The Unbelievable Truth

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Game show in which panellists are encouraged to tell lies.

Game show in which panellists compete to see how many nuggets of truth they are able to hide amongst their lies.

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David Mitchell

David O'Doherty

Susan Calman

Jon Richardson

Arthur Smith

Jon Naismith

The Unbelievable Truth: Series 15: Episode 5

Episode 5

Series 15

BBC Radio 4 - The Unbelievable Truth, Series 15, Episode 5

Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's comedy game.

David Mitchell gets David O'Doherty, Susan Calman, Jon Richardson and Arthur Smith to lie with some truths. From 2015.

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.

David O'Doherty, Susan Calman, Jon Richardson and Arthur Smith are the panellists obliged to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as Yorkshire, fizzy drinks, skin and pirates.

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


Produced by Jon Naismith
A Random Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4.

The Unbelievable Truth: Series 15

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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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