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Fred MacAulay, Susan Calman, Liza Tarbuck and Charlie Brooker hide truth within the lies.

David Mitchell challenges Fred MacAulay, Susan Calman, Liza Tarbuck and Charlie Brooker to lie about ducks, Thomas Edison, make-up and Mozart. From April 2010.

David Mitchell hosts the panel game in which four comedians are encouraged to tell lies and compete against one another to see how many items of truth they're able to smuggle past their opponents. Fred MacAulay, Susan Calman, Liza Tarbuck and Charlie Brooker are the panellists obliged to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as: ducks, Thomas Edison, make-up and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. 

The show is devised by Graeme Garden and Jon Naismith, the team behind Radio 4's I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue.

Producer - Jon Naismith.
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David Mitchell hosts the game show in which panellists are encouraged to tell lies

David Mitchell hosts the game show in which panellists are encouraged to tell lies and compete to see how many items of truth they are able to smuggle past their opponents

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