Series 32 - 4. Names, Rodents, Death and Chocolate
From The Unbelievable Truth by BBC Radio 4
January 12, 2026 · 28 min
About this episode
David Mitchell hosts a comedic panel game where comedians tell lies and compete to smuggle truths past each other.
David Mitchell hosts the panel game in which four comedians are encouraged to tell lies and compete against one another to see how many items of truth they're able to smuggle past their opponents. Ian Smith, Lucy Porter, Maisie Adam and Ed Byrne are the panellists obliged to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as names, rodents, death and chocolate. The show is devised by Graeme Garden and Jon Naismith Producer: Jon Naismith A Random Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4
People in this episode
Host: David Mitchell
Guests: Ian Smith, Lucy Porter, Maisie Adam, Ed Byrne
Topics covered
- comedy
- panel game
- lies
- truth
- competition
- names
- chocolate
Keywords
- comedy
- panel game
- David Mitchell
- truth
- lies
- BBC Radio 4
- Ian Smith
- Lucy Porter
- Maisie Adam
- Ed Byrne
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: BBC Radio 4, Graeme Garden, Jon Naismith, A Random Entertainment
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