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BBC sounds music Radio podcasts hello and welcome, we've had 5 weeks of the campaign.

Are you ready for a laugh last week we rinsed Richie and next week will taking on all the other party leaders.

We've got more balance on a spirit level made by kids DAD radio for 2-hours election doom scroll has been a breath of fresh air for some listeners.

It was a Freshers the funniest thing.

I've heard in a long time but plural nonsense Brothers scenarios and imagine what obvious barefaced and depended on sensationalist stereotypes Harvey talking to Radio 4 commissioning editor for comedy about the risks and rewards of political satire in the middle of an election campaign also I am deeply saddened by the fact that an institution such as the BBC does not.

Positive collective climate action to be a noteworthy story, why was there so little coverage of the restore nature no March on the BBC and things did not give a flying ratass that we saw them Radio 4 uncanny has been stateside its creator Danny Robbins here to talk about hi his explorations into the paranormal has spiralled into a massive BBC success.

I guess the one that sets my pulse racing is always someone that comes from somebody that says I don't believe in ghosts, but I think it's from Danny robins later, but first radio 4S news satirical comedy chihuahuas election doom scroll is a three-part series from the BBC blog describes as Britain's finest satirist in it when you takes us on an imaginary flick through the mobile phones of political leaders uncovering spoof voice note.

Video clips on messages Rishi Sunak and Keir starmer have already been lampooned our party leaders face the same treatment next week on Monday is a new voice to Radio 4.

He made his name online during the lockdown and has a massive following there the show not surprisingly with comedy divided opinions as the evening slipped away when she drifted off into a nap when suddenly several voice notes came through on WhatsApp hello feedback.

This is Mariah to North from Great Missenden Liam I don't know if you get this in time, but you know the WhatsApp I sent you this morning.

He said definitely I've been having second thoughts about that.

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My toothpaste it was the freshest the funniest thing I've heard in a long time.

Keep up the great work Radio 4 David Cameron with a new Facebook status, so my God just got back from The Incredibles dash and would like a time was had spent the whole afternoon dislike totally #corrie fallen.

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My name is Simon douse and I'm from Staplehurst in Kent I find Radio 4 content to be intelligent nuanced provocative sensible evening comedy content is varied creative off and funny again provocative as comedy should be even when I might feel it's not quite fitted to my tastes.

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It was just the dog's bollocks Exmouth just a shame not everyone could stay the whole day if you know you know the show money chihuahuas election.

Stop the tone of a derisive Adolescent kougias and authority and subject the target of their puerile humour to crawl mockery.

I mean last week.

I did go to Taylor Swift kick.

Perhaps she saw me and indoors me to the 50s but after opening Twitter is Hope faded quickly.

Hi, it's Alex from London to Glasgow I've been following me on Twitter for a while now.

I was really pleased that Radio 4 picked up on it and give him a slot to show his Talent up with like more of this place.

I'm delighted to welcome back to feedback Radio 4 commissioning editor for comedy Julia McKenzie to elkin hello Julia

Just before on this program the bowls choices that you wanted to make in terms of comedy commissions I have to say when I heard money or 2-hours first programme securing Rishi Sunak I don't know that is brave 6:30 comedy slot on Radio 4 in the run-up to the election talk through the decisions to make these programs, so we've got news and then we've got a special for Michael Spicer and also special for call Jonathan pie and the skewer that's fantastic mashup shower doing something after election this question came to a conversation with production company which sometimes happens.

We talk about something else and I love money and they they mentioned that they've been working with him.

I said I don't suppose you be interested in anything with money would a bit the Hand Off and it was really tight turnaround.

Maybe I don't know if you're aware.

He has a fantastic following on Instagram and tiktok so like.

Really during the pandemic when people were creating a lot of content and he's known song parodies felt like I've covered a lot of satirical content the election of this was like a missing jigsaw piece.

I didn't realise was missing and said it was suggested to me a little bit risky putting them on at 6:30 like I trusted the production team and he's so meticulous himself as a content creator of the very best job that I thought let's go for it lots too and you won't be surprised to know that other listeners went so complementary here Simon diced the scenarios and imagine what obvious barefaced and again depending on sensationalist area which Radio 4 listen is surely a tuning in to hear deconstructed not perpetuated so close to an election.

We need responsible intelligent comedy which

Weaknesses in politicians values and points of view I don't agree that it was all obvious that I thought it was really clever.

It was rhyming couplets.

I don't think I've ever had anyone who is a narrative arc in rhyming couplets which was so clever the song parodies also we really inventive performed by him and there was this evolving narrative story so I think it was so much creativity and I'm not going to convince Simon have a different point of view is expressed in a really articulate way, but other people absolutely loved it and found it breath of fresh air and I think that's one or two of those got in touch.

Yeah, well the rhyming couplets for amazing at colour reminds me of the night before Christmas at very clever.

Look at the news and politics have to be a healthy element of democracy.

It's a bit of a different ball game in the run-up to an election when BBC's impartiality is under such scrutiny imagine there must be a lot of meetings can be but I suppose if you're clear from.

It's maybe not as complicated as you think it would be so one or two people commented with this first Money Show or can't believe you just doing this.

She where's the where's the impossibility of this is a trilogy and he does make it quite clear at the start and the end so the second one is kiss Thomas phone and then the last one will pop up the the other leaders so we're hitting different political targets across the series that's that's kind of how we achieve that balanced and the same without other comedy shows really it's just hitting targets and being clear with that so that creators and babe.

Get it.

They understand it of course money chihuahua, Michael Spicer and indeed.

Jonathan pie already had my profile on social media and I wonder if that was a colour of a strategy for you to commission social media stars and in the hope of bringing a new audience to Radio 4 about people have made.

content and built their Brand and they really understand their audience and of course that's really important for Radio as well that you have that relationship with the listener stand up comedian died Jokers any good because people will when laugh and would agree with social media practitioners if that will also get that feedback who likes and shares and so on so that's that's also quite a sort of a Bear Pit and a way to find out if you're landing at all, so I suppose it's attracted to me in the sense that these people are very particular about their content and what they're still the tone of voice is so that's appealing but then also yes, they build up this audience who are then really hungry for what else does this person do been really interested in taking people who's very successful in a visual format like Jonathan pine and Spicer and Mania and seeing how they could translate when you take away the visuals, Whitchurch

Integral it you some would say the enjoyment of what they do you still have some how you can hear the looks to camera intriguingly different way of approaching comedy.

Have you any idea that younger audience in I know for example on BBC signs.

It's easier to track demographics baby consume a lot of Comedy on YouTube or Instagram I want them to come and explore sounds to see this amazing comedy that we've got so that's that ski that I I access people who use so don't just rely on them that serendipity of them fighting on the radio.

I know this but when you actually said politics has alienated many of us recently, but hopefully sat.

I will be the superpower.

Can you get us interested and engaged again? I wonder if that's what you think Santa actually does or does it domain politicians and undermine or interest in the election.

He said that perhaps a few more people might cause of his programs.

Do you think that's possible range of functions usually is poking fun at the powerful really I make you see things with different pattern.

You make a thing I never saw it like that.

May be coming up with interesting analogy and I think it can exalt politics and just exploring quite a new one sway the different facets subject so I hope that it just it renews are interested in then going back into the Strait of things the debates when you have a bit of light relief and that way of understanding the politics were the comedians that their ability to juxtapoz to make surprise and connections.

I think it's really refreshing Julia McKenzie radio 4S commissioner for comedy.

And the first two episodes of miniature wawas election doom scroll are available now on BBC signs.

No one issued that's been generating a lot of heat feedback in box is last weekend restore nature no march in London brought together over 350 charities businesses and action groups tens of thousands of protesters descended on Parliament Square calling for urgent action on climate change to protect biodiversity.

It was covered in detail by most of the major broadcasters, but it's listening to Radio 4 you have missed it and that lack of coverage has angered many listeners tens of thousands of people converged as part of a Coalition of groups including the National Trust and the RSPB it was led by the likes of Chris Packham Steve Backshall in Emma Thompson and it.

Highlight the nature crisis that we're currently facing the UK as one of the most nature depleted countries in the world which poses a black to us not least the impact on food production and our economy, so I don't know why the BBC thought this wasn't music by the band from Ilkley in West Yorkshire by the privilege to be part of the restore nature now march in central London it was a massive ENT estimates.

I've seen refer to 60000 people attending Parliament Square was packed by a well-organized peaceful, but the syphilis crowd of voters raising concerns of great importance to the forthcoming General Election event was supported by national devoted to addressing the climate crisis despite this I have never seen or heard any coverage whatsoever by the BBC hi, my name is.

And I'm calling from Guildford Surrey I am deeply saddened by the fact that an institution such as the BBC which proudly celebrates David Attenborough nature shows does not Dean positive collective climate action to be a noteworthy Story 2 people have been arrested after the Ancient Stones at Stonehenge was sprayed with an orange paint English Heritage describe it as extremely upside Sebastian lol here.

I'm a chartered financial planner and I live in Farnham in Surrey last week a couple of protesters orange paint in a mission to get their story on the media achieve massive coverage across the BBC network began spraying the Iconic Stones with the orange over 60000 peaceful protesters including me grandmothers parents with babies.

Young people old people all marching side-by-side to Parliament

But I've not seen any coverage of back on the BBC what am I supposed to take from this should I be banned in peaceful protest which doesn't get coverage in favour of more disruptive or even illegal behaviour and why are the actions have a couple of protesters with some orange paint considered more newsworthy than a huge.

Chunk of Middle England turning out with picnic's and placards.

No of course.

We want someone from the BBC to come on so I could ask my to protesters throwing Orange powder over Stonehenge was deemed newsworthy while the restore 9 March seems to be ignored however.

No one was available instead.

They sent us this statement BBC News did cover the story and some of our output including on BBC Breakfast online live page and on radio many matches take place around the UK every day and unfortunately it is impossible to cover each one where we provide coverage of a particular.

Pensarn editorial decisions over the day looking at factors such as breaking news stories or an update to a recent news story however, we appreciate that some listeners would have preferred for this particular March received for coverage.

No spoiler alert I'm heading off to ambridge.

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I buy anything you hear on BBC audio Radio 4 uncanny is in its fourth series each program investigates a paranormal event talking to witnesses and experts to try to uncover if there's a rational explanation for those spooky goings on all the podcast was created by writer Danny robins during lockdown.

It's been a huge hit that a growing community online a live touring show and a TV version in the latest audio series Danny has been investigating real life stories of Paranormal encounters stateside uncanny USA so far is titled everything from bigfoot to UFOs and poltergeists.

Well.

I'll be talking to Danny about the hardest show has created such a loyal.

Followers but first we put two uncanny fans in a box box to hear that take on why the series has been spooked, but hooked hi and that and Bridge Miller I love and candy and candy got me through lockdown on until he started there was no fall on social media.

That was one of the Brilliant Things about uncanny and can you prepare to be very scared in the home of the Brave and he's not taking his foot off the pedal with this one.

It's very different in the respect set in America the stories absolutely gripping and he's been in his shed he's come out with shed exciting stuff, but that's fine episodes absolutely brilliant well, so I called the phone company.

Can you please check what is a very powerful emotion and I can understand what Wendy went through and that's very personal to her so I don't want to dismiss that is very clear inform if there's life intelligent life after death.

I will reach out to you telephone engineer.

I could explain all of that something paranormal be creating 90 volts to ring the telephone company is just a manifestation then you get them and then obviously he does his might drop multiple Witnesses then you can't just be her.

There's no cables here.

There's no physical way for it to ring and I put it back on the wall, but I think it's a very powerful story.

Where are Notts off my sceptical perch is with a hairy man episodes such a credible Witness on that front.

Freddy's not the sort of person who frightens easily Alaska makes you tough it is such a different world here Jenny I had a must try to kill me if you like me going I'm certainly going into the Wild and misdiagnosing anything I say he's he's live that life think that was definitely my favourite episode cos I am obsessed with bigfoot.

It's my bills up like a really good ghost story that you told that night, but in that moment.

I knew something was horribly horribly wrong these things did not give a Deborah did a really good job with the sceptical explanations.

That is the million-dollar question Deborah what are we saying quite possibly a barrister like cream of bigfoot stories had everything in it Danny's absolutely fantastic put series images in your mind, so it's definitely not over around the time.

I think it really adds as well.

Letting the listener feel those feelings.

I mean I was just before we came on now.

I really listen to the burnt man and Dave the sound of used but also a little bit and that's why he is really in so he likes to hear the sceptical said he likes to hear the believer side a look at all the options and then he invites the listeners to come in with their own tails and have they get anything for the to say on it, we need answer so many questions you send me your ferries to un can do you agree with that? I know your team sceptic.

I am and the fact that will be recording this hundreds of years.

You can't disregard that at the end of the day this program doesn't include it and it's down to you to decide thank you to Bethan and Dave

I'm pleased to say the presenter of uncanny Danny robins doing now Danny I know you're always keen to hear what listeners have to say, what did you make that the joy of this probe is the interactivity of it and I will think of it as a conversation and I give you one half of that conversation by introducing to these cases and by giving you the evidence as I see it and the other thing that has kind of now coming to have its own hashtag on social media and candy community people chipping in trying to solve these mysteries for me.

I is moving actually people out there who just love talking about the subject my daughter who found a club and the friendship and that came across from their common so interesting that you bring that cos I wanted to ask you important this community was that's been built around the program you definitely contribute to buy asking listeners to contact you about what they think might be the possible explanations for these weirdos.

And then throughout the series you revisit cases, so actually hi the listeners contribute plays into the next program.

I always want to create a thing that people weren't empowering.

I think it makes people want to share the show as well.

I think that people gotten tell their friends about it.

I want to be able to discuss these cases with their mates and the only listening to I think the best bit about all of it is that you don't have to believe and go so you can have any type of opinion on that you can be totally forget they can still enjoy these little detective mysteries of puzzles in there and how many stories do you look into before deciding which ones to put in the series? I mean there must be a few that after a bit of poking around look quite week.

Look like that.

Got a very rational explanation wouldn't make it wouldn't make a whole episode yes certainly you know I've read stories that I feel explainable doesn't diminish them for that person.

I think that doesn't them you know less.

Can afford to do that moment I guess the one that sets my pulse racing is always someone that comes from somebody that says I don't believe in ghosts, but I think I might have one of the stories in the most series that the matter how sceptical you are and I would say I'm very sceptical end of things was the story about the hairy man who could be bigfoot.

It was a bit of a departure and I'm so intrigued.

I think it was because of the credibility of your Witnesses bigfoot was different dinner and we haven't done something cryptozoology that we never term given to the study of the species that may or may not exist.

I think I found myself changing my opinion on this case actually I think I went out feeling that bigfoot was probably on urban myths in a fairytale and actually talking to going out and spending time and really remote California where a lot of these bigfoot encounters related to take taken place and you just see the normalisation of this you hear people in a particular from native.

Just talking about this is something that everybody their experiences in everyone there.

No someone has seen by seeing it themselves.

So they are you you find yourself Force to change some of your preferences.

That was really striking and I do want to bring in and more sceptical listener from Anglesey uncanny is a spoof comedy I struggle to get it uncanny is not a spoof why the BBC spending are time and a licence fee on nonsense and how does the BBC define expert qualifications, please.

Love you break that died first of all.

What would you say to the accusation that why is the BBC standing at the licence fee on on tracking down ghosts if the question every religion of being set up to try and make them so basically what happens to us.

Are we truly alone in this universe to talk about if a comedy show that feels to me like somebody that hasn't maybe kind of listen to the shower listen to it properly and it's certainly.

It's my son of our experts is on at the end of the foremost can psychologists in the country.

What about the believers? Do you find it harder to find people who believe in these events but still have strong academic qualifications the people that we features believe that people who do believe that potentially because of an inexpensive they had themselves, but they are also kind of conscious of the nuances that thing for me not being very kind to the colour people have experience the people who send the emails are often people who have discussed this with people.

I haven't talked to their friends about it.

They haven't even told their partner about that.

I've been sitting on it.

It's been going to burning a hole in their bright.

No they've been troubled by an easy about it talking to us usually therapeutic.

I think we create the site space for this subject so I think that's to me something that's kind of missing and society at the moment.

We live in is very divided polarised.

Where you're encouraged to take your position to shout at the opposition and Anthony's craigslist the world where you can agree to disagree where sceptics and Believers can come together and totally different but but you know not have to hate each other but thank you to Danny robins The Creator and presenter of uncanny and you can catch all of uncanny on BBC signs and of course you can feed back there as well.

Just search for any episode on BBC signs or click to subscribe and have each weekly episode appear in your podcast feed automatically well.

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