First Broadcast 30th January 2010

This episode sees a change to the schedule, see if you can spot it... we also feature apologies, the sexy side of weather, the brilliant and breally-not of facebook. Political Correctness gone bad-ass. Papercuts turns its rye eye to advertising. Hypnotist fail of the week, some excellent criminal self-foiling, think you wasted your student loan? This will episode wil make you feel better... The most 'not-news' story, possibly ever, found. And the Daily Mail gives us some amazing investigative journalism about how stressful it can be looking like Leona Lewis, even if you actually don't.

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First Broadcast 15th December 2009

This week we have obese air passengers, a debate on manliness, a classic Papercuts haircut anecdote. There's a Politicians guide to getting ladies, and a welcome return of shoe news. Forget metric vs imperial measurements, the mirror goes for the greatest measurement upgrade ever. Details of affirmative action to promote tolerance of homosexuality. Internet searches of the year, the difficulties of writing about sex and a clue to why Thom is weird.

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First Broadcast 13th August 2009

Lots of exciting goings on in this episode which is a review of October and November. Amazing emails, CV confessions, European Parliament excitement, Advertising grinds our gears, Father Christmas Lobby Groups. Best Amazon Gift Ever. And an innovative approach to Zoo recruitment.

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Papercuts lads bring a quick update on the news (its 3 weeks late but fortunately a lot of the news was more 'notnews'). Currently in between studios, houses and internet access but will be back with the weekly shows soon...

First Broadcast 1st October 2009

This week soy sauce, political condtions including Gordon Brown's hemorrhoids, and Mandelson's acid tongue, Wikipedia gets trimmed down by Thom. We have Facebook ethics, and how product placement has started to change the face of TV.

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Back to normalcy, well papercuts normalcy, some time soon

bye

Thom and Sam xx

First Broadcast 17th September 2009

Join Thom and Sam for an entertaining review of news stories from the week in Papercuts on IC Radio.

Papercuts makes a triumphant return, we have politicians and nudists, annoying things, plus the return of shoe news. 'Hitler sex video causes outrage' (both the least and most surprising sentance of the year). We have some dubious survey revelations, the bulgarian Derren Brown, Worrying news for Latvia, Baked Beans scandal sweeps Europe. Email etiquette and milk gets the Papercuts debate treatment, James Murdoch faces off against Robert Peston and the greatest invoicing story ever (FACT)

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This Week, First Broadcast 20th August 2009

Papercuts has some tips for people who didn't get their A-level results. Actors tempt fate, we have shock news about drinking, but good news for future Scotland. Papercuts clearly should have failed maths. We discuss how chairs can fight obesity and revolutionary elderly graffiti artists. Hollywood launches an attack on English. Police arrest their own toddlers. Why you should not be a good samaritan. How not to respond to a bad haircut. Worst.Sports-Coach.Ever. Theme Park PR rivals hit out, Plus the dangerous side effects of transplants.

Show finished abruptly this week due to us losing track of time. We are away for next week but will be back with a bang for episode 30 on September 3rd.

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First Broadcast 13th August 2009

This week what anagrams reveal about political figures, Daily Mailed up outrage hits a new high. Healthcare? Healthdon’tcare about the facts. Peter Mandelson makes a woman cry. Epic Wong’s Bongs. Conservative conspiracies in the silly season. A worrying blow to the credibility of the already much diminished certificate. Updates in Banana news, Barbershop crime news and fails of the week.

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First Broadcast 6th August 2009

This week celebrity fish, killer rodents, and not news highlights, plus Vladimir Putin gets his bangers out. Labours Political respect downturn continues as Harriet Harman gaffes on GMTV. Although the chaotic all male Papercuts Team may prove her point. We have exciting follow ups on town-name news. Ogling gets a Papercuts Reviewing. Guinness Records are more prominent than Putins Man Boobs, and we have the less well known Mongolian Death Worm. New ways to save water become debate-worthy. Its also a good week for a rollercoaster rides (possibly) but not if your a philandering man near superglue.

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First Broadcast: 30th July 2009

This week Twats on Twitter, Obama tries to beat racism with beer, and animals have been getting up to some worrying stuff. We have political gaffes, crime, and space-cheese. Papercuts turns its moral probity to such issues as drinking whilst riding a bicycle and babies wearing slogan t-shirts. Statistics geography and history are pushed to breaking point. Also worrying developments in knife and fork news...

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We have a new sponsor this week, you can sponsor the show by bidding upwards of 3p that’s roughly 5 American cents.

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First Broadcast 23rd July 2009 - This week we learn how to get customer service attention, we learn some interview tips. Drinking abroad is in the news. MP's go off on holiday leading to some Papercuts holiday anecdotes, (the cheese was on the outside of the building in case you were wondering). Blasphemy, alcohol and political jokes test our PC threshold. We have the biggest Wong's Bongs ever, plus did you hear the one about the three speeding nuns? Also apparently the moon has been in the news.

Finally you can also become our sponsor, we are taking bids from 1p upwards (once you bid you will remain the sponsor until a higher offer comes in), we will promote you with enthusiasm and jingles.

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Sam is away this week so Papercuts brings you a Special one off podcast featuring a round up of the best Wong's Bongs from the last 20 episodes.

Wong's Bongs was first conceived in episode 4 and is designed for those news stories where you learn no more from the actual story than what is contained in the headline.

All this and much, oh no actually thats it

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First Broadcast: 9th July 2009

Science, politics, moustaches, curry and gender all spark debate. Papercuts does a classified jobs section to help fight the crunch. We learn why you should wear strong trousers, and how you can learn to echolocate. Its a good week for ugly people, good dancers and headline writers but not for prank callers. We also find out what happens when you type squatting MP's into google.

We may be having a week off next week due to Sam's continued world tour but there may be a hidden easter egg surprise instead...

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First Broadcast: 2nd July 2009

Sam prepares for a Papercuts peace mission to Israel. Apparently someone died. Thom confesses to seeing Rick Astley live and hyperinflation starts to get out of hand. We have shocking policy revelations – they’ve got some. Its a good week for ugly fruit and ugly dogs but not for ugly tennis players. Sam applies for a job live on air. There is moustache outrage, pensioners literally fight back, and we detail the worst fathers day promotion ever. Finally why you should be careful when choosing phone numbers to give out during hip hop tracks and when choosing a URL for your website.

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This week First Broadcast - 25th June 2009 : The best.complaint.letter.ever, worst.hair.day.ever, we have a new speaker, thom has a dream, chav fighting hits the headlines, twitter is all over the place, and in slightly less shocking news: the daily mail is rubbish, salads full of crap are bad for you, and, the tattoo face-girl asked for it....

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Join Thom and Sam for an entertaining review of news stories from the week in Papercuts on IC Radio.

First Broadcast Date – 18h June 2009
Join Thom and Sam for an entertaining review of news stories from the week in Papercuts on IC Radio.

The two big topics this week are redaction and bananas. David Cameron scores an own goal, fly swatting hits the news, and Sam finally gives in to twitter http://twitter.com/papercutsradio. We have sell by dates, wheelie bins, burhka outrage, traffic wardens, lads getting hit by meteorites, and an idiot who got her face tatooed.Finally we learn there is a reason not to be a secret pornstar. Plus the launch of a new papercuts sitcom...
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