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Radio 4,14 Aug 2026,28 mins
The People Have Spoken Ep1. Andy Cool'em Down'em
Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4Available for over a year
It's time for the people to speak. Taking on the headlines, Ian Smith is joined by Maisie Adam and Alasdair-Beckett King to work out what is going on, and together with our audience, solve the biggest problem facing the world right now. Is Gianni Infantino just misunderstood? What kind of novelty candidate would you inhabit to capture the nation's imagination? and what small inconvenience should Andy Burnham fix next? Written by Ian Smith, Cameron Loxdale, Angela Channel and Alex Kealy Production coordinator: Asha Osborne-Grinter Recorded by David and Luca Thomas Edited by David Thomas Exec Producer: Pete Strauss Produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies. A BBC Studios Production
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