Sam Delaney's News Thing

- Season 2

(2016)

Sam looks back on the best bits of 2015 with highlights from our previous shows and special guests Germaine Greer, and MPs Mike Freer and Johnny Mercer.

Sam reacts to North Korea's latest high jinx, David Lammy MP threatens to wrestle Oliver Letwin to the ground, and David Hock meets a friendly jihadist. Featuring guests Stephen K. Amos, Susie Boniface and Matt Richardson.

Sam asks why Britain is so bad at mourning, Baron John Prescott eats an orange covered in OXO and Bobby Mair tries to get an interview with Joseph Kony. Featuring guests Giles Coren, Zoe Lyons, Des Clarke and Lord Prescott.

Sam realises that the Oscars have always been racist, spin doctor Damian McBride reveals how Gordon Brown almost put tanks on the streets in 2008 and Bobby Mair finds that there's corruption in every sport. Featuring guests Felicity Ward, Jamie East, James Jordan and Damian McBride.

Sam asks where it all went wrong for George Osborne, Yasmin Qureshi MP answers the internet's stupidest questions about Muslims and Bobby Mair forces the public to demean themselves for food. Featuring guests Stephen K. Amos, Lou Sanders, James Brown, Michael White and Yasmin Qureshi MP.

Sam wishes our elections were as exciting as America's, Shaun Ryder tells us why he loved Maggie Thatcher, Ken Livingstone nominates John McDonnell to be next Labour leader, and Bobby Mair eats a gay cake. Featuring guests Shaun Ryder, Holly Burn, Fern Brady and Ken Livingstone.

Sam uncovers a Tory conspiracy to put a 'Jeremy Hunt' in charge of the NHS, Bobby Mair invites the public to injure a celebrity and Lord Tim Bell reveals the inner mind of Margaret Thatcher. With guests Vanessa Feltz, Angela Barnes, David Mills and Lord Bell.

Sam wonders why the pro-Europe lobby are so bad at scaremongering compared to the Brexit mob, Bobby Mair goes crowdfunding Kanye West style, and Peter Tatchell defends students who are so right-on, they reckon even he's a fascist. With comedians Des Clarke and Iain Lee, and Susie Boniface AKA the Fleet Street Fox.

Sam asks how Boris Johnson has been allowed to happen, former Conservative MP Jerry Hayes calls Boris a "hypocritical sh*t," and Bobby Mair investigates claim culture. With guests Giles Coren, Luisa Zissman, David Mills and Jerry Hayes.

Sam asks if anyone has a solution to the migrant crisis besides setting fire to it, Alastair Campbell dishes the dirt on the Blair years and Bobby Mair sticks up for badgers. With guests Rod Liddle, Vanessa Feltz, Felicity Ward and Alastair Campbell.

Sam tries to beat the ban on parliamentary footage in comedy shows, MP Michael Fabricant reveals exclusively that he used to be a spy. Featuring guests Johnny Mercer MP, Iain Lee, Holly Burn and Michael Fabricant MP.

Sam asks if Britain has gone apology-crazy and Lord Kinnock tells Jeremy Corbyn to smarten up. With guests Luisa Zissman, Zoe Lyons, Bobby Mair and Lord Kinnock.

Sam looks back at the highlights of 2016 so far, including special guests and some bits you haven't seen before.

Sam explains why everyone is suddenly really into steel, former Ukipper Janice Atkinson MEP claims that the BBC have stitched her up, and Bobby Mair goes to 'no-go area' Brixton. With guests Ayesha Hazarika, Holly Burn, James Brown and Janice Atkinson MEP.

Sam wonders what's new about rich people avoiding tax, Ken Livingstone admits he knows less about London than Zac Goldsmith, and Bobby Mair investigates the Grand National. With guests Vanessa Feltz, Des Clarke, Jerry Hayes and Ken Livingstone.

Sam realizes it's the end of days for David Cameron, Conservative MP Mike Freer sticks up for Jeremy Corbyn, and Hacked Off founder Brian Cathcart is grilled for details on Hugh Grant's sex life. With guests Karen Danczuk, Eddie 'The Eagle' Edwards, Des Clarke, Brian Cathcart and Mike Freer MP.

Sam asks how we can end the tyrannical reign of Queen Elizabeth II, Ann Widdecombe tells Obama to butt out of the Brexit debate and Bobby Mair looks at the glamorous world of poverty tourism. With guests Shaun Ryder, Helen Wood and Iain Lee.

Sam looks at the Labour party's bold new foray into anti-semitism while Labour MP Rupa Huq does her best to defend it, and the panel gets heated over police complicity in the Hillsborough cover-up. With guests Alfie Moore, Simon Evans, Ayesha Hazarika, Alex Brummer and Rupa Huq MP.

Sam looks with despair at the mess Jeremy Corbyn has made of the local elections, Germaine Greer explains which parts of the EU are the most sexist, and we all look ahead to the presidency of Donald Trump. With guests Luisa Zissman, David Mills, Holly Burn and Germaine Greer.

Sam explains why the BBC is one institution the Tories should dismantle, Neil Hamilton discusses his beef with Nigel Farage, and Bobby Mair visits the North Korean embassy. With guests Natasha Devon, Felicity Ward, Karen Danczuk and Neil Hamilton.

Sam explains why we're wrong to be so paranoid about terrorism, Neil Kinnock explains why we should be terrified about Brexit, and Bobby Mair looks at the weirdest stories of the week. With guests Paul Danan, Zoe Lyons, Tania Edwards and Lord Neil Kinnock.

Sam explains why all the cool kids are #votin to stay in the EU, Elizabeth Jones from UKIP answers our allegations that her party isn't racist enough. With Stephen K. Amos, Holly Burn, Helen Wood and Elizabeth Jones.

The nation's favourite Deputy, Lord Prescott, takes on Ken Livingstone as he holds the fort for Sam this week. With Fleet Street Fox Susie Boniface, and comedians Bobby Mair and Felicity Ward.

Now that Noel Edmonds has found a cure for cancer, Sam asks if there's anything the legendary ex-Radio 1 DJ can't do. And should Sir Philip Green be hanged from a tree by his BHS tie? With comedians Steve Furst, Ayesha Hazarika and Phil Whelans, and Labour MP Kate Hoey.

Sam asks why everyone forgot that plain old yobbery would be the biggest threat at Euro 2016 - and what exactly is a flotilla? With Vanessa Feltz, comedians Angela Barnes and David Mills and legendary pollster Sir Robert Worcester.

Assuming we've still all got electricity, Sam will be back with a Brexit special next week. For now take your mind off imminent Armageddon with a selection of our favourite moments from 2016.

Sam surveys the blood-spattered ruins of post-Brexit Britain, Vince Cable explains why a Lib-Dem/Labour coalition is the only way forward, and Jeremy Corbyn worries that his roses needed pruning. With Shaun Ryder, Holly Burn, Des Clarke, Alex Brummer and Vince Cable.

Sam asks if we need to give Tony Blair a break, Tory MP James Cleverly gives his view on his party's leadership contest, and Bobby Mair celebrates the demise of Nigel Farage. With guests Iain Lee, Felicity Ward, Karen Danczuk and James Cleverly.

Sam looks back on David Cameron's legacy - a broken economy and a canceled barbecue. Also, former Labour policy adviser John McTernan asks whether Jeremy Corbyn has a mandate to be useless, and SuperMassiveRaver surveys post-Brexit Britain with guests Pat Kane, Ayesha Hazarika, Bobby Mair, and John McTernan.

Sam finds out if Owen Smith is as normal as he says he is, we ask Natalie Bennett why being green is such a pain in the ass, and we hear from our new foreign affairs correspondent, Cutthroat Mike. With guests David Mills, Susie Boniface, Fern Brady and Natalie Bennett.

Sam tells everyone to calm down - the world isn't that bad, UKIP's Steven Woolfe warns about the dangers of immigration, Bobby Mair is sucked into the world of Pokemon Go and Beyonce makes a live studio appearance. With guests Paul Danan, Steve Furst, Tania Edwards, Steven Woolfe and Beyonce.

Sam gets to the root of Simon Danczuk's sext addiction, UKIP leadership contender Elizabeth Jones stands up for golliwogs and Bobby Mair launches his own protest against Byron Burger. With guests Iain Lee, Angela Barnes, Phil Whelans and Elizabeth Jones.

Sam asks if Trump has finally reached peak mental and Nigel Farage premieres his new facial hair while boasting about how he destroyed the BNP. With Scott Capurro, Bob Mills, Natasha Devon, and Nigel Farage.

Sam looks back at some of the highlights of the last few weeks, including Boris Johnson's appointment as foreign secretary, David Cameron's dodgy honors list, and how Brexit has just made us more European than ever. With special guest Natalie Bennett.

Sam wonders whether Jeremy Corbyn will ever be good at anything, and asks if the burkini ban proves that the French have finally gone mad, while George Galloway explains what it would take for him to rejoin the Labour Party - with Susie Boniface, James Brown, Bobby Mair and George Galloway.

With Sam on holidays again, we look back at some of the best bits from the last few weeks, including Simon Danczuk's sext addiction, Bobby Mair's real-life Pokemon Go and Nigel Farage's mustache.

Sam explains why Keith Vaz's penchant for rent boys makes him a man of principal, and Simon Danczuk MP reveals why he never had sex on his constituency desk. With Scott Capurro, Vanessa Feltz, and Tania Edwards.

Sam reassesses David Cameron's already terrible legacy in the light of the Libya report, while Greg Dyke tells us why Bake Off really doesn't matter. Plus, we hear from George Galloway and Ken Livingstone. With Felicity Ward, Iain Lee and Bobby Mair.

Sam asks if William Hague is the mysterious third party in the Brangelina break-up and Corbynista Aaron Bastani reveals why he once smashed up an HSBC. With guests Fern Brady, Susie Boniface and David Mills.

Sam uncovers more secret recordings from the Sam Allardyce sting, Bobby Mair is forced to sit through the Trump/Clinton debate, and MP Mike Freer tells us why Theresa May is trying to keep her hands off Brexit. With Steve Furst, Angela Barnes and Zoe Lyons.

Sam looks at UKIP's Mike Hookem, the MEP who can kill a man with one punch, Alastair Campbell takes us on a journey into the mind of Tony Blair, we review the impossibly glamorous Kardashian heist and hear from Diana in Heaven. With Vanessa Feltz, Bobby Mair, and Karen Danczuk.

Sam explains the Brexit negotiations through the medium of Sylvanian Families, while potential UKIP leader Paul Nuttall is subjected to a psychiatric exam, and Bobby Mair tries to change the public's opinion of killer clowns. With guests Shaun Ryder, Luisa Omielan and Susie Boniface.

Sam asks why we're obsessed with refugees' teeth, Bobby Mair reads the internet to Julian Assange, and special guest Ken Livingstone talks the refugee crisis and Easy Lover. With Iain Lee, Maddy Anholt and Holly Burn.

Sam asks if anyone actually cares about the third runway at Heathrow, UKIP's Raheem Kassam shoots his mouth off and Bobby Mair goes undercover in the high street stores that exploit child refugees. With Felicity Ward, Paul Danan and Tanya Edwards.

Sam asks if anyone actually cares about the third runway at Heathrow, UKIP's Raheem Kassam shoots his mouth off and Bobby Mair goes undercover in the high street stores that exploit child refugees. With Felicity Ward, Paul Danan and Tanya Edwards.

In a US election special filmed in Washington DC, Sam visits the White House to warn people of Trumpageddon and asks if American voters are maniacs or geniuses. And former Clinton adviser Richard Goodstein tries to explain how Hillary Clinton lost the easiest election ever. With guests Scott Capurro and Niki Moore.

Sam explains that Donald Trump's election is not the end of the world, Nigel Evans MP talks Brexit and Yewtree, and Bobby Mair finds out if the public really believes everything they read on Facebook. With Iain lee, Felicity Ward, and Michelle Dewbury.

Nigel Farage explains why he's trying to do the British ambassador to the US out of his job, while Sam asks why we even bother with the Autumn Statement. With Susie Boniface, Bon Ofoedu, and Scott Capurro.

Sam explains why the Lib Dems' by-election win is the most seismic political moment of 2016, and defeated Labour candidate Christian Wolmar attempts to win back his £500 deposit.

Sam examines Boris Johnson's latest diplomatic snafu and Eamonn Holmes tells us everything that's wrong with modern media. With Zoe Lyons, Babatunde and Holly Burn.

Sam counts down the best moments from what most people are calling the greatest year in human history, including politician sex scandals, the UKIP fist-fight, and that gorilla that drank 5 liters of Ribena. Meanwhile, David Davies MP tries to make the case for refugee dental checks. With guests Scott Capurro, Felicity Ward and Bobby Mair.