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

Elis James

Reginald D Hunter

Maeve Higgins

David O'Doherty

Jon Naismith

The Unbelievable Truth: Series 16: Episode 3

Episode 3

Series 16

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David Mitchell with Elis James, Reginald D Hunter, Maeve Higgins and David O'Doherty.

David Mitchell gets Elis James, Reginald D Hunter, Maeve Higgins and David O'Doherty to lie with some truths. From 2016.

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. 

Elis James, Reginald D Hunter, Maeve Higgins and David O'Doherty are the panellists obliged to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as the 1970s, toys, the moon and electricity.

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 16

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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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