Series 119 - 8. Flight risks and fly-tips

About this episode

The final episode of the series discusses UK politics, Peter Mandelson's arrest, and Trump's State of the Union address.

Joining Andy for the final episode of this series are Simon Evans, Zoe Lyons, Cindy Yu and Ahir Shah and not one of them can be deemed a flight risk. Along with the latest on Peter Mandelson's arrest they discuss how UK politics is no longer a two-party system with the Greens and Reform taking centre stage in Gorton and Denton, why Trump's State of the Union address could have been mercifully shorter and why the Chagos Islands are off limits. Written by Andy Zaltzman. With additional material by: Mike Shephard and Pravanya Pillay Producer: Georgia Keating Executive Producer: Richard Morris Production Coordinator: Giulia Lopes Mazzu Sound Editor: Marc Willcox A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4.

People in this episode

Host: Andy Zaltzman

Guests: Simon Evans, Zoe Lyons, Cindy Yu, Ahir Shah

Topics covered

• UK politics
• two-party system
• Peter Mandelson's arrest
• Trump's State of the Union
• Chagos Islands

Keywords

• UK politics
• Peter Mandelson
• Trump
• State of the Union
• Chagos Islands
• two-party system
• Gorton
• Denton

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC Radio 4, BBC Studios

Places: UK, Chagos Islands, Gorton and Denton

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