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EPISODE · Sep 19, 2025 · 27 MIN

Series 118 - 3. Crossing the Pond, Crossing the Floor

from The News Quiz · host BBC Radio 4

Andy Zaltzman is joined by Hugo Rifkind, Pierre Novellie, Sara Barron and Lucy Porter to break down the week in news. The panel unpack Trump's second state visit, the reserve banquet of seat fillers, foreign investment from the US, Ed Davey's Ancient Greek punishment, chimps drunk on fruit, and why Penny Mordaunt thinks it's no fun to be a Conservative anymore. Written by Andy Zaltzman.With additional material by: Cody Dahler, Ruth Husko, Sam Lake and Laura Major. Producer: Rajiv KariaExecutive Producer: Richard MorrisProduction Coordinator: Jodie CharmanSound Editor: Marc WillcoxA BBC Studios Production for Radio 4.

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