Des Clarke hosts Scotland's award-winning satirical news quiz.

Des Clarke hosts Scotland's award-winning satirical news quiz.

Edinburgh Festival Special: Susie McCabe, Pierre Novellie, Ahir Shah and Kemah Bob

Des and the teams break up the week's news: the presumptive prime minister Andy Burnham's plans, Steve Clarke standing down as the manager of Scotland’s men’s team, plans to connect islands in Shetland with undersea tunnels, the cost of weddings and more.Lead writer: Madeleine Brettingham Additional material: Iain Christie, Rebecca Bain & Alex Garrick Wright, Claire Cox, Nathan Cowley, Robbie Fox, Dominic McGladdery, Alan Hazlie, Nik Ilukkumbure, Lucy Rycroft-Smith and Chris Willshaw.Producer: Chris Quilietti
Senior Producer: Lauren Mackay
Researcher: Jodie White
Script Editor: Keiron NicholsonAn Eco-Audio certified Production

Des and the teams break up the week's news: the presumptive prime minister Andy Burnham's plans, Steve Clarke standing down as the manager of Scotland’s men’s team, plans to connect islands in Shetland with undersea tunnels, the cost of weddings and more. Lead writer: Madeleine Brettingham Additional material: Iain Christie, Rebecca Bain & Alex Garrick Wright, Claire Cox, Nathan Cowley, Robbie Fox, Dominic McGladdery, Alan Hazlie, Nik Ilukkumbure, Lucy Rycroft-Smith and Chris Willshaw. Producer: Chris Quilietti Senior Producer: Lauren Mackay Researcher: Jodie White Script Editor: Keiron Nicholson An Eco-Audio certified Production

Des and the teams break up the week's news: the presumptive prime minister Andy Burnham's plans, Steve Clarke standing down as the manager of Scotland’s men’s team, plans to connect islands in Shetland with undersea tunnels, the cost of weddings and more.Lead writer: Madeleine Brettingham Additional material: Iain Christie, Rebecca Bain &amp; Alex Garrick Wright, Claire Cox, Nathan Cowley, Robbie Fox, Dominic McGladdery, Alan Hazlie, Nik Ilukkumbure, Lucy Rycroft-Smith and Chris Willshaw.Producer: Chris Quilietti
Senior Producer: Lauren Mackay
Researcher: Jodie White
Script Editor: Keiron NicholsonAn Eco-Audio certified Production

Stuart Mitchell, Josie Long, Kim Blythe & Jamie Macdonald

Susan Riddell, Marc Jennings, Diona Doherty and Liam Withnail

Robin Ince, Marjolein Robertson, Tiffany Stevenson and Ray Bradshaw

Neil Delamere, Josie Long, Christopher MacArthur-Boyd and Martel Maxwell

Des Clarke hosts Scotland's award-winning satirical news quiz.An Eco-Audio certified production

Des Clarke hosts Scotland's award-winning satirical news quiz. An Eco-Audio certified production

Jo Caulfield, Stuart Mitchell, Amy Matthews and Connor Burns

Edinburgh Festival Special: Neil Delamere, Marjolein Robertson, Ignacio Lopez and Kemah Bob

Edinburgh Festival Special: Jay Lafferty, Andrew Maxwell, Melanie Bracewell and Connor Burns

Des Clarke hosts Scotland's award-winning satirical news quiz.An Eco-Audio certified Production

Des Clarke hosts Scotland's award-winning satirical news quiz. An Eco-Audio certified Production

Susie McCabe, Hugo Rifkind, Jo Caulfield and Chris Thorburn

This week on Breaking The News, Des and the teams take a look at The first King's Speech in 70 years, the latest from the world of Donald Trump, a perfect job for Harry Potter fans, the top nicknames in the UK, revelations from Nadine Dorries and legend of stage and screen Barbra Streisand.

This week on Breaking The News, Des and the teams take a look at The first King's Speech in 70 years, the latest from the world of Donald Trump, a perfect job for Harry Potter fans, the top nicknames in the UK, revelations from Nadine Dorries and legend of stage and screen Barbra Streisand.

Ashley Storrie, Jim Smith, Esther Manito and Ignacio Lopez

This week Des and the teams take a look at the latest legal trouble for Donald Trump, proposed new oil and gas licenses in the north east of Scotland amid a climate crisis, the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships, drone postal delivery in Orkney, the SNP’s Margaret Ferrier and a the UK’s oldest fencer.

Ray Bradshaw, Diona Doherty, David Kay & Karen Bartke

This week Des Clarke and the teams take a look at the Covid Inquiry, supermarket bosses facing questions in parliament, the consequences of turning off a fridge, proposals for a Scottish tourist tax, a record-breaking Munro bagger and acting legend Harrison Ford.

Amy Matthews, Scott Agnew, Tatty Macleod and Rosco McClelland

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