Risky Business
The Hot Takes journalists decide to hole up at home as Boris enters number 10 in a heatwave. Starring Charlie Higson. From 2019.
As Boris enters Number 10 and Britain melts in a heat-wave, the Hot Takes journalists follow the only reasonable course of action.
They hole up at home and turn off the news.
Can the peace last?
Sam Peakes ...... Yasmine Akram
Tom Shriver MP ...... Charlie Higson
Mia Phillips ...... Cariad Lloyd
Gideon Burnside ...... Dan Tetsell
Nathan Edmonds ...... Daniel Lawrence Taylor
Written by Jon Harvey, Christopher Davies and Sarah Dempster.
With additional material by Laura Major and Dan Tetsell
Producer: Jon Harvey
A Naked production for 91Èȱ¬ Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2019.
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