LANGUAGES, MAPS, THE POSTAL SERVICE, PUBS | The Unbelievable Truth | David Mitchell | Radio Drama

Can you navigate the truth without a map? Welcome back to The Unbelievable Truth, the award-winning BBC Radio 4 panel game that proves reality is often far more eccentric than fiction. Hosted by the master of the logical rant, David Mitchell.

In this episode, our panel of comedians is challenged to lecture on four seemingly straightforward subjects. Their goal? To tell a pack of lies while smuggling five genuine, unbelievable truths past their eagle-eyed (and eagle-eared) opponents. Will the panel deliver the facts, or will they get lost in translation?

🎧 Inside This Episode's Lectures:
Languages: A polyglot puzzle. From untranslatable words to the bizarre history of dialects, what are the hidden truths behind how we speak?

Maps: Cartographical chaos. Explore phantom islands, intentional errors, and the strange ways we’ve tried to put the world on paper.

The Postal Service: Putting the "stamp" of truth on history. Discover the weirdest things ever sent through the mail and the laws that govern the post.

Pubs: A toast to the truth. Beyond the beer and crisps, what are the ancient laws and historical oddities of the great British institution?

🎙 About The Unbelievable Truth:
Created by Graeme Garden and Jon Naismith, The Unbelievable Truth is a staple of British radio comedy. It celebrates the art of the sophisticated lie, forcing contestants to be as creative as possible while David Mitchell keeps a precarious hold on the scoring and his own blood pressure.

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