Newstopia

This week on Newstopia: Anzac Day marches; Sir John Gielgud in Harare; Nutrogino Pumice from the New Liberal HQ discusses the recent activities of Peter Costello, Mark Vaile, Wilson Tuckey and Alexander Downer; Syria's nuclear activities; SE Asia correspondent Chris Walken updates us on the Olympic torch; Willie Schludecker visits Bath after previously bombing it; Kate McGyver of the ACTU avoids discussing WorkChoices; Dario Cinquetti is Newstopia's Man in Time; Inspektor Herring; Father Stavros-Pathos struggles to discuss Cyprus' reunification; Paula Conehead from the ALP on the new Alcopop tax; Jacinta Moist adds a few thoughts; The Hague considers Allo Allo atrocities; Aaron Cheviot from the Democrats ponders their demise; a very specific Guinness world record attempt; Larry Marble from CommSec talks finance; the crew farewell us over the credits; one final assassination suggestion

This episode covers the Australia-China relationship, Zimbabwe's election, Kevin Rudd's appointment of a female Governor-General, Nepal's election, the Olympic Torch passing through Tibet, the Burmese constitution, a poll on defining when Iraq is won, an exposé on fraud, sports, zombies in Haiti protesting food prices, the Southern Ethiopian reaction to a hot dog eating record, the cost of the subprime lending crisis, "You News" and currency markets. The Man in Time segment is on the man who painted Sputnik 60 years ago. A former Secret Service agent discusses the Ronald Reagan assassination attempt. The fake ad for "Inspektor Herring" is about an explosion.

Events reported on this episode include Kevin Rudd's international tour, Nicolas Sarkozy's visit to London, "Sports in drugs", a petrol tanker explosion and an effort to break a sludge-sucking record. People interviewed include a right-wing environmentalist on the Murray-Darling Basin, a man involved with the the fall of the Berlin Wall, and two people on the 2020 summit. The two fake ads for this episode were on Inspektor Herring and his autopsy and Andre Rieu festival of staggeringly awful music

This program reports on the cancellation of the the Australian cricket tour to Pakistan, missing American teenagers, the new deadly sins, nuclear tests on Kangaroo Island and a policeman's bravery award. The culling of kangaroos, the invasion of Iran and the amalgamation of the Liberal and National parties are discussed.