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Radio 4,24 Aug 2026,29 mins

Your Next Listen: The People Have Spoken

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While Armando is still on his summer break, Ian Smith introduces his Friday Night Comedy series, The People Have Spoken. It's time for the people to speak. In this episode, Fed Up With War!, broadcast on 21 August, Ian Smith is joined by Harriet Kemsley and Ashley Storrie to take on the headlines and work out what is going on, and, together with a live Edinburgh Fringe audience, solve the biggest problems facing the world right now. Which family member would you send to negotiate with Hamas? How should we help Trump meet his self-imposed deadlines? And how to we protect Andy Burnham from scam phone calls? If you enjoyed this then you can hear more episodes of The People Have Spoken by searching for Friday Night Comedy on BBC Sounds. Written by Ian Smith, Angela Channell, Cameron Loxdale and Katie Storey Production Coordinator: Asha Osborne-Grinter Sound Editing: David Thomas Executive Producer: James Robinson Recorded the Edinburgh Fesitval Fringe Produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies. A BBC Studios Production

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