The Unbelievable Truth

Original version

BBC Radio 4 FM

BBC Radio 4 is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 30th September 1967. It replaced BBC Home Service.

BBC Radio 4

Radio 4

Radio 4 (FM)

Games & Quizzes

Comedy: Panel Shows

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.

BBC Radio 4 Extra

BBC Radio 4 LW

David Mitchell

Arthur Smith

Jack Dee

Lucy Porter

Lloyd Langford

Richard Turner

The Unbelievable Truth: Series 20: Episode 3

Episode 3

Series 20

BBC Radio 4 - The Unbelievable Truth, Series 20, Episode 3

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

David Mitchell gets Arthur Smith, Jack Dee, Lucy Porter and Lloyd Langford to lie with some truths. From April 2018.

David Mitchell hosts the panel game where four comedians are encouraged to tell lies.

They must compete against one another to see how many items of truth they're able to smuggle past their opponents.

The panellists are obliged to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as rabbits, inventions, butterflies and drugs: 

Arthur Smith
Jack Dee
Lucy Porter 
Lloyd Langford 

Producer: Richard Turner.

A Random Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2018.

The Unbelievable Truth: Series 20

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

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

Accessibility links

Programme Index

The Unbelievable Truth

Series 20

Episode 3

Contributors

Genres

Brand

Series

BBC Radio 4 FM

About BBC Radio 4