The Unbelievable Truth (radio show)

The Unbelievable Truth
GenrePanel game[1]
Running time28 minutes[2]
Country of originUnited Kingdom[1]
Language(s)English[1]
Home stationBBC Radio 4[1]
StarringDavid Mitchell[3]
Created byGraeme Garden
Jon Naismith[4]
Original release23 April 2007[3]
No. of series30 (plus 2 specials)[5]
Opening theme"My Patch" by Jim Noir
WebsiteBBC Homepage

The Unbelievable Truth is a BBC Radio 4 comedy panel game devised by Graeme Garden and Jon Naismith.[4] The game is chaired by David Mitchell and is described in the programme's introduction as "the panel game built on truth and lies." The object of the game is for each panellist to deliver a short lecture about a given subject, which should be completely false save for five true statements which they must attempt to smuggle past the other players. The first series began broadcasting in 2007,[3] and the 30th series began airing in August 2024.

  1. ^ a b c d "BBC Radio 4 - the Unbelievable Truth". Archived from the original on 15 March 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  2. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - the Unbelievable Truth, Series 24, Episode 6". Archived from the original on 28 July 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "BBC Radio 4 - the Unbelievable Truth, Series 1, Episode 1". Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b Guide, British Comedy. "About The Unbelievable Truth". Comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  5. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - the Unbelievable Truth".