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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Richard Osman

Zoe Lyons

Marcus Brigstocke

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The Unbelievable Truth: Series 18: Episode 4

Episode 4

Series 18

BBC Radio 4 - The Unbelievable Truth, Series 18, Episode 4

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

David Mitchell gets David O'Doherty, Richard Osman, Zoe Lyons and Marcus Brigstocke to choose truth from fiction. From 2017.

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. 

From colour and vegetables to pizza and carpets.

David O'Doherty, Richard Osman, Zoe Lyons and Marcus Brigstocke are the panellists obliged to talk with deliberate inaccuracy.

Producer: Jon Naismith
 
A Random Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in April 2017.

The Unbelievable Truth: Series 18

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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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