Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

From host Andrew Hunter Murray and The Skewer's Jon Holmes, The Naked Week team are back with their satirical mischievous machinations on the week's news. They're joined by Guest Correspondent Maia Tassalini, who will immediately come to regret her life choices.

This week, we seek legal advice, commit treason, and hide in a bunker - all in the name of the Glory of the Socialist Fatherland.

Host: Andrew Hunter Murray

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Clip Wrangler: David Riffkin

Assistant Producer: Katie Sayer

Live Sound: Jerry Peal

Produced and Directed by Jon Holmes

An unusual production for the Beloved State of North Korea and BBC Radio 4.

Give us what we want, or else! It’s how small children approach Halloween, and increasingly how everyone else approaches politics: with menace, ultimatums and threats. Comedian Matt Forde convenes a special Halloween Focus Group in front of a live theatre audience and asks: Is politics now just one long game of Trick-or-Treat? Joining him to make idle threats and scare the locals: The Spectator’s Isabel Hardman and Malawian-born stand-up Daliso Chaponda. Together they work out: who’s knocking, what they’re after, and whether it’s ever wise to hide behind the sofa and pretend you’re not in.

Written and performed by Matt Forde

For the final episode of the series the panel answer the big questions: Why is Jackdaw not just relevant to birdwatchers? Who is having to prove they're still alive? And which medieval sport is making a comeback?

Your panel is Pierre Novellie, Ahir Shah, Amy Annette and Ayesha Hazarika.

Written by Andy Zaltzman.

With additional material by Angela Channell, Eve Delaney, Adrian Gray, Ruth Husko and Jennifer Walker.

Producer: Georgia Keating

A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4.

How did Zelensky’s visit to Downing Street go? What exactly is Starlink? And which tiny creatures are making a comeback?

The panel is Lucy Porter, Stephen Bush, John Tothill and Sara Barron.

Written by Andy Zaltzman.

With additional material by JoJo Maberley, Mike Shephard and Peter Tellouche.

A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4.

What's better - an Iron Dome or a Britannia Shield? Why should British parents refrain from sending their children on a French exchange this week? And how big can a pumpkin really be?

The panel is Daliso Chaponda, Kyrah Gray, Coco Khan and Finlay Christie.

With additional material by: Carywn Blaney, Adrian Gray and Cameron Loxdale

A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4.

This week we go triple lock picking with Andy Burnham, Sham contract making with Manchester City, and Canal Diving with a Shark-fluencer.

With Alasdair Beckett-King, Susie McCabe, Danny Finkelstein and Sam Nicoresti.

Written by Andy Zaltzman.

With additional material by James Farmer, Stephanie Kemp and Adrian Gray.

A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4.

Who did Trump call a 'natural businessperson'? What does Ed Davey want to bring back? And why shouldn't we call young people snowflakes? It's all up for discussion on this week's News Quiz.

The panel is Rachel Fairburn, Desiree Burch, Robin Morgan and Cindy Yu.

Written by Andy Zaltzman.

With additional material by Matt Hulme, Christina Riggs and Henry Whaley.

A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4.

Is A.I going to wipe out humanity by 2030? Will the forces of Piddington take the country hostage? Is there anyone left to support Ed Sheeran on tour? Find out the answers to all of these questions and more on this week's News Quiz!

Written by Andy Zaltzman.

With additional material by: Adrian Gray, Angela Channell, Jade Gebbie and Lotte Allan

Answering the big questions of the week are Mark Steel, Celya AB, Zoe Lyons and Hugo Rifkind. Who's allegedly not been listening properly during a work meeting? How did thieves manage to lose two Renoir paintings almost immediately? And which Harry definitely isn't getting his old job back?

Written by Andy Zaltzman.

With additional material by: Catherine Brinkworth, Adrian Gray, Ruth Husko and Claire Rammelkamp

A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4.

Is it too soon for the "Burnham bounce"? Can you rent No 10 Downing Street for £55 a night? How are laundry rooms going to save prisons? It's all up for discussion this week. Your panel is Pierre Novellie, Alasdair Beckett-King, Coco Khan and Kyrah Gray.

Written by Andy Zaltzman.

With additional material by: Adrian Gray, Alice Etches, Pravanya Pillay and Mike Shephard

A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4.