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189: Sleep-inducing hangers

Davina Bentley, Ed Patrick and Stuart Laws face questions about feline fatalities, Portland park picnics and devious deliveries.

Producer David says...
Our "Edinburgh special" last year went down very well…
42:30

Shiny Bonus Question #60

A weekly 'Lateral' question, exclusively for members.

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[Replay] 60: The world's longest ship

Corry Will, Luke Cutforth and Jack Chesher face questions about designer drinks, basketball business and festival flyers.

Producer David says...
Just listening back to this show now, I don't actually…
45:51

Question Pack #15

The latest PDF question pack for Lateral: Producer's Club members is now available to download. Please go to [hidden link] to get your goodies.

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188: 76 degrees

Sage the Bad Naturalist, Evan Heling and Katelyn Heling face questions about disruptive droughts, moved moments and sneaky snaps.

Producer David says...
We welcome new player Sage to Lateral
42:59

Shiny Bonus Question #59

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[Replay] 59: Straight-line sports

Corry Will, Luke Cutforth and Jack Chesher face questions about designer drinks, basketball business and festival flyers.

Producer David says...
Some listeners genuinely contacted the show to ask what the…
40:57

David's Desk – May 2026

The Friday after the Wednesday before
Sorry for the delay in this week's newsletter, but we wanted to hold on until after the Golden Lobes ceremony. And it turns…

Shiny Bonus Question #58

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187: The lion and the poet

Matt Gray, Rowan Ellis and Verity Babbs face questions about pervasive players, biscuit barrels and foreign flags.

Producer David says...
Not gonna lie – we had terrible lag problems with…
38:53

[Replay] 58: Straight-line sports

Bernadette Banner, Emily Graslie and Dani Siller face questions about jogging jobs, textual T-shirts and dangerous dogs.

Producer David says...
The Australian banknotes question on this is episode is one…
49:32

186: Flaming buttocks

Sam Denby, Adam Chase and Ben Doyle from Jet Lag: The Game face questions about culinary caution, ballgame bests and necessary nosegays.

Producer David says...
The Jet Lag lads are…
40:55

Shiny Bonus Question #57

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[Replay] 57: Computers that love '7'

Toby Hendy, Matthew Schuchman and Julian O'Shea face questions about celebrity stars, film foul-ups and security systems.

Producer David says...
I really like the final main question in this show…
37:25

Lateral: A Sideways Look – April 2026

An exclusive podcast for Producer's Club members
Regular Lateral guest Bill Sunderland joins producer David Bodycombe to discuss their favourite questions from March 2026 (episodes 178 to 181).

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57:22

185: Mackerel comfort

VT Physics, VeeVee and Geoff Marshall face questions about various vowels, jostling jumps and medical minerals.

Producer David says...
VT and VeeVee are sisters. Is this the first time we've…
45:47

Shiny Bonus Question #56

A weekly 'Lateral' question, exclusively for members.

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[Replay] 56: World-famous battery packs

Caroline Roper, Ella Hubber and Tom Lum from 'Let's Learn Everything!' face questions about eccentric earrings, dawdling deliveries and cattle calculations.

Producer David says...
When the answer reveal garners the…
41:45

Question Pack #14

The latest PDF question pack for Lateral: Producer's Club members is now available to download. Please go to [hidden link] to get your goodies.

This month's pack contains selected questions from…

184: Popcorn in the sea

Dani Siller, Bill Sunderland and Sarah Renae Clark face questions about funny flops, curious cubes and rolling races.

Producer David says...
Pleeeeease, whatever you do, watch this one in…
47:06