Des and the teams are back for series 35! Join them as they break up the week's news, including: £10 billion for a Britannia Shield, an AI teacher in Scotland, riots by French students, the worst ever celebrity Traitor, whisky in space and why Scotland is a great place for a wedding!Lead Writer: Gregor PatonAdditional material: John Rice, Duncan Black, Darren Miller & Grant Morrison, Cooper Mawhinney Sweryt, James Docherty, Charlie Owen, Gordon Watson, Nathan Cowley, Lucienne Cummings, Alwin Solanky, Holly Hellman, Chris WillshawProducer: Chris Quilietti
Senior Producer: Lauren Mackay
Series Producer: David Flynn
Researcher: Jodie White
Script Editor: Keiron NicholsonAn Eco-Audio certified Production.

Des and the teams are back for series 35! Join them as they break up the week's news, including: £10 billion for a Britannia Shield, an AI teacher in Scotland, riots by French students, the worst ever celebrity Traitor, whisky in space and why Scotland is a great place for a wedding! Lead Writer: Gregor Paton Additional material: John Rice, Duncan Black, Darren Miller & Grant Morrison, Cooper Mawhinney Sweryt, James Docherty, Charlie Owen, Gordon Watson, Nathan Cowley, Lucienne Cummings, Alwin Solanky, Holly Hellman, Chris Willshaw Producer: Chris Quilietti Senior Producer: Lauren Mackay Series Producer: David Flynn Researcher: Jodie White Script Editor: Keiron Nicholson An Eco-Audio certified Production.

Des and the teams are back for series 35! Join them as they break up the week's news, including: £10 billion for a Britannia Shield, an AI teacher in Scotland, riots by French students, the worst ever celebrity Traitor, whisky in space and why Scotland is a great place for a wedding!Lead Writer: Gregor PatonAdditional material: John Rice, Duncan Black, Darren Miller &amp; Grant Morrison, Cooper Mawhinney Sweryt, James Docherty, Charlie Owen, Gordon Watson, Nathan Cowley, Lucienne Cummings, Alwin Solanky, Holly Hellman, Chris WillshawProducer: Chris Quilietti
Senior Producer: Lauren Mackay
Series Producer: David Flynn
Researcher: Jodie White
Script Editor: Keiron NicholsonAn Eco-Audio certified Production.

Rosco McClelland, Amanda Dwyer, Chris Forbes and Tiffany Stevenson

Join Des Clarke and his special guests - Susie McCabe, Stuart Mitchell, Ifrah Qureshi and Chris Thorburn - as they break down the news and put it back together again!

Join Des Clarke and his special guests - Susie McCabe, Stuart Mitchell, Ifrah Qureshi and Chris Thorburn - as they break down the news and put it back together again!

Susie McCabe, Stuart Mitchell, Ifrah Qureshi and Chris Thorburn

Join Des and the team as they break up the week's news, including: Should Brexit get an unwanted reboot? Can Scotland's pubs survive? Is 71 the perfect age to enter a beauty contest? And has Tom Cruise finally met his match in Digger?Lead Writer: Madeleine BrettinghamAdditional Material: Adam Fuller, Andrew Duthie, Polly Owen, Dan Welton and Sarah Tattersall, Graham Bretman, Paul Brown, Claire Cox, Rebecca Bain & Alex Garrick Wright, Lucienne Cummings, Nathan Cowley, Gregor Paton, Gordon Watson, James Docherty, Holly Hellman, Blair Michael, Stuart Beale.Producer: Jodie White
Producer: Chris Quilietti
Series Producer: David Flynn
Researcher: Katie Forsyth
Script Editor: Keiron NicholsonAn Eco-Audio certified Production.

Join Des and the team as they break up the week's news, including: Should Brexit get an unwanted reboot? Can Scotland's pubs survive? Is 71 the perfect age to enter a beauty contest? And has Tom Cruise finally met his match in Digger? Lead Writer: Madeleine Brettingham Additional Material: Adam Fuller, Andrew Duthie, Polly Owen, Dan Welton and Sarah Tattersall, Graham Bretman, Paul Brown, Claire Cox, Rebecca Bain & Alex Garrick Wright, Lucienne Cummings, Nathan Cowley, Gregor Paton, Gordon Watson, James Docherty, Holly Hellman, Blair Michael, Stuart Beale. Producer: Jodie White Producer: Chris Quilietti Series Producer: David Flynn Researcher: Katie Forsyth Script Editor: Keiron Nicholson An Eco-Audio certified Production.

Join Des and the team as they break up the week's news, including: Should Brexit get an unwanted reboot? Can Scotland's pubs survive? Is 71 the perfect age to enter a beauty contest? And has Tom Cruise finally met his match in Digger?Lead Writer: Madeleine BrettinghamAdditional Material: Adam Fuller, Andrew Duthie, Polly Owen, Dan Welton and Sarah Tattersall, Graham Bretman, Paul Brown, Claire Cox, Rebecca Bain &amp; Alex Garrick Wright, Lucienne Cummings, Nathan Cowley, Gregor Paton, Gordon Watson, James Docherty, Holly Hellman, Blair Michael, Stuart Beale.Producer: Jodie White
Producer: Chris Quilietti
Series Producer: David Flynn
Researcher: Katie Forsyth
Script Editor: Keiron NicholsonAn Eco-Audio certified Production.

Marc Jennings, Elaine Malcolmson, Scott Agnew and Amanda Hursy

Des and the teams break apart this week's news, including: a successful student uprising in Serbia; some outrageous claims from Liz Truss; the best cover band names and the surprising reason mummies have been removed from a Scottish museum.Lead Writer: Jennifer WalkerAdditional Material: Lucy Rycroft-Smith & Chris Willshaw, Dan Welton & Sarah Tattersall, Alan Hazlie, Lucienne Cummings. Mike Cooper, Claire Cox, Nathan Cowley, Neil Bratchpiece and Gregor Paton Producer: Chris Quilietti
Senior Producer: Lauren Mackay
Series Producer: David Flynn
Researcher: Jodie White
Script Editor: Keiron NicholsonAn Eco-Audio certified Production

Des and the teams break apart this week's news, including: a successful student uprising in Serbia; some outrageous claims from Liz Truss; the best cover band names and the surprising reason mummies have been removed from a Scottish museum. Lead Writer: Jennifer Walker Additional Material: Lucy Rycroft-Smith & Chris Willshaw, Dan Welton & Sarah Tattersall, Alan Hazlie, Lucienne Cummings. Mike Cooper, Claire Cox, Nathan Cowley, Neil Bratchpiece and Gregor Paton Producer: Chris Quilietti Senior Producer: Lauren Mackay Series Producer: David Flynn Researcher: Jodie White Script Editor: Keiron Nicholson An Eco-Audio certified Production

Des and the teams break apart this week's news, including: a successful student uprising in Serbia; some outrageous claims from Liz Truss; the best cover band names and the surprising reason mummies have been removed from a Scottish museum.Lead Writer: Jennifer WalkerAdditional Material: Lucy Rycroft-Smith &amp; Chris Willshaw, Dan Welton &amp; Sarah Tattersall, Alan Hazlie, Lucienne Cummings. Mike Cooper, Claire Cox, Nathan Cowley, Neil Bratchpiece and Gregor Paton Producer: Chris Quilietti
Senior Producer: Lauren Mackay
Series Producer: David Flynn
Researcher: Jodie White
Script Editor: Keiron NicholsonAn Eco-Audio certified Production

Jay Lafferty, Mark Nelson, Eva Peroni and Stuart McPherson

Des and the teams break up the week's news, including: The ongoing saga with Gianni Infantino, the Scottish exam results, people using AI to find out about their health, the cancelled Trainspotting musical, Nicola Sturgeon’s newly published foreword to her memoir and more. Lead Writer: Rebecca Bain & Alex GarrickAdditional material: Wright, Nathan Cowley, Roy Darby, Gregor Paton, Kieran Moore, Stephen Holford, Mike Grace, Jennifer Walker, Gordon Watson, Alan Hazlie, James Docherty and Ben MooreProducer: 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, including: The ongoing saga with Gianni Infantino, the Scottish exam results, people using AI to find out about their health, the cancelled Trainspotting musical, Nicola Sturgeon’s newly published foreword to her memoir and more. Lead Writer: Rebecca Bain & Alex Garrick Additional material: Wright, Nathan Cowley, Roy Darby, Gregor Paton, Kieran Moore, Stephen Holford, Mike Grace, Jennifer Walker, Gordon Watson, Alan Hazlie, James Docherty and Ben Moore 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, including: The ongoing saga with Gianni Infantino, the Scottish exam results, people using AI to find out about their health, the cancelled Trainspotting musical, Nicola Sturgeon’s newly published foreword to her memoir and more. Lead Writer: Rebecca Bain &amp; Alex GarrickAdditional material: Wright, Nathan Cowley, Roy Darby, Gregor Paton, Kieran Moore, Stephen Holford, Mike Grace, Jennifer Walker, Gordon Watson, Alan Hazlie, James Docherty and Ben MooreProducer: Chris Quilietti
Senior Producer: Lauren Mackay 
Researcher: Jodie White
Script Editor: Keiron NicholsonAn Eco-Audio certified Production.

Raymond Mearns, Felicity Ward, Ignacio Lopez and Athena Kugblenu

Des and the panel discuss strikes, the big freeze, holograms and Strictly star Hamza Yassin

Lucy Porter, Raymond Mearns, Susan Riddell and Alasdair Beckett-King

Des and the panel discuss the indyref Supreme Court case, the Qatar World Cup and naturism.

Mark Nelson, Esther Manito, Jay Lafferty and David Kay

The panel discuss COP27, Matt Hancock in the jungle and the word of the year.

Ashley Storrie, Scott Agnew, Celya AB and Billy Kirkwood

What’s a week it’s been with news actually breaking during the show! Des and team look at the resignation announcement from Downing Street, festival tickets, Lewis Capaldi and did you know you were eating chocolate wrong?

Karen Dunbar, Marc Jennings, Hannah Fairweather & Chris Thorburn

We’re back and there’s no shortage of news to talk about! This week, amongst other things, the panel discuss 'Indyref 2', economic turmoil and working from the pub (WFP).

Ray Bradshaw, Leila Navabi, Elaine Malcolmson and Alun Cochrane

Topical comedy panel show takes a satirical view of the week's headlines.

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