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18/03/2022

Should Radio 4's The News Quiz and The Now Show have steered clear of the war in Ukraine? 麻豆社 executive Julia McKenzie defends the decision to include the conflict in the shows.

Are there some subjects radio comedy programmes should steer clear of? For example, the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The 麻豆社 executive in charge of both The News Quiz and The Now Show Julia McKenzie explains why those topical comedies sought to use humour as the prism for this dreadful tragedy.

Roger Bolton also examines the commercial logic behind the 麻豆社鈥檚 decision to restrict access to its podcasts.

And the Out Of Your Comfort Zone listeners discuss the merits of a Radio 4 docudrama.

Presenter: Roger Bolton
Producer: Kate Dixon
Executive Producer: Samir Shah

A Juniper Connect production for 麻豆社 Radio 4

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Sun 20 Mar 2022 20:00

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  • Fri 18 Mar 2022 16:30
  • Sun 20 Mar 2022 20:00

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