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EPISODE · Jan 16, 2026 · 27 MIN

Series 119 - 2. U-Turn, We Defect

from The News Quiz · host BBC Radio 4

Andy's returned from The Ashes and is back in the News Quiz chair. He's come home to a selection of defections, some serious U-turning and 30,000 properties without water in his hometown of Tunbridge Wells. He was only away for one week! Helping Andy make sense of it all is Susie McCabe, Paul Sinha, Cindy Yu and Scott Bennett.Written by Andy Zaltzman. With additional material by: Mike Shephard, Eleanor Morton and Dee AllumProducer: Georgia KeatingExecutive Producer: Richard MorrisProduction Coordinator: Giulia MazzuSound Editor: Marc WillcoxA BBC Studios Production for Radio 4.

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