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Oct 2023
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Bonus Britain Bugle!

The Bugle
About this episode

A special edition of the show, recorded live at the Leicester Square Theatre, profiling Britain today. Ouch, it's not good.


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This episode was presented and written by:


  • Andy Zaltzman
  • Alice Fraser
  • Chris Addison


And produced by Chris Skinner and Laura Turner

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