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You can’t handle the roofs! – plus ranking Britain’s weird inventions

You can’t handle the roofs! – plus ranking Britain’s weird inventions

FromPaper Cuts


You can’t handle the roofs! – plus ranking Britain’s weird inventions

FromPaper Cuts

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Length:
41 minutes
Released:
Sep 4, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We read the papers so you don’t have to… Today: Roof Ache! Crisis grows as more buildings are affected by crumbly concrete. Hold my Keir, Starmer’s big interview rules out tax rises and hints at a reshuffle. Plus, Inspect Your Gadgets – what weird inventions has Britain birthed lately? And remember your wellies! Burning Man festival flooded with mud.

Miranda Sawyer is joined by journalist Robert Hutton and comedian Matt Green.

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Written and presented by Miranda Sawyer. Producer: Sophie Black. Production Assistant: Adam Wright. Design: James Parrett. Music: Simon Williams. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Exec Producer: Martin Bojtos. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. PAPER CUTS is a Podmasters Production
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Released:
Sep 4, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Have you SEEN the state of the papers today? PAPER CUTS has. In our now DAILY podcast, some of Britain’s sharpest commentators and funniest comedians come together to look at the madness, the strangeness, the obsessions, and – occasionally – the brilliance of our national press. Host Miranda Sawyer is joined by journalists and comedians like Fin Taylor, Jonn Elledge, Alex Von Tunzelmann, Grainne Maguire, Rob Hutton, Athena Kugblenu, Marcus Brigstocke and many more. Illustrations by Modern Toss: https://moderntoss.com