Radio review: Heresy

Guests and audience were both on form in tonight's edition of the panel show
David Baddiel: on form in Heresy
David Baddiel: on form in Heresy Photograph: Ian Gavan/Getty Images

One of the things that happens in Heresy (Radio 4) is that audience members, egged on by audacious comments from panellists, get a bit carried away. This can be hilarious.

In tonight's edition, which began with a discussion of blame for the economic crisis (David Baddiel had an answer: "Blame the Jews, it's just quicker that way"), a woman in the audience spoke of losing her job in the construction industry. "The second I joined, it went really, really quiet," she said. As everyone laughed at that, she explained that she now works for a plumbing company, where things were much busier. "Plenty of people to rip off in the winter!" she boomed. There was also a man talking about monogamy but pronouncing it "monagamy" which sounded like something else altogether.

The panellists, with their comments seeking shock and guffaws, were also funny, especially on the question of whether children grow up too quickly these days. Richard Osman spoke about how good his son is at video games ("he'd be wasted up a chimney") and mourned the fact he himself grew up in the cusp between the big outdoors being deemed dangerous and the development of technology making it fun for children to be at home: "Before there was anything to do indoors. We were just stuck in there with Pebble Mill."