This week’s panel show out early for Patreon people…

Oh good, there’s a new variant in town. Is this really the way we wanted to learn the Greek alphabet? Special guest Christina Pagel of independent SAGE takes us through what we know about COVID: The Next Generation. Plus, the horrific drownings in the Channel. And how can we clear up the terrible crimewave caused by a female Doctor Who?

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• “If your family’s not in the UK and you have plans to see them for Christmas, go sooner rather than later.” – CHRISTINA PAGEL

• “These are serious times and we have a very unserious Government.” – ARTHUR SNELL

• “No-one gives up the best years of their lives for £40 a week.” – CHRISTINA PAGEL

• “Relations with France are now at the lowest point in my lifetime.

• “South Africa announced the new variant knowing there would be travel restrictions against them. That is the definition of global citizenship.” – CHRISTINA PAGEL

• “Pointless needling of the French is a default Government position.” – ARTHUR SNELL

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Written and presented by Alex Andreou with Marie le Conte and Arthur Snell. Assistant producers: Jacob Archbold and Jelena Sofronijevic . Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. Group editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER IS A PODMASTERS PRODUCTION

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