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English, Periodicals, 1 season, 124 episodes, 2 days, 21 hours, 20 minutes
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A brand new podcast from Private Eye, the UK's number one best-selling current affairs magazine. With Ian Hislop.
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124: Court Short

The team look at delays in the court system, the new news on the old proposals to redevelop Wimbledon’s tennis infrastructure, and the government’s investment rumble with P&O. Featuring, Adam, Andy, Jane Mackenzie and Sarah Shannon.
10/16/202434 minutes, 30 seconds
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123: Party Games

Ian, Helen, Adam and Andy discuss the Ghosts of Tories Past currently hanging around the conference (many with new books to plug), say 'goodbye' to the Evening Standard and 'good riddance' to Mohamed Fayed. 
10/2/202440 minutes, 46 seconds
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122: Labour's Freebies and The End of the Peers Show

The team discuss why Keir Starmer should have gone to Specsavers; why the 92 hereditary members of the House of Lords might not be there much longer; and who will win the Murdoch succession battle playing out in a Nevada courtroom. 
9/18/202448 minutes, 30 seconds
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121: Reasons To Be Keir-Ful

The team discuss the government's new strategy of Maximum Gloom, Donald Trump's dipshit strategy, and why you should think twice before sending a Telegram.
9/4/202441 minutes, 42 seconds
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120: Summer Books Special

Adam, Helen, Andy and the Eye's book reviewer D.J.Taylor recommend the greatest political biographies ever written, from Louis XIV to Nadine Dorries via Chips Channon. 
8/20/202435 minutes, 56 seconds
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119: They Predict A Riot

How online disinformation (and dubious reporting) contributed to the last week's riots across Britain. Plus,  a look at the Conservative Leadership betting odds (place your bets now!) and a look at how Huw Edwards has changed in the last year. 
8/7/202439 minutes, 26 seconds
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118: Bye-Biden

The team discuss the news from across the pond, plus Labour’s record-breakingly short honeymoon; and MD, AKA Phil Hammond, reveals the uncertainties of the Lucy Letby case.
7/24/202449 minutes, 32 seconds
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117: A New Pod For Britain

All the fallout from last week's election, what the New Boys and Girls will bring to government (and the Old New Boys And Girls too) and what bunfights the Page 94 team are looking forward to in this parliament. With Ian, Helen, Adam and Andy. 
7/10/202444 minutes, 58 seconds
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116: Pre-Election Special

A special mini-episode treat - the wit and wisdom of Nigel Farage (is this right? Ed), as channelled by the Eye’s Craig Brown and Lewis Macleod. Find out what Nigel REALLY thinks about good old-fashioned British maths.
7/3/20245 minutes, 5 seconds
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115: False Advertising

A final pre-election special on the state of online advertising, the Tories' gambling problem, the new Never-Nigels and the British Invasion of American newsrooms. With Ian Hislop, Adam Macqueen, Matt Muir, Helen Lewis, and Andrew Hunter Murray. 
6/25/202446 minutes, 37 seconds
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114: Special Non-Emergency Election Episode

Helen, Adam and Andy try to answer your questions about the election - not 'who's going to win?' (everyone knows that) but the more interesting bits. Plus a special double quiz of Eyes past and campaigns present.
6/12/202431 minutes, 27 seconds
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113: Footies #7: And The Winner Is...

Ian Hislop reveals the winner, live from BAFTA, of the 2024 Paul Foot Award!
6/11/202413 minutes, 44 seconds
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112: Footies #6: Hospital Passing-The-Buck

Rebecca Thomas of the Independent describes her broad and shocking investigation into the failures in the UK’s mental health system. Part five of the 2024 Paul Foot Award mini-series.
6/10/202411 minutes, 12 seconds
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111: Footies #5: The Challenging Mr Odey

Paul Caruana Galizia (Tortoise) and Antonia Cundy (Financial Times) discuss their joint piece on Crispin Odey, the former hedge fund manager now denying multiple allegations of sexual assault. Part five of the 2024 Paul Foot Award mini-series.
6/9/202415 minutes, 30 seconds
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109: Footies #4: Duel Narratives

DUAL NARRATIVES. Lewis McBlane of the Northern Scot on the most important road you (probably) haven’t heard of – the A96 and the 80-year campaign to add another lane to it. Part four of our mini-series on the Paul Foot Awards.
6/8/202410 minutes, 1 second
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109: The Footies #3: Taking the OPIS

Humberto Rocha of the Oil Price Information Service on some dodgy dealing in Big Carbon... in part three of our new investigative mini-series interviewing the investigative reporters behind six remarkable pieces of journalism shortlisted for this year’s Paul Foot Award. 
6/7/202412 minutes, 17 seconds
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108: The Footies #2: A Mental Health Crisis

Part two of our new investigative mini-series interviewing the reporters behind six remarkable pieces of investigative journalism, all shortlisted for this year’s Paul Foot Award. Today, Justine Smith of The House magazine on the crisis in children’s mental health services.
6/6/202411 minutes, 44 seconds
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107: Paul Foot Awards Special #1

A brand new mini-series from Page 94: interviews with the reporters behind six remarkable pieces of investigative journalism, all shortlisted for the prestigious Paul Foot Award 2024. Today, Tristan Kirk of the Evening Standard on the scandal of the Single Justice Procedure.
6/5/202417 minutes, 13 seconds
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106: A Washed Up Government

The team discuss the laws that are being shoved through parliament before the electoral iron curtain descends (and those that are being left on the other side), plus an update from Richard Brooks on the latest goings-on at the Post Office inquiry.
5/29/202439 minutes, 31 seconds
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105: Defection, Dwellings and Domesticated Animals

Helen, Adam and Andy discuss MPs changing sides, power in the rental market changing hands, and Jeremy Clarkson changing into Greta Thunberg. 
5/15/202443 minutes, 40 seconds
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104: Councils of Despair

Tim Minogue joins Helen, Adam and Ian to talk Rotten Boroughs, the fall of Humza Yousaf and how Private Eye outed a spy.
4/30/202440 minutes, 40 seconds
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103: Sexual Politics

Ian, Helen, Adam and Andy talk about upstanding members, retiring ministers and get all Trussed Up. 
4/17/202441 minutes, 44 seconds
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102: Non-Crimes And Non-Punishment

Ian, Helen, Adam and Andy learn what you have to do to get arrested in Scotland, investigate which way Rupert Murdoch’s leaning as the election approaches, and finally go where only men have boldly gone before: the Garrick club.
4/4/202440 minutes, 1 second
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101: Private Eye's Privat-ised

Phil Hammond joins Andy, Helen and Adam for a pre-election NHS special all about the state of the health service. Also featuring blown whistles, strained metaphors and some very rude health.
3/20/202439 minutes, 59 seconds
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100: Gorging on George

Ian, Adam, Jane and Helen discuss royal privacy, the possible resurrection of the Crooked House pub, and the return of George Galloway. Questions? Feedback? Email us on [email protected] Sources: George Galloway on the “indefatigability” quote | Christopher Hitchens on being a drink-sodden former Trotskyist popinjay | Libel payouts over forged documents | Inquiry into Mariam Appeal | Inquiry into Viva Palestina | On Mykonos: “I actually had sexual intercourse with some of the people in Greece.” | Galloway on Iranian executions | Interview with Benjamin Cohen on gay rights | On Naz Shah’s arranged marriage | Galloway pretending to be a cat | The US government on Sputnik’s funding | An interview with Chinese media about attending the Beijing democracy forum  | On Julian Assange | On Russell Brand | Censured by Ofcom over Skripal claims | At the Grassrouts Out rally with Nigel Farage | London mayoral result, 2016 | March 2024: “No state has the right to exist . . . not the Zionist apartheid state of Israel.” | Chambers solicitors strike-off | £6,000 Twitter libel demands | Galloway: Bradford should be an “Israel-free zone” | Galloway won’t debate Eylon Levy | Sam Coates interviews George Galloway in Rochdale
3/6/202438 minutes, 35 seconds
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99: Mailbag Mayhem

Ian, Helen, Adam and Andy unearth the Page 94 Inbox and answer reader questions about every subject under the Sun (or, er, in the Eye).
2/21/202444 minutes, 10 seconds
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98: Insane In The Membrane

Andy, Ian, Helen and Adam discuss banned courtroom reporting, how to tell a journalist from a politician (hint: it’s impossible), and the crypto-to-politician money pipeline. Send your questions to [email protected]
2/7/202442 minutes, 52 seconds
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96: Post, Polls, Papers and Piles

The team discuss the Post Office fallout, polling and when not to believe it, mayhem at the Mirror and finish with the latest National Trust sconefight.
1/24/202440 minutes, 26 seconds
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95: Post Haste

Private Eye has been reporting on the Post Office scandal for over a decade: Richard Brooks joins the team to discuss how we got here and where things go next. Plus, updates on the Mirror Hacking debacle and the massive profits being made on Teesside.
1/10/202440 minutes, 53 seconds
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94: Merry Quizmas

In a special between-Christmas-and-New-Year episode, Helen grills Adam and Andy on the big news of 2023. Contains all your favourite characters from the year - Nadine! Boris! Piers Moron! andmore Prince Harry than you thought possible.
12/29/202323 minutes, 32 seconds
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94: Live In London

Ian is joined by Harry Enfield, Jan Ravens and Lewis Macleod to bring the Private Eye annual 2023 (available in shops now. Ed.) to the stage. Featuring Sylvie Krin, EJ Thribb, William McGonagall, Sir Herbert Gussett and many more!
12/20/202349 minutes, 55 seconds
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93: Dark Starmer and Dirty COPs

The team discuss the Labour leader's newfound love of Thatcher, the news from COP28 and the Telegraph deal that even its journalists are against.
12/6/202336 minutes, 59 seconds
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92: Call Me Lord Dave

The team discuss the reshuffle, discover what David Cameron has been doing in his gap years, and what Suella Braverman would do if only she were home secretary. Plus: The Crown and a Nadine Dorries quiz.
11/22/202340 minutes, 2 seconds
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91: Papers, Paul and Plots

The team look at how Fleet Street is covering the Covid Inquiry given their own compromised hacks, discuss the man behind last week's conservative ARC conference, and pick a few holes in Nadine Dorries' The Plot. Plus, Matt Muir reveals what progress Rishi Sunak's AI conference has really made in averting an AI-pocalypse. 
11/8/202343 minutes, 36 seconds
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90: Electile Dysfunction

Ian, Helen, Adam and Andy discuss the Conservative by-electoral apocalypse, reveal why Donald Trump could be coming to a court near you, and say a fond farewell to cartoonist Tony Husband. 
10/25/202322 minutes, 43 seconds
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89: Government By Private Eye

Ian, Helen, Andy, and Richard Brooks discuss scrapping HS2, scrap on Teesside, long-delayed justice for victims of the Royal Mail and Labour's new policy of borrowing all its ideas from the pages of the Eye. 
10/11/202343 minutes, 14 seconds
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88: Brand Management

Ian, Helen, Adam and Andrew cover how the papers treated Russell Brand, Rishi Sunak’s climate U-turn, who really writes the Daily Mail's opinion pieces and Rupert Murdoch’s long-awaited step down (or sideways). Plus, Solomon Hughes provides an indispensable guide to the corporate side of Party Conferences, and where to get the best snacks. 
9/27/202342 minutes, 15 seconds
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87: Putting The 'Con' In Concrete

The Eye team discuss failing ceilings, the return of Big Liz Truss, wave goodbye to Mohammed Fayed and reveal why the Tees Valley isn't suing us (yet). Featuring Jane Mackenzie, Adam Macqueen, Helen Lewis, Andrew Hunter Murray and Ian Hislop.
9/13/202333 minutes, 33 seconds
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86: Late Lamented Queens

Andy, Helen and Adam take a look at the completely resigned Nadine Dorries, the Revenge of the Maybot, and the Great Royal Reboot (where you press a big button and then nothing happens). Plus, Richard Brooks digs into the figures at a very successful - then mysteriously unsuccessful - PPE supplier.
8/30/202344 minutes, 7 seconds
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85: Crooked Houses

Ian, Helen and Adam join Andrew to discuss the government’s new invention of ‘The Week’, the complete anchor Dan Wootton, and the smallest conceivable audience at the Edinburgh Fringe. Plus, Jane Mackenzie reveals what’s behind the spate of buildings going on fire up and down the country.
8/16/202335 minutes, 41 seconds
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84: Bunch Of Coutts

Elon Musk’s X marks the spod; debanking Nigel Farage and debagging Coutts; the reinvention of Rishi – the petrolhead PM; plus the inside story of the Royal Free hospital’s stem cell scandal.
8/2/202343 minutes, 43 seconds
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Water Disaster

7/19/202334 minutes, 29 seconds
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Fun in the Sun

7/5/202335 minutes, 2 seconds
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Boris and Inquiries

6/21/202336 minutes, 49 seconds
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Paul Foot Award Part III

6/7/20236 minutes, 36 seconds
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Paul Foot Awards Part II

6/5/202333 minutes, 8 seconds
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Paul Foot Awards Part I

6/5/202328 minutes, 39 seconds
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Planet-Destroying Technologies

4/24/202331 minutes, 45 seconds
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North And South

3/17/202333 minutes, 49 seconds
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Live At The National

12/19/202229 minutes, 46 seconds
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Offshore Homes and Ing-er-land

12/6/202230 minutes, 54 seconds
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NHS and Saudi Deals

8/9/202234 minutes, 4 seconds
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The Paul Foot Awards 2022

6/17/202240 minutes, 19 seconds
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Knights And Queens

5/29/202230 minutes, 3 seconds
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Conflict And Classrooms

4/13/202230 minutes, 3 seconds
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Slipping Standards

2/18/202230 minutes, 3 seconds
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The Snooty Fox

1/20/202236 minutes, 13 seconds
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Ho-Ho-Ho House Of Windsor

12/16/202132 minutes, 4 seconds
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Profits Of Doom

10/13/202138 minutes, 32 seconds
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MD and Megaliths

8/18/202131 minutes, 59 seconds
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It Was 60 Years Ago Today

7/13/202135 minutes, 49 seconds
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The Paul Foot Awards 2021

6/15/20211 hour, 5 minutes, 27 seconds
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Military Mayhem and Mobile Homes

4/1/202133 minutes, 19 seconds
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Catching Up and Cap'n Bob

3/5/202138 minutes, 27 seconds
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Christmas Stock-pil-ing

12/14/202052 minutes, 29 seconds
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Media, MD and Magazines

9/1/202041 minutes, 25 seconds
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Serco, Sailors and Spies

7/9/202044 minutes, 35 seconds
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Nice Footwork

6/9/202059 minutes, 57 seconds
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COVID-19

5/4/202056 minutes, 15 seconds
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IICSA

3/30/202042 minutes, 11 seconds
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Going Postal

2/4/202053 minutes, 2 seconds
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Live at the National Theatre!

12/19/201927 minutes, 55 seconds
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So. Farewell then...

7/24/201923 minutes, 56 seconds
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1500 Glorious Episodes

7/11/201924 minutes, 38 seconds
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China and Forkbenders

2/22/201929 minutes, 1 second
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Bumper Broadcast Holiday Special

8/8/201842 minutes, 8 seconds
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The Paul Foot Awards Return!

6/26/201729 minutes, 23 seconds
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Finance and Forensics

6/5/201727 minutes, 40 seconds
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Hospitals and Hacks

5/19/201729 minutes, 47 seconds
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Deepcut

6/17/201619 minutes, 44 seconds
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Michael Heath and Tax Havens

6/18/201523 minutes, 6 seconds
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Cartooning and Phone Hacking

6/4/201531 minutes, 19 seconds
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Wheen, Hislop and Newman

3/19/201520 minutes, 48 seconds
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Grenfell and Scotland

45 minutes, 53 seconds
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Paradise and Paper

31 minutes, 14 seconds
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A Bunch Of Shits

11/25/202139 minutes, 54 seconds
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Greensill and Prince Phil

5/7/202132 minutes, 38 seconds
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Lorries, LTNs and Liu

2/4/202133 minutes, 52 seconds
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US Election Fake News Special

10/31/202029 minutes, 25 seconds
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Paul Foot Awards Special

6/25/201948 minutes, 32 seconds
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Treasurers, Shopping Malls and Banging On

3/11/201945 minutes, 23 seconds
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Mental Health and Dumb Britain

2/4/201929 minutes, 43 seconds
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Fire and Franchising

1/15/201933 minutes, 36 seconds
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Live at the National

12/10/201827 minutes, 10 seconds
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Probation and Penmanship

11/30/201832 minutes, 13 seconds
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The Russians Are Coming

11/16/201829 minutes, 48 seconds
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Doctors and Darrens

7/25/201828 minutes, 32 seconds
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Lagoons and Lawsuits

7/12/201828 minutes, 16 seconds
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Footy Footy Footy

6/29/201835 minutes, 49 seconds
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Bean Counters and Dog Lovers

6/13/201836 minutes, 41 seconds
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Credit and Christmas

12/20/201731 minutes, 14 seconds
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The Plodcast

10/19/201726 minutes, 24 seconds
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Brexit and Blood

7/27/201732 minutes, 18 seconds
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Housing and Secret Identities

4/13/201732 minutes, 23 seconds
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Soldiers and Trump

3/29/201729 minutes, 36 seconds
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Courtrooms, Councillors and Completely Bogus News - a triple bill!

12/3/201627 minutes, 37 seconds
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30 Glorious Years

10/14/201632 minutes, 54 seconds
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Revolving Doors

9/19/201622 minutes, 47 seconds
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Pubs and Lunches

5/27/201624 minutes, 17 seconds
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PF-Eye

5/12/201627 minutes, 25 seconds
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Books and Bans

4/29/201628 minutes, 31 seconds
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Panamania

4/15/201626 minutes, 41 seconds
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The Eye Online

3/31/201630 minutes, 47 seconds
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Care and Criticism

12/13/201529 minutes, 44 seconds
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The Architect and the Lawyer

11/30/201528 minutes, 43 seconds
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FOI

11/16/201527 minutes, 19 seconds
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Back To The 80s

11/2/201525 minutes, 27 seconds
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Big Business and Tax Havens

10/15/201534 minutes, 1 second
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Honours and Letters

7/14/201531 minutes, 34 seconds
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Magazine Covers and Rotten Boroughs

5/22/201529 minutes, 8 seconds
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An election TRIPLE BILL

5/5/201541 minutes, 1 second
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Craig Brown and Heather Mills

4/17/201521 minutes, 40 seconds
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Higher Education and Piers Morgan

4/1/201517 minutes, 2 seconds
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Martin Honeysett and The Paul Foot Awards

3/4/201534 minutes, 10 seconds