About this episode

Andy Zaltzman and his panel of political satirists discuss various current issues including social media proposals and youth unemployment.

Andy Zaltzman is joined by his panel of political satirists to unpack the critical essays of Tony Blair, the spending habits of Peter Murrell and the SNP, the sweltering heat, social media ban proposals for under 16's and young people in record levels of unemployment. This week’s panellists are Scott Bennett, Cody Dahler, Ayesha Hazarika and Bella Hull. Written by Andy Zaltzman. With additional material by: Angela Channel, Sam Nicoresti, Pravanya Pillay and Peter Tellouche. Producer: Rajiv Karia Executive Producer: Pete Strauss Production Coordinator: Asha Osborne-Grinter Sound Editor: Marc Willcox A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4.

People in this episode

Host: Andy Zaltzman

Guests: Scott Bennett, Cody Dahler, Ayesha Hazarika, Bella Hull

Topics covered

• political satire
• social media
• unemployment
• spending habits
• youth issues
• current events

Keywords

• political satire
• Tony Blair
• SNP
• social media
• unemployment
• Peter Murrell
• current events

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SNP, BBC Studios, Radio 4

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