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Celebrating The Bugle's best moments, this daily show takes us back through the some of the greatest stories the The Bugle has deemed newsworthy.

Featuring the best moments from Andy Zaltzman, John Oliver and guest Co-hosts

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S1 · E581
July 23 · 11 min
Presidential Bore-off
Welcome to Top Stories, the show where we go back in time to relive the Top Stories of the past, this time...we go back to the 8th of October 2012, and issue 208 as Andy and John Oliver, broke the news following the yawn-fest that was the Presidential debate in Denver as Obama took on Mitt Romney. Thanks for listening. Now pop over the mothership and listen to the last Bugle podcast. It’s like Top Stories, but longer and newer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 · E580
July 19 · 8 min
Living in Antarctica
Welcome to Top Stories, the show where we dive back into The Bugle archives for previous Top Stories, the Top Story from the past, this week, from issue 189, live from producer Chris’s house, John Oliver and Andy discussed the South Pole and the 100 year anniversary of the death of Captain Scott! There you go, what a show it was. Now please help us stay alive by donating at thebuglepodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 · E579
July 17 · 10 min
REVIVAL section
Welcome to Top Stories, the show where we dive back into the Bugle archives and pick the Top Story from a previous issue, up next from issue 4006, and 28th November 2016, Andy was joined live from the shed as my sister Helen Zaltzman joined me for the Top Story, the Revival section of The Bugle from Gilmore Girls to Tony Blair! Thanks for listening, more classic clips soon. Now go listen to the latest Bugle, in your feed now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 · E578
July 14 · 6 min
Last Bugle of the Decade
Welcome back to Top Stories, the show where we revisit the Top Stories from years gone by, this episode issue 4134 as Andy, Alice Fraser, and Hari Kondabolu, see out the decade as Trump’s impeachment is confirmed to be going ahead (just) That was another Top Story. Thanks for listening. Now pop over the mothership and listen to the last Bugle podcast. It’s like Top Stories, but longer and newer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 · E577
July 10 · 10 min
Tough Winter Ahead!
Welcome back to Top Stories…Monday 11th October, issue 4208 of The Bugle, and The Winter of 2021 was set to be a tricky one, as Andy, Tom Ballard, and Neil Delamere discussed the impending stock piling! There you go, what a show it was. Now please help us stay alive by donating at thebuglepodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 · E576
July 7 · 6 min
Penis on Roof
Welcome to Top Stories, the show where we go back into the Bugle archives and pick the Top Stories from issues yonder, up this time from issue 69, Andy and John Oliver, broke the story of a year long undiscovered 60ft penis graffitied on £1m house, and the culprit, the victim’s own son! Thanks for listening, more classic clips soon. Now go listen to the latest Bugle, in your feed now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 · E575
July 3 · 9 min
Update on Syria
Welcome back to Top Stories. On March 16, 2012, issue 187 John and I updated you the Buglers on Syria and delved into the private lives of the Syrian nation's dictator Bashar al-AssadAssad and his wife, From country music to America’s Got Talent! Enjoy that? Subscribe to the Bugle now through our voluntary donation scheme at the bugle podcast dot com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 · E574
July 1 · 8 min
Royal Round-up
In this episode of Top Stories we’re heading back to the 5th of June, 2014, and issue 271, that week’s Top Story. King Juan Carlos hangs up his crown, after the controversial monarch abdicated. That was another Top Story. Thanks for listening. Now pop over the mothership and listen to the last Bugle podcast. It’s like Top Stories, but longer and newer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 · E573
June 26 · 6 min
Happy Independence Day!
Welcome back to Top Stories. In this episode we’re going back issue 4114, Friday 5th of July 2019, joining Andy that week were Alice Fraser and Anuvab Pal, the week’s Top Story, Happy Independence Day! And Trump’s overkill celebrations, why aren’t we surprised? That was another Top Story. Thanks for listening. Now pop over the mothership and listen to the last Bugle podcast. It’s like Top Stories, but longer and newer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 · E572
June 23 · 7 min
Petroleum News Now
In this episode of Top Stories we’re going all the way back to November 2007, near where all this started, and episode 6, where Andy and John discussed the Top Story of that week, the OPEC summit. There you go, what a show that was. If you wanna hear more and up to date all be it not exactly new news. Then why not listen at thebuglepodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 · E571
June 19 · 10 min
Ding Dong
Welcome back to Top Stories. In this episode we’re going all the way back over a decade ago to issue 230, and the week commencing Monday 15th of April 2013, where Andy Zaltzman and John Oliver commemorated and berated the death of the Iron Lady, Margaret Thatcher. There you go, what a show it was. Now please help us stay alive by donating at thebuglepodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 · E570
June 16 · 9 min
DUDES News
Welcome back to Top Stories, this week we’re heading all the way back to 2012, and 27th of February where Andy and John Oliver discussed the Top Story that week, Dudes, and the news that men aren’t going extinct, well yet… Thanks, more classic clips tomorrow. Now go listen to the latest Bugle, in your feed now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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