Breaking the News

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

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 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.

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