who swallowed seven swords at once 
· The jockey who died while riding his horse – but won the race anyway 
 
With spectacular photos throughout, 100 Best Believe It Or Not Stories is a must-have for any Ripley’s fan. 
 
Incredibly hard to believe. Undeniably true!

Ripley’s 100 Best Believe It or Nots

Incredibly Hard to Believe. Undeniably True!

Alan Connor

Do you know which Cluedo character was killed off in 2016? How about which band has a species of shrimp named after it? Reckon you could guess the name of a song from lyrics where the words have been replaced with synonyms? 
 
Then fingers on buzzers, because House of Games is back and it's better than ever! 
 
Packed with 104 new, classic and fiendishly difficult rounds from the hit BBC show's question writers, House of Games: Question Smash is the ultimate collection of brainteasers, puzzles and trivia. Pit your wits against friends and family with favourites like Highbrow Lowbrow, Rhyme Time and Don't State the Obvious, as well as brand new games from the brilliant minds behind the show. 
 
So limber up your frontal lobes, brush up on your trivia and get ready to return to the House of Games.

House of Games

Question Smash: 104 New, Classic and Fiendishly Difficult Rounds

All three series of the award-winning satirical news show from 2023 
 
Originally conceived as a one-off whimsy, The News Quiz is now in its 46th year and still going strong. In these 26 shows, host Andy Zaltzman gathers up handfuls of headlines and hurls them at the panellists, who promptly fling back punchlines, puns and persiflage. 
 
Kicking off with a ‘Best of 2022’ episode reflecting on the highs and lows of a year in which Britain had two monarchs and three Prime Ministers, the team go on to peruse the biggest, funniest and most noteworthy events of 2023. Among the stories discussed are the UK strike wave, the conflict in Ukraine, the Israel-Hamas war, Nicola Sturgeon’s surprise resignation, Boris Johnson’s WhatsApps, HS2 grinding to a halt, the looming general election and BRITS IN SPACE – as well as the curious case of 200,000 stolen Cadbury Creme Eggs and the surprise appearance of a walrus in Scarborough. 
 
Mulling over all this, and more, are some of the nation’s best comedians and journalists, including Anushka Asthana, Chris McCausland, Simon Evans, Andy Hamilton, Susie McCabe, Ian Smith, Scott Bennett, Ayesha Hazarika, Ria Lina, Mark Steel, Zoe Lyons and Ashley Storrie. 
 
Production credits 
Hosted and written by Andy Zaltzman 
With additional material by Simon Alcock, Rebecca Bain, Davina Bentley, Catherine Brinkworth, Carl Carzana, Suchandrika Chakrabarti, Ben Clover, Cody Dahler, Max Davis, Kate Dehnert, James Farmer, Aidan Fitzmaurice, Alice Fraser, Jade Gebbie, Mark Granger, Adam Greene, Will Hall, Miranda Holms, Cameron Loxdale, Caroline Mabey, Stuart Mitchell, Eleri Morgan, Eleanor Morton, Alfie Packham, Vicky Richards, Christina Riggs, Rhiannon Shaw, Mike Shephard, Katie Storey, Peter Tellouche, Zoë Tomalin and Jennifer Walker 
 
Produced by Georgia Keating, Sam Holmes and Gwyn Rhys Davies 
Executive Producers: James Robinson, Richard Morris and Pete Strauss 
Production Co-ordinators: Ryan Walker-Edwards, Becky Carewe-Jeffries and Dan Marchini 
Sound Editors: Jerry Peal, Marc Willcox, Giles Aspen, John Hemingway and David Thomas 
 
Series 110 featuring: Maisie Adam, Samira Ahmed, Kate Andrews, Anushka Asthana, Angela Barnes, Alasdair Beckett-King, Scott Bennett, Catherine Bohart, Frankie Boyle, Simon Evans, Andy Hamilton, Isabel Hardman, Ayesha Hazarika, Shaparak Khorsandi, Nish Kumar, Helen Lewis, Ria Lina, Camilla Long, Zoe Lyons, Alex Massie, Susie McCabe, Chris McCausland, Geoff Norcott, Andy Parsons, Lucy Porter, Hugo Rifkind, Ian Smith, Mark Steel, Ashley Storrie, Holly Walsh, Felicity Ward 
 
Series 111 featuring: Kate Andrews, Anushka Asthana, Scott Bennett, Rachel Cunliffe, Neil Delamere, Andrew Doyle, Simon Evans, Alice Fraser, Freddy Gray, Andy Hamilton, Isabel Hardman, Rosie Holt, Ria Lina, Camilla Long, Andrew Maxwell, Susie McCabe, Robin Morgan, Geoff Norcott, Andy Parsons, Lucy Porter, Ian Smith, Ashley Storrie 
 
Series 112 featuring: Anushka Asthana, Tom Ballard, Alasdair Beckett-King, Bethany Black, Daliso Chaponda, Andrew Doyle, Simon Evans, Alice Fraser, Ayesha Hazarika, Athena Kugblenu, Ria Lina, Zoe Lyons, Alex Massie, Susie McCabe, Chris McCausland, Robin Morgan, Rachel Parris, Lucy Porter, Hugo Rifkind, Ian Smith, Mark Steel, Felicity Ward 
 
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 30 December 2022-10 March 2023 (Series 110), 28 April-9 June 2023 (Series 111), 8 September-27 October 2023 (Series 112) 
 
© 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.

The News Quiz 2023: The Complete Series 110, 111 and 112

Sandi Toksvig’s first four series as host of the popular satirical comedy showTaking over the News Quiz chair from Simon Hoggart, comedian and broadcaster Sandi Toksvig steps up to the plate to lead the intrepid panellists in a round-up of the biggest (and smallest) news stories of 2006 and 2007. With the exception of one show, hosted by Clive Anderson when Sandi had the flu, she chairs each of these 33 episodes with her characteristic wit, charm and erudition.Squaring up to the headlines are a panel of regulars and new recruits, including Clive Anderson, Jo Brand, Fred Macaulay, Andy Zaltzman, Simon Evans, Nick Revell, Phil Hammond, Stewart Lee, Caitlin Moran and the late, great Alan Coren. Between rounds, newsreaders Charlotte Green, Carolyn Brown, Peter Donaldson, Harriet Cass, Corrie Corfield, Rory Morrison and Chris Aldridge read a selection of funny cuttings sent in by listeners.Among the topics covered in these four series are Gordon Brown succeeding Tony Blair as PM; the death of Boris Yeltsin; the Iraq war; immigration and the NHS – plus telephone telepathy, cheating cheetahs, Prozac for dogs and the startling discovery that mice are actually completely uninterested in cheese. Series 63 also includes a special Alan Coren tribute show following his death in 2007, dedicated to his many contributions to The News Quiz and presented by Sandi Toksvig, Jeremy Hardy and Andy Hamilton.Production creditsChaired by Sandi ToksvigChair’s script written by Lucy Clarke, Rhodri Crooks, Paul Kerensa, Simon Littlefield, George Poles, John Finnemore and Danielle WardWith additional material by James Allnutt, Madeleine Brettingham, Stephen Carlin, Lloyd Langford, Matthew Morton, Kieron Quirke, John-Luke Roberts, James Sherwood and Danielle WardProduced by Katie Tyrrell and Ed MorrishA BBC Studios ProductionSeries 60 featuring: Clive Anderson, Jo Brand, Jo Caulfield, Jackie Clune, Alan Coren, Simon Evans, Andy Hamilton, Phil Hammond, Jeremy Hardy, Stanley Johnson, Phill Jupitus, Sarah Kendall, Stewart Lee, Fred MacAulay, Mark Steel, Francis Wheen, Andy ZaltzmanSeries 61 featuring: Clive Anderson, Jo Brand, Clive Coleman, Alan Coren, Dave Gorman, Andy Hamilton, Jeremy Hardy, Armando Iannucci, Phill Jupitus, Shappi Khorsandi, Fred MacAulay, Caitlin Moran, Mark Steel, Francis WheenSeries 62 featuring: Alan Coren, Simon Evans, Andy Hamilton, Phil Hammond, Jeremy Hardy, Armando Iannucci, Phill Jupitus, Fred MacAulay, Sue Perkins, Carrie Quinlan, Mark Steel, Nick Revell, Francis Wheen, Andy ZaltzmanSeries 63 featuring: Jo Brand, Justin Edwards, Simon Evans, Andy Hamilton, Jeremy Hardy, Phill Jupitus, Fred MacAulay, Sue Perkins, Greg Proops, Carrie Quinlan, Nick Revell, Mark Steel, Francis WheenNews items read by Charlotte Green, Carolyn Brown, Peter Donaldson, Harriet Cass, Corrie Corfield, Rory Morrison and Chris AldridgeFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 8 September-27 October 2006 (Series 60), 5 January-23 February 2007 (Series 61), 27 April-15 June 2007 (Series 62), 28 September-23 November 2007 (Series 63)© 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.

The News Quiz 2006 – 2007: Sandi Toksvig Takes the Helm!

Series 60, 61, 62 and 63 of the topical BBC Radio 4 comedy panel show

Five collected series of the award-winning panel show, hosted by the late Nicholas Parsons 
 
Just a Minute is the grandaddy of panel games, entertaining Radio 4 listeners since 1967 with wit, whimsy and wonderful wordplay. To mark the show's 55th anniversary in December 2022, here are five fantastic series from 2011, 2012 and 2013, all chaired by the legendary Nicholas Parsons. Among them is Series 62, which commemorated JAM's 45th birthday with an episode tackling the same subjects given out in the very first series, and featured two special editions from Mumbai. 
 
Among the panellists keen to show their mettle are first-timers Russell Kane, Miles Jupp, Hannibal Buress and Tim Vine, relative newcomers Richard Herring, Paul Sinha, Jason Manford and Stephen Mangan, and veterans Paul Merton, Sheila Hancock, Graham Norton, Gyles Brandreth and Sue Perkins (proving that she's as skilled at playing the game as she is at hosting it). 
 
Under the watchful eye of the chairman, they attempt to talk for 60 uninterrupted seconds on topics including My Tartan Underwear, The Search for Intelligent Life, The Importance of Eyebrows, How to Annoy the Audience and My Mate Dan - but can they make it to a minute without hesitation, repetition or deviation? As the Minute Waltz fades away, let the hilarity commence... 
 
Cast and credits 
Devised by Ian Messiter 
Produced by Tilusha Ghelani and Claire Jones 
Chairman: Nicholas Parsons 
 
Series 61 featuring: Paul Merton, Tony Hawks, Shelia Hancock, Graham Norton, Josie Lawrence, Julian Clary, Phill Jupitus, Rick Wakeman, Gyles Brandreth, Jason Byrne, Shappi Khorsandi, Russell Kane, Miles Jupp, Pam Ayres 
 
Series 62 featuring: Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth, Ross Noble, Jenny Eclair, Julian Clary, Sue Perkins, Charles Collingwood, Liza Tarbuck, Josie Lawrence, Kit Hesketh-Harvey, Marcus Brigstocke, Anuvab Pal, Cyrus Broacha 
 
Series 63 featuring: Paul Merton, Julian Clary, Sue Perkins, Greg Proops, Graham Norton, Gyles Brandreth, Alun Cochrane, Jenny Eclair, Tony Hawks, Richard Herring, Paul Sinha 
 
Series 64 featuring: Paul Merton, Sue Perkins, Liza Tarbuck, Graham Norton, Miles Jupp, Pam Ayres, Charles Collingwood, Gyles Brandreth, Janey Godley, Hannibal Buress, Tim Vine, Jason Byrne, Jenny Eclair, Tony Hawks, Alun Cochrane, Kevin Eldon 
 
Series 65 featuring: Paul Merton, Graham Norton, Sue Perkins, Jason Manford, Gyles Brandreth, Alun Cochrane, Stephen Mangan, Julian Clary, Jenny Eclair, Richard Herring 
 
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 8 August-19 September 2011 (Series 61), 6 February-19 March 2012 (Series 62), 14 May-18 June 2012 (Series 63), 6 August-24 September 2012 (Series 64), 11 February-1 April 2013 (Series 65) 
 
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Just a Minute: Series 61 – 65

Paul Bajoria

‘The nerdiest and longest-running quiz around’ The Spectator 
 
Have you got what it takes to tackle Radio 4's most fiendish quiz? 
 
Question: A fictional criminal psychologist, a former Conservative minister, and the eponymous protagonist of a Peter Hedges novel, might all serve on the board alongside some big cheeses. Can you explain?* 
 
The Round Britain Quiz is the oldest broadcast quiz anywhere in the world. Created in 1947 it has built and maintained a cult following from across the generations. Each series sees six teams from around the UK competing against each other to solve a series of seriously cryptic clues, with a chairman giving a steer on how to get to the answer. 
 
Compiled by long-serving series producer, Paul Bajoria, and with an introduction from the Chairman, BBC journalist Tom Sutcliffe, The Round Britain Quiz Book features 250 of the toughest and most challenging questions from the last 70 years as well as many new and exclusive conundrums, drawing on unpredictable fields of knowledge, to truly test the nation. 
 
*Answer: They might all be found on a cheeseboard, as accompaniments to the cheese. The psychologist referred to is ‘Fitz’ in the TV series Cracker, the former MP is Eric Pickles, and Gilbert Grape is Peter Hedges’ creation.

The Round Britain Quiz Book

250 challenging questions from Radio 4’s cult quiz show

Ed Cooke

Kings and queens, British prime ministers, American presidents, countries of Europe... 
 
We should all know these things - but like me, you're probably resigned to being the kind of person that just never will. Now Grandmaster of Memory Ed Cooke offers up his memory secrets with a fun, quick and completely unforgettable way to remember the things you thought you never could. 
 
But this is no boring Willy, Willy, Harry, Ste. With Ed leading the way on unlikely adventures through people and places, Abraham Lincoln may become a circle of bra-wearing hams linking arms in your mind, and you may well encounter a fridge wearing Calvin Klein underpants. You could also soon find yourself rattling off the prime ministers to a rapt audience and adding, in a knowing tone, 'ah yes, Marquess of Rockingham, Whig I believe?'. What is for sure is that you&rsquo;ll be bursting with knowledge that will stick in your mind and impress your friends for ever.

Remember, Remember

Learn the Stuff You Thought You Never Could

Sandi Toksvig is in the chair for this sparkling quartet of series from 2013 
 
Hosted once again by the incomparable Sandi Toksvig, these four series of the satirical radio panel game take us through all the big stories of 2013, the year of Obama's inaugaration, Margaret Thatcher's funeral, Prince George's birth and Andy Murray's first Wimbledon win. 
 
Series 79 features a 'Best of 2012' compilation show and 'The News Now Quiz Show', hosted by Rory Bremner, which sees Sandi and fellow News Quizzer Jeremy Hardy take on The Now Show's Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis in the ultimate topical smackdown. And the specials don't stop there: Series 81 also includes an Edinburgh edition, recorded at the Fringe Festival. 
 
Among the topics under discussion in these four series are undercover policemen, filibusting senators, private prisons, Kim Jong-un, British culture vultures, the roll-out of universal credit, and David Dimbleby's tattoo. 
 
Production credits 
Chaired by Sandi Toksvig 
The News Now Quiz Show hosted by Rory Bremner 
Produced by Lyndsay Fenner, Martha Owen, Sam Bryant and Sam Michell 
A BBC Studios Production 
 
Series 79 featuring: Samira Ahmed, Jo Brand, Katy Brand, Susan Calman, Roisin Conaty, Nick Doody, Daniel Finkelstein, Rebecca Front, Jeremy Hardy, Miles Jupp, Fred MacAulay, Francesca Martinez, Bob Mills, Sue Perkins, Susan Rae, Hugo Rifkind, Mark Steel, Francis Wheen 
 
The News Now Quiz Show featuring: Hugh Dennis, Jeremy Hardy, Steve Punt, Sandi Toksvig 
 
Series 80 featuring: Samira Ahmed, Katy Brand, Ed Byrne, Susan Calman, Bridget Christie, Roisin Conaty, Daniel Finkelstein, Rebecca Front, Jeremy Hardy, Miles Jupp, Fred MacAulay, Andrew Maxwell, Bob Mills, Justin Moorhouse, Hugo Rifkind, Francis Wheen 
 
Series 81 featuring: Samira Ahmed, Susan Calman, Nathan Caton, Roisin Conaty, Jason Cook, Justin Edwards, Matt Forde, Jeremy Hardy, Miles Jupp, Katy Brand, Julia Hartley-Brewer, Fred MacAulay, Francesca Martinez, Andrew Maxwell, Bob Mills, Justin Moorhouse, Vicki Pepperdine, Jon Richardson, Hugo Rifkind 
 
Series 82 featuring: Samira Ahmed, Katy Brand, Susan Calman, Grace Dent, Justin Edwards, Rebecca Front, Jeremy Hardy, Rufus Hound, Miles Jupp, Phill Jupitus, Fred MacAulay, Andrew Maxwell, Bob Mills, Greg Proops, Hugo Rifkind 
 
News items read by Carolyn Brown, Corrie Corfield, Harriet Cass, Kathy Clugston, Susan Rae, Neil Sleat and Zeb Soanes 
 
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 21 December 2012-8 February 2013 (Series 79), 12 April-10 May 2013 (Series 80), 28 June-9 August 2013 (Series 81), 8 November-20 December 2013 (Series 82) 
 
© 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.

The News Quiz 2013

Series 79, 80, 81 and 82 of the topical BBC Radio 4 comedy panel show

Whether you're on lockdown with your family, partner, or flatmates: Games for Bored Adults is packed full of gaming inspiration to liven up any dull situation. Why not play human Buckaroo with a sleeping stranger, take on the After Eight challenge, or laugh in the face of pulled muscles in the ultimate ‘Cereal Killer’ game? 
 
 Challenge your family, indulge your competitive streak and prove yourself the undisputed victor in a whole range of funny and imaginative games for every occasion.

Games for Bored Adults

Challenges. Competitions. Activities. Drinking.

Beth Raymer

The Lucky Charm. The Sure Thing. The Long Shot. The Jinx. 
 
Beth Raymer came to Vegas to live the dream. Instead she winds up waiting tables in a low-rent diner and living in a fleapit motel. 
 
Then she meets Dink, the King of Last Vegas sports betting. Dink introduces her to the testorsterone fuelled underworld of high stakes gambling a dog-eat-dog realm of grifters, and strippers, wise-guys and hardened cons. 
 
New to the game but with big ambitions, Beth must get smart to get ahead. The real money is off-shore, where gambling regulations don't count. But nor do other rules. In the free-wheeling caribbean Beth discovers that the difference between winning big and losing everything comes down to how sharp you play.

Lay the Favourite

A True Story about Playing to Win in the Gambling Underworld

Martin Toseland

Simon Toseland

Remember Blind Man's Bluff, Pin the Tail and Murder in the Dark? Making daisy chains and collecting conkers? And when rainy afternoons meant card games and battleships? 
 
Jam-packed with games and activities for all ages, 365 Family Games and Pastimes remembers all the classics we used to love, bringing them back for the entire family to enjoy. 
 
Full of inspiration and thrifty ideas, this is an indispensible collection for birthday parties, family holidays and everyday fun.

365 Family Games and Pastimes

David Hepworth

The perfect gift for any music lover . . . 
 
The Rock and Roll A Level is here to rescue the pop quiz from the grip of bores who know the chart position of everything and the value of nothing. 
It's for the people who like pop music because it tells them so much about real life. 
It's the first quiz book where the answers are as interesting as the questions. 
It's the first quiz book where general knowledge matters as much as an adolescence spent reading the NME or Smash Hits. 
It's a proper education.

Rock & Roll A Level

The only quiz book you need

Lizzie Mary Cullen

Join Lizzie Mary Cullen on a magical expedition around the world, with her brand new colouring book. 
 
For the past few months, Lizzie has been travelling the world, exploring some of our planet's most beautiful landscapes and fascinating cities. Inspired by the places she discovered, she has created a stunning new colouring adventure. 
 
This is an epic trip that will transport you from the depths of the Brazilian rainforest to the dizzying heights of the New Zealand mountains. Join Lizzie and faithful friend Paddy the Pug as they trek, fly, sail and swim through the wonders of the world, discovering hidden objects along the way. 
 
Suitable for children.

The Magical Journey

A Colouring Book

Nate Silver

In the bestselling The Signal and the Noise, Nate Silver showed how forecasting would define the age of Big Data. Now, in this timely and riveting new book, Silver investigates "The River," or those whose mastery of risk allows them to shape—and dominate—so much of modern life. 
 
These professional risk takers—poker players and hedge fund managers, crypto true-believers and blue-chip art collectors—can teach us much about navigating the uncertainty of the 21st century. By embedding within these worlds, Silver offers insight into a range of issues that affect us all, from the frontiers of finance to the future of AI. 
 
The River has increasing amounts of wealth and power in our society, and understanding their mindset—including the flaws in their thinking—is key to understanding what drives technology and the global economy today. There are certain commonalities in this otherwise diverse group: high tolerance for risk; appreciation of uncertainty; affinity for numbers; skill at de-coupling; self-reliance and a distrust of the conventional wisdom. For the River, complexity is baked in, and the work is how to navigate it, without going beyond the pale. 
 
Taking us behind-the-scenes from casinos to venture capital firms to meetings of the effective altruism movement, On the Edge is a deeply-reported, all-access journey into a hidden world of powerbrokers and risk takers.

On the Edge

The Art of Risking Everything

John Buckley

Spencer Jones

&lsquo;The Armchair General team has done it again. An absorbing read for Christmas.&rsquo; 
Peter Caddick-Adams 
 
&lsquo;Brilliant and immersive.&rsquo; 
Harry Sidebottom 
 
The second book in the Armchair General series, where YOU choose the fate of the First World War 
 
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HISTORY IS WRITTEN BY THE VICTORS. WILL IT BE YOU? 
 
TAKE THE HOTSEAT 
Assume the role of real historic decision-makers: general, leaders, soldiers and intelligence officers of the Allied Forces during World War I. 
 
EXAMINE THE INTELLIGENCE 
Explore eight key moments from the First World War, using real contemporaneous intelligence: including the July Crisis, the Battle of the Somme, and the Russian Revolution. 
 
CONSIDER THE SCENARIO &amp; MAKE YOUR DECISION 
From battlefields to the Royal Courts, each tactical and strategic decision you make leads to a different outcome. 
 
Will you follow the path of the past - or shape a new history...? 
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PRAISE FOR THE ARMCHAIR GENERAL SERIES 
 
'An original and exciting approach...The Armchair General adds enormously to our understanding of the conflicts' JAMES HOLLAND 
 
'A reminder that history is a never ending now, a relentless and endless present that comes without the luxury of hindsight' AL MURRAY 
 
'Wonderfully original...putting readers at the heart of the decision-making process and allowing them, literally, to change the course of history. This is counterfactual history at its very best' SAUL DAVID

The Armchair General World War One

Can You Win The Great War?

Paul Sinha

'That night, I'd survived my life flashing before me, with my dignity intact. 
Yes, this chaotic life has always been a gamble. 
... But what a gamble.' 
 
Paul Sinha is an award-winning comedian, a quizzing mastermind and a happily-married husband. But for much of his life none of these seemed remotely imaginable. 
 
As a boy, Paul struggled to find his place in a world where he didn't quite fit. Who was he? An over-achieving schoolkid with the world's knowledge at his fingertips? A traditional Bengali son, destined for a career in medicine that he never once craved? A young gay man yearning to breathe freely? Or was he yet another flawed human being on a self-destruct mission? 
 
Amid life's mayhem, it was frequently Paul's love of facts in which he found solace, whether funding his lifestyle through quiz machines or simply trying to show off to his mates. Stumbling serendipitously into both a career in stand-up and a clandestine network of competitive quizzers introduced him to a new sense of purpose, a new identity, and, eventually, new love... 
 
A hilarious and moving coming-of-age memoir of one man's search for fulfilment, One Sinha Lifetime is an unconventional odyssey through love, family, and the joy of general knowledge.

One Sinha Lifetime

Comedy, disaster and one man’s quest for happiness

Alex Horne

Fastest wins. Your adventure starts now ... 
 
 This is a race. 
 
 It is not a race against the clock, because that would be a far easier race. Clocks can be fast, but clocks never win races. It's nearly always humans, sometimes horses, and occasionally dogs. 
 This is a race against your fellow Taskmaster players. 
 
 You are competing against everyone else who is reading this book. All you've got to do is find The Taskmaster's Head first. This is a race with many twists and turns, that requires very little running, much sideways thinking and quite a lot of patience. 
 
 Thankfully, there will be a shedload of tasks along the way to distract you. There are tasks to do on your own, tasks to do with your family and friends, and tasks for bigger groups too. Some of these distractions may slow you down, but some may help you get where you need to go. As always, enjoy them, do your best, make good choices. 
 
 So get going. Take on the tasks. All the information you need is in the book... 
 
 Alex Horne, 
 Taskmaster's Assistant

Bring Me The Head Of The Taskmaster

101 next-level tasks (and clues) that will lead one ordinary person to some extraordinary Taskmaster treasure

Test your wits with the ultimate game of cunning, logic and intuition 
 
'This book is brilliant' Zoe Ball, BBC Radio 2 
 
It's time to start your adventure. Get them before they get you 
 
Put your sleuthing skills to the test in a world of deception, betrayal, and strategy. Placed in a castle in the Scottish Highlands, you must figure out if your fellow players are Faithful or a Traitor. Can you trust Jorge, the dentist with an encyclopaedic memory and tendency to smile at everyone? Or Nina, the retiree who acts like the group's matriarch but has a knowing glint in her eyes..? Beware, for in this treacherous game, trust is a luxury you cannot afford. 
 
In the official book of the BAFTA-winning phenomenon, The Traitors: The Interactive Game Book, the decisions you make will decide what happens next. Take this thrilling journey on your own or with others, pooling your wisdom to make the right choices. With over 20 standalone games to play in a group - all with cunning Traitors twists - this is the perfect gift, guaranteed to unleash hours of mischief and fun. 
 
*Praise for The Traitors TV show* 
 
'Addictively fiendish, this treachery was the best thing on TV in 20 years' Daily Mail 
 
'By far and away the most compelling and engrossing reality show of 2022, if not all time' Rolling Stone 
 
'One of the hottest realities right now, The Traitors is an absolute phenomenon you can enjoy also in a book format. Now, this is not a normal book' Digital Spy

The Traitors

The Ultimate Game of Cunning, Logic and Intuition

With no less than 240 puzzles, this is a seventh heaven for all crossword fans! 
 
Most crosswords give you just one set of clues &ndash; the &lsquo;Sun&rsquo; gives you two! The coffee time clues are perfect for breaks at work &ndash; just add a biscuit! The cryptic clues are tricky but when you get the hang of them you&rsquo;ll be hooked. And the first time you solve a whole puzzle you&rsquo;ll feel like a true crossword champion.

The Seventh Penguin Jumbo Book of The Sun Crosswords

Huw Davies

In time-honoured fashion, Another Weird Year 4 brings you the stories that no lover of bizarre, inexplicable and downright hilarious news items can afford to miss, all handily grouped by theme (Love and Marriage, Law and Order, Animals etc). Read about: the blind man banned from saying 'phlegm'; the woman who bored a burglar to sleep with her family snaps; the woman who seduces men in her sleep; the man who thought he was a cat and got stuck up a tree; another man who got out of his car and took a shower... in a car wash... with his car left outside; the shepherd that had to drive his drunk sheep home; and not forgetting the pigs given a sauna and massage before being taken for slaughter - proof again from Another Weird Year that there is humanity in even the weirdest human behaviour. All the stories are true - you couldn't make them up!

Another Weird Year 4

Reboot your curiosity and binge the bizarre with the all-new Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Wired Into Weird. 
 
In a world where AI-generated content has everyone second-guessing what’s real, Wired Into Weird proves that truth is stranger than fiction! 
 
Readers will meet incredible people, see quirky creations, visit far-off places, discover odd animals, and witness astonishing feats — and it’s all real!<ul><li>All-new and all-true: Latest edition of the bestselling series with hundreds of new stories from around the globe!</li><li>No attention-span struggles here: Vibrant imagery, bite-size stories, fun lists, and silly callouts attract even the most reluctant reader!</li><li>Family-friendly fun: Everyone from grandparents, adults, teens, and kids alike will have a blast exploring every page and sharing the unbelievable together.</li><li>Beyond the page: Book-based content regularly posted to Ripley’s social media, enhanced with giveaways and creative marketing campaigns.</li></ul>

Ripley’s Believe It or Not! 2027

Phil Swern

Neil Myners

Do you stop for PopMaster? 
 
Get ready to take on the ultimate PopMaster challenge from the minds behind BBC Radio 2's iconic quiz. Every weekday morning over eight million people across the nation stop what they're doing, fix themselves a cuppa and settle in to listen to the PopMaster quiz on The Ken Bruce Show. Now it's your turn to join the throng and pit your musical knowledge against expert question setters Phil Swern and Neil Myners. 
 
Ultimate PopMaster is an endlessly entertaining collection of brainteasers, featuring a foreword from the Pop Master himself, Ken Bruce, and 1,500 brand new questions that get progressively harder as you work your way through the book. Discover a surprise twist when you reach the final quiz, in which you'll get the chance to become ultimate PopMaster champion. 
 
Covering music from 1958 to 2020, this official quiz companion has something for everyone. So, whether you're a pop anorak or incidental music fan, get stuck in on your own or with friends and family, and watch the hours fly by. 
 
 Who had a top 10 hit in 1997 with 'The James Bond Theme' as featured in the movie Tomorrow Never Dies? 
 
 Which legendary soul singer was the subject of the 2015 number one hit by Charlie Puth featuring Meghan Trainor? 
 
 Which group of comedians had a Top 10 hit in 1975 with Black Pudding Bertha (The Queen Of Northern Soul)?

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