About this episode

The final episode of the series discusses unresolved news stories, including political scandals and football improvements ahead of the Men's World Cup.

For the final episode of this series, we look at some of the stories that we’re leaving unresolved in our ‘News Quiz 2026 Summer Break Cliffhanger Special’. This includes the latest on the Peter Mandelson scandal and the back and forth between Trump, Israel and Iran. We also discuss the British animals which might make it onto our banknotes, and Andy challenges the panel on their best ways to improve football ahead of this year’s Men’s World Cup. This week’s panel is Pierre Novellie, Alasdair Beckett-King, Coco Khan and Desiree Burch. Written by Andy Zaltzman. With additional material by: Lotte Allan, Angela Channell, Eve Delaney and Katie Storey Producer: Georgia Keating Executive Producer: Pete Strauss Production Coordinator: Asha Osborne-Grinter Sound Editor: Marc Willcox Recorded by David Thomas A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4.

People in this episode

Host: Andy Zaltzman

Guests: Pierre Novellie, Alasdair Beckett-King, Coco Khan, Desiree Burch

Topics covered

• news quiz
• politics
• football
• banknotes
• scandals
• world events

Keywords

• Peter Mandelson
• Trump
• Israel
• Iran
• football
• banknotes
• news quiz
• scandals

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC Studios, Radio 4

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