Marjolein Robertson, Geoff Norcott, Kate Hammer and Stuart McPherson
Jay Lafferty hosts Scotland's award-winning satirical news quiz. This week Jay and the teams break up the week's news, including: Nigel Fara...
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Breaking the News
Topical comedy panel show takes a satirical view of the week's headlines.
Breaking the News Podcast Guide
Listen to Breaking the News, a Comedy podcast by BBC. Stream 14 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.
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14 episodesStuart Mitchell, Josie Long, Kim Blythe & Jamie Macdonald
Des and the teams break up the week's news: the presumptive prime minister Andy Burnham's plans, Steve Clarke standing down as the manager o...
Scott Agnew, Elaine Malcolmson, Sam Lake and Jo Caulfield
Des and the teams break up the week's big news, including reactions to Scotland V Brazil, the resignation of Sir Keir Starmer and Peter Murr...
World Cup Special: Rosco McClelland, Tiff Stevenson, Gareth Waugh and Amanda Hursy
Des Clarke hosts a special World Cup edition of Breaking the News, covering the Tartan takeover of Boston and Scotland's success in the tour...
Stuart Mitchell, Josie Long, Alistair Barrie and Sara Barron
Des and the teams break up the biggest news of the week, including the latest with Sir Keir Starmer and Peter Mandelson, John Swinney declin...
Amy Matthews, Scott Agnew, Athena Kugblenu and David Kay
Des and the teams break up the week's big news, including: The first TV debate of the 2026 Holyrood Election, Donald Trump having a war of w...
Amanda Dwyer, Jamie MacDonald, Kim Blythe and Stephen Buchanan
Des and the teams break up the biggest news of the week, including developments in the Middle East, reaching the far side of the moon and pa...
Chris Forbes, Kemah Bob, Kate Hammer and Stuart McPherson
Des and the teams break up the biggest news of the week, including the latest goings on with Calmac ferries, Easter treats and a new role fo...
Glasgow International Comedy Festival Special: Susie McCabe, Aurie Styla, Tiffany Stevenson and Rosco McClelland
Des and the teams are at the Glasgow International Comedy Festival to break up the week's big news, including: confusion over what is happen...
Glasgow International Comedy Festival Special: Raymond Mearns, Madeleine Brettingham, Ignacio Lopez and Alexandra Haddow
Des and the teams are at the Glasgow International Comedy Festival to break up the week's big news, including: Trump's criticism of Keir Sta...
Glasgow International Comedy Festival Special: Ashley Storrie, Jim Smith, Elaine Malcolmson and Chris Thorburn
Des and the teams are at the Glasgow International Comedy Festival to break up the week's big news, including: The rise in the price of oil,...
Felicity Ward, Mark Nelson, Kathleen Hughes and James Gardner
Des and the teams break up the week's big news. Including: the latest events in the Middle East, new ferry contracts for Ferguson Marine, th...
Jay Lafferty, Robin Ince, Sam Lake and Amanda Hursy
Des and the teams break up the week's big news. Including: the arrest of Peter Mandelson, the opening of new walk-in GP Surgeries in Scotlan...
Gareth Waugh, Ria Lina, Christopher Macarthur-Boyd and Val McDermid
Des and the teams break up the week's big news. Including: the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the Curling drama at the Winter Olympic...