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Episode 3

David Mitchell gets Alan Davies, Holly Walsh, Angela Barnes and Henning Wehn to lie with some truths. From 2023.

David Mitchell hosts the panel game in which four comedians are encouraged to tell lies.

They compete against one another to see how many items of truth they’re able to smuggle past their opponents.

The panellists are obliged to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as pubs, the postal service, cleaning and languages.

With:

Alan Davies
Holly Walsh
Angela Barnes
Henning Wehn

Producer: Jon Naismith

A Random Entertainment production for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2023.

28 minutes

On radio

Tue 11 Nov 2025 14:00

Broadcasts

  • Mon 12 Jun 2023 18:30
  • Sun 18 Jun 2023 12:04
  • Mon 19 Jun 2023 22:00
  • Tue 11 Nov 2025 14:00
  • Tue 11 Nov 2025 20:00
  • Wed 12 Nov 2025 04:00

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