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Ian Hislop and Private Eye magazine venture into the world of audio with Page 94, hosted by Andrew Hunter Murray. Available from Private Eye at www.private-eye.co.uk as well as on Apple, YouTube, Spotify, Amazon and many other audio platforms.

New episodes: Every two weeks
Typical length: 42 min
Latest: 13 Oct 2026
Language: English

Latest episode

13 Oct 2026 · 45 minNew

193: The Jeffrey Archer Tribute Show

A unique tribute to Lord Archer, plus we mark Ian Hislop’s 40 years as editor of the mag, and look ahead to what autumn holds in British politics.

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E192 · 29 Sep 2026 · 35 min
192: Who Cares?
Andy, Helen and Adam discuss Labour’s big pitch on the decades-old problem of social care; Piers Moron and Earl Spencer’s running beef; and the scammers preying on self-published authors.
E191 · 15 Sep 2026 · 49 min
191: Delo Or No Delo
The team and Richard Brooks discuss Reform UK's new sugar-daddy, the likelihood of AI wiping out the world (just 10%) and the Men In Black coming to a port near you.
E190 · 2 Sep 2026 · 45 min
190: Green Fingers
Guest Saba Salman discusses the Green Party's latest appearance in Private Eye, Helen Lewis on Donald Trump's completely professional relationship with an attractive young aide, and Adam Macqueen on the BBC's doomed future without Amol Rajan.
E189 · 25 Aug 2026 · 42 min
189: The Hacks Book Club
As the summer draws to a close, Ian, Helen, Adam and Andy discuss the best books about journalism and writing ever, er, written, covering everything from Vesuvius to Rwanda to Elton John. Further Reading The Faber Book of Reportage , edited by Professor John Carey Tickle The Public - 100 Years of the Popular Press by Matthew Engel We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families by Phillip Gourevitch Towards The End Of The Morning by Michael Frayn Scoop by Evelyn Waugh Stick It Up Your Punter! by Peter Chippindale & Chris Horrie Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson New Grub St…
E188 · 11 Aug 2026 · 38 min
188: Entirely Artificial Intelligence
Summer special! The team discuss the Conservatives’ new policy on convicted Neo-Nazis (pro), the AI data centres hoovering up power and water, and the extraordinary story of Professor Jason Arday.
E187 · 28 Jul 2026 · 42 min
187: Feel The Burnham
The team discuss how Andy Burnham’s social media is annoying the ‘lobby’; the mad debate over North Sea drilling continues; and how to make the new PM funny.
E186 · 14 Jul 2026 · 50 min
186: Fa-rage Against The Machine
The team (with guest Jane Mackenzie) discuss Nigel Farage's by-election gamble, the latest military procurement disasters, and the lowdown on Prince Harry’s trial against the Mail.
E185 · 30 Jun 2026 · 45 min
185: Manc To The Future
Ian, Helen, Andy and Richard Brooks discuss Andy Burnham’s vision for Britain (AKA Even Greater Manchester), the non-existent ban on air-conditioning, and a new book on Emperor Trump.
E184 · 24 Jun 2026 · 40 min
184: Coup What A Scorcher
The Private Eye team, minus Andy but plus Matt Muir, wave a sad farewell to Keir Starmer and prepare themselves for Andy Burnham and the Burnaissance. Also: is Nigel Farage running out of steam?
E183 · 16 Jun 2026 · 44 min
183: Fight! Fight! Fight!
The team (plus guest Sarah Shannon) catch up on the latest White House cage fight, on the World Cup, on the USA and Iran's actual fight, and on the British fight for the right between Reform and Restore.
E182 · 2 Jun 2026 · 42 min
182: Make Hay
The team record a special episode from the Hay Festival. Featuring Tony Blair, Keir Starmer, Donald Trump, Nigel Farage, Nicola Sturgeon, and all your other - favourite? - characters from the news.
E181 · 1 Jun 2026 · 6 min
181: And The Winner Is...
You've heard the stories. You've admired the piles of paper in the Eye office (video viewers only). And now it's time to learn which brilliant story has won this year's Paul Foot Award!
E180 · 30 May 2026 · 13 min
180: PAUL FOOT 2026: THE PINCH-OF-SALT PATH
Chloe Hadjimatheou of the Observer looked into a beloved, million-selling bestseller, The Salt Path, and found the book arguably fit the 'fiction' shelves better.
E179 · 29 May 2026 · 14 min
179: PAUL FOOT 2026: UNSAFE CONVICTIONS
Adam Bychawski reported on how people who've been wrongly imprisoned - sometimes for many years - are still not being compensated even after they've overturned their convictions, thank to a 2014 change in the law.
E178 · 28 May 2026 · 13 min
178: PAUL FOOT 2026: HARD LABOUR
Peter Geoghegan and Khadija Sharife uncovered how Labour Together - the think-tank which helped make Keir Starmer PM - had hired a PR firm to try and discredit journalists asking them questions about their funding.
E177 · 27 May 2026 · 16 min
177: PAUL FOOT 2026: RAAC AND RUIN
Lindsay Bruce of the Aberdeen Press and Journal fought for justice for homeowners facing ruin after they learned their homes were full of dodgy concrete. Her campaign eventually led to a complete surrender by local authorities and compensation for affected homeowners.
E176 · 26 May 2026 · 11 min
176: PAUL FOOT 2026: A PROVEN LAWYER
Daniel Timms of the Sheffield Tribune tells the story of the solicitor who used legal loopholes to extract sums of £25,000 from Yorkshire homeowners. Part of Private Eye's Paul Foot Award 2026 shortlist series.
E175 · 25 May 2026 · 13 min
175: PAUL FOOT 2026: CUTTING CORNERS
Joe Duggan of the i paper tells the story of the workers falling ill and dying with silicosis after cutting fashionable kitchen counters without adequate protection. Part of Private Eye's Paul Foot Award 2026 shortlist series.
E174 · 19 May 2026 · 48 min
174: Burnham Would, Wesley Snipes
The team discuss the Labour leadership, play Helen’s new quiz ‘Faction or Fiction’, and Saba Salman joins for a post-pre-mortem on the local elections.
E173 · 6 May 2026 · 44 min
173: The Antisemitism Spectrum
The team discuss antisemitism across the British political scene, Nigel Farage's £5million bung, and one of the (few) bits of Parliament that genuinely works.
E172 · 21 Apr 2026 · 41 min
172: A Kicking For Keir
Who wants to give Keir Starmer a kicking? Basically everyone. Rotten Boroughs editor Saba Salman joins Helen Lewis, Ian Hislop and Adam Macqueen to explain how British politics has fractured and how May's elections will be a total bunfight. Plus: how did Elizabeth II become Brenda, and what nicknames for Harry and Meghan never took off?
E171 · 8 Apr 2026 · 54 min
171: Meta's Not Better
Is social media really as fun, child-friendly and good for mental health as everyone says? Helen, Adam, Andy and Matt Muir investigate. Plus, Reform and the Greens’ mirror-image election offerings, and a new (unauthorised) drama about the Prince Harry-Daily Mail trial.
E170 · 24 Mar 2026 · 42 min
170: Mad King Donald
Ian, Helen, Andy and special guest Richard Brooks discuss the USA entering its 'insane absolute monarch' era, the ongoing mayhem in the world's oil and gas markets, and check in on the financial arrangements of 'Little Donald', AKA Nigel Farage, and his Reform UK colleagues.
E169 · 10 Mar 2026 · 50 min
169: War On Iran: Aya-Tollad You So
Why did Trump declare his latest perfect, ‘very complete', already-won war, and how long will it go on? What will it do to American and British politics? Why can’t anyone in the British press remember the lessons of last time? What will this do to energy prices and the energy transition? And is this all a deliberate distraction from the Gorton and Denton by-election? Ian, Helen, Adam and Andy discuss the latest quiet week in world politics.
E168 · 24 Feb 2026 · 35 min
168: A Tale Of Two Andrews
Ian, Adam, Andy and Rachael Claye discuss two men named Andrew - one who used to be a prince, and one who's still a solicitor with a very dubious practice.
E167 · 17 Feb 2026 · 5 min
167: Cash Harry
Street Of Shame writer Adam Macqueen updates Ian Hislop, Helen Lewis and Andrew Hunter Murray on the curious background to some of Prince Harry's key witnesses.
E166 · 10 Feb 2026 · 44 min
166: Mandy Lifeboats
The latest break in Peter Mandelson’s CV, the other secrets hiding in the Epstein files, and what comes next for the British government. With Ian Hislop, Helen Lewis, Adam MacQueen and Andrew Hunter Murray.
E165 · 27 Jan 2026 · 45 min
165: Crash And Burnham
What is an 'Andy Burnham’ and can it be stopped? Why has Donald Trump made a photocopy of the UN and called it the Board of Peace? And was this episode description drafted by AI for an overworked journalist? (No, it wasn’t.) Ian, Helen, Adam and Andy explore these questions and more.
E164 · 13 Jan 2026 · 47 min
164: On Thin ICE
Why does the USA now have masked militias roaming its streets with almost no oversight? Why do some of the people who want to win London’s next Mayoral election seem to hate the city so much? And if Prince Harry texts you to recruit you for his next lawsuit, should you answer? Ian, Helen, Adam and Andy explore these questions and more.

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