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

David Mitchell asks Frankie Boyle, Sara Pascoe, Miles Jupp and Holly Walsh to spot the truths hidden among the lies. From 2021.

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.

The panellists obliged to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as Glasgow, religion, spying, and puppets:

Frankie Boyle
Sara Pascoe
Miles Jupp
Holly Walsh 

Producer:  Jon Naismith

A Random Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in February 2021.

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