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Common Sense

Episode 4

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Fast turnaround comedy series voiced by Gavin & Stacey's Ruth Jones. It features a regular cast of real British people, chosen for their sharp wit and humorous take on life, all discussing the news from that week - from major breaking stories to the most bizarre headlines.

Amongst the cast are a couple of East End market traders, dinner ladies from Leeds, Mancunian male nail technicians, Brummie butchers, Scottish launderette owners, supermarket co-workers and three great-grandmothers from Hull.

Topics include the doomsday clock, Donald Trump and Theresa May's meeting in the US, proof that women are better at multitasking than men, Princess Diana's commissioned statue, Ant and Dec receiving OBEs, Trump's executive orders, and scientists growing human organs in pigs. Show less

Contributors

Narrator:
Ruth Jones
Executive Producer:
Tania Alexander
Production Company:
Studio Lambert

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