About this episode
The episode discusses the election results from 7 May, the Met Gala, and Sir David Attenborough's 100th birthday.
Recorded on Friday morning, Andy and the panel dig into the election results from 7 May. Who's done well? Who's done not so well? And how does this have anything to do with The Grand National? Also up for discussion is the Met Gala and the legend that is Sir David Attenborough's 100th birthday. Written by Andy Zaltzman. With additional material by: Mike Shephard, Cameron Loxdale, Stephanie Kemp and Angela Channell Producer: Georgia Keating Executive Producer: Pete Strauss Production Coordinator: Asha Osborne-Grinter Sound Editor: Marc Willcox Recorded by Jerry Peal and Jon Calver A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4.
People in this episode
Host: Andy Zaltzman
Topics covered
- election results
- The Grand National
- Met Gala
- Sir David Attenborough
- comedy
Keywords
- election
- comedy
- Met Gala
- David Attenborough
- The Grand National
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: BBC Radio 4
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