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October 14, 2011

The News Quiz

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I worked on this week's episode of The News Quiz, Radio 4, which has Jeremy Hardy, Sarah Millican and Paul Sinha on it: why not have a listen again here.

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October 6, 2011

Newsjack series 5

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Nice to see my telescope sketch from this week's Newsjack is making quite the splash in the world of giant telescopes. They seem a bit upset about the accent though.

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March 24, 2011

The Now Show

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Working on the Now Show on Radio 4 this week - listen again here. It's got Rory Bremner on it!

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August 31, 2010

Recorded for Training Purposes

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Here are some sketches I had in the latest series of Recorded for Training Purposes, a sketch show on BBC Radio 4:

Reading Heat:





Men's Health:





Plus, a train announcement:





and an email disclaimer:





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July 29, 2010

Newsjack series 3

Some sketches I wrote for the most recent series of Newsjack on BBC Radio 7:

Michael Gove's free schools:





and the Big Society bank:





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June 26, 2010

Play Radio

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Very excited to be working with Somethin' Else on their day of interactive radio. Can't say exactly what the result will be yet: watch this space.

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February 19, 2010

Newsjack series 2

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Here are a few of my sketches from the new series of BBC Radio 7's
topical news show:

From the Archive - Football Scandal:

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A letter of support from David Miliband:

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And Moira Stuart in the cupboard:

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June 18, 2009

Radio comedy update

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I've got a sketch being broadcast in the first episode of BBC Radio 7's new topical comedy series: listen on the iPlayer for a while longer here, or there's also a podcast. It's the one about the thrift expert.

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**Update** Also sketches on Episodes 4 and 6: Gordon Brown on the plinth

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and a Satanist's Thought for the Day:

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November 11, 2007

Eavesdropping on the Past

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Sweet Thunder has a collection of home recording tapes found in charity shops, which are fascinating for the glimpses they give into private and work lives, some of them decades ago. There are stalacpipe organ recordings and astrology readings, but strangely the most interesting are the more mundane moments: a legal secretary practising her pronunciation of legal terms ("Pun-i-tive damages. Quaa-ash"), some drunk men talking about spreadsheets, and a surgical needle sales meeting.

Best of all is the conversation between an elderly couple, where he ruefully admits to falling for her April Fools Day joke yet again:
"In 51 years I've never missed an April Fool. I can get you ten times in a day!"
"The thing is I think you're so sincere about everything. Trick after trick after trick!"
"April Fools Day I lie all day long."

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About

Emma Payne is a writer based in London. She has written for theatre, television and radio, and published in a number of magazines you've never heard of. This is her stuff. You can contact her
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