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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The Unbelievable Truth: Series 27: Episode 1

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Series 27

BBC Radio 4 - The Unbelievable Truth, Series 27, Episode 1

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

David Mitchell hosts the comedy panel game. Alan Davies, Lucy Porter, Lou Sanders and Justin Edwards talk with deliberate inaccuracy on a variety of subjects.

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.

Alan Davies, Lucy Porter, Lou Sanders and Justin Edwards are the panellists obliged to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as pigs, underwear, camels and sausages. 

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

The Unbelievable Truth: Series 27

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Game show in which panellists are encouraged to tell lies

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