Episode 7 is the seventh episode of series two of No Such Thing As The News. It features presenters James Harkin, Andrew Hunter Murray, Anna Ptaszynski and Dan Schreiber, and was filmed at Up The Creek Comedy Club, in Greenwich, London.
Facts[]
During the programme the four hosts each present their favourite fact from the week's news.
- Before he was Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond was a used car salesman. (Murray)
- The Oxford English Dictionary's 2016 word of the year is "post-truth", which is two words. Only seven out of their thirteen words of the year have been one word. (Ptaszynski)
- This week the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite was launched, which carries the most advanced weather predicting systems in history. It should have gone up three weeks ago, but it was delayed due to unforeseen weather conditions. (Harkin)
- As part of the Buckingham Palace refurbishment, the Queen will start using her leftovers to power her boilers. (Schreiber)
Opening[]
At the opening of the episode, Jane Hill and Matthew Amroliwala read some obscure news stories.
- A Glasgow man has been jailed for attempted robbery, after he ran into a shop waving a sword, and was chased out by a woman armed with a plastic fork.
- Danish firefighters have used a battering ram to break into a house and rescue a man who had become trapped in his own height-adjustable desk.
- A woman in Houston, Texas, with 26-inch-long fingernails has said she hopes to break the world record. It currently stands at 28 feet 4.5 inches.
- The deputy leader of South Lanarkshire Council, who oversaw the closure of all public toilets in the area, has been fined for urinating in the street.
Special Correspondence[]
These facts were sent in by audience members.
- From the Age via Joshua Carrie: Australian police investigating a break-in in Wodonga dusted for fingerprints, but found only a bum-print on the glass door. (Ptaszynski)
- From Angelina: Scientists have identified the genes linked to uncombable hair syndrome. (Harkin)
- From UPI via JC: American police are currently looking for a man known as the 'Spelling Bee Bandit' who has robbed several banks by wearing sunglasses and then handing a note to the teller which says "THIS IS A ROBERY." (Murray)
Extra Facts[]
At the end of the programme, the presenters each give one more fact they did not have time to discuss.
- The favourite to become the next President of France announced that he was not Hillary Clinton. His lead in the polls subsequently plummeted, and he ended up becoming second. (Harkin)
- People in an online charity auction have paid up to £500 for a signed pair of Jeremy Corbyn's old shoes. (Murray)