History Radio / TheUnbelievableTruth

* SpinOff:
** There is now an Australian version of ''The Unbelievable Truth'', developed by [[Series/TheChasersWarOnEverything The Chaser]], which is much the same except with Australian comedians, and on television.[[note]]Australia does not have Britain's long tradition of radio panel games, but has had several successful TV panel games, such as ''SpicksAndSpecks''.[[/note]] Series co-creator and regular panellist Graeme Garden appeared in the second episode and won by a large margin, with the host pointing out that it would have been quite embarrassing if he hadn't.
** ''The Unbelievable Truth'' is itself a spin-off from ''Radio/ImSorryIHaventAClue'' (Graeme Garden is a regular on ''ISIHAC'', and the other co-creator, Jon Naismith, is its producer). Specifically, it's based on a game called ''Lies, All Lies'', where the panellists had to give an improvised lecture on a given subject that was entirely false, and the other panellists had to buzz in if they accidentally said a truth.

* SpinOff: The show is based on a game played on ''Radio/ImSorryIHaventAClue'' (on which the show's co-creator and frequent panellist Graeme Garden is a regular) called ''Lies, All Lies'' (where the panellists had to give an improvised lecture on a given subject that was entirely false, and the other panellists had to buzz in if they accidentally said a truth).

* {{Feghoot}}: Panellists sometimes end a false statement with one. For example:

* IAmNotShazam: Big Ben is often mistaken to be the Clock Tower, not just its bell. On a discussion about hearing it on the hour on the radio before hearing the bell itself, due to radio waves travelling faster than sound:

* LittleKnownFacts: Because of the game's objective, all lies are read as true facts, even the most absurd. Panellists have fallen for some of the lies.

** In Series 8, Episode 2, there was a running gag about bees' inability to spin webs, and in episode 4, Henning Wehn and .

* XanatosGambit / KansasCityShuffle: Frequently appear as panellists attempt to decide what level of bluff is being run.
-->'''David Mitchell''': I've lost count of the number of bluffs!
** After appearing in the show a few times, in a series 8 episode Tony Hawks is able to double bluff the other panellists by saying "fingers on buzzers" before giving a true statement.

'''Alex Horne''': Yeah. No. I was just wondering if it was too late to say it or not.\\

* LoopholeAbuse: A common way of scoring points on the "accidental" truths panellists have included.
-->'''Tony Hawks''': More people than you think have false teeth...
-->[''buzz'']
-->'''Graeme Garden''': I think three people have false teeth.

* ThePointsMeanNothing: Often panellists will be awarded points for trivial reasons - in one episode Henning Wehn accidentally read out a true fact twice and points were awarded each time somebody buzzed on it, and David Mitchell once awarded a point to Catherine Tate when she asked because "it's getting late", although she had a strong lead and would have won regardless of his judgement. As well, the time limit for buzzing in on a truth is, as David has said, "completely arbitrary".

** In Series 8, Episode 2, there was a running gag about bees' inability to spin webs.

-->'''Ed Byrne''': It was my favorite facts was the fact that bees internationally don't quite understand each other.\\

* {{Crossover}}: Sort of; the 2010 New Year special had panelists [[{{QI}} Stephen Fry, Alan Davies, Rob Brydon and John Lloyd]], and even included the "obvious answer" klaxon. StephenFry set it off twice when challenging Alan, much to everyone's satisfaction.

** Neil Mullarkey's lecture on barcodes claimed that they were invented by Baron Felix von Barcode, a contemporary of Michael Electricity and Sir William Shaving-Foam.

* WrongGenreSavvy: Panelists will occasionally [[PlayedForLaughs play this for laughs]] by buzzing-in on a lecture and saying "[[Radio/JustAMinute Deviation!]]" (Or, on at least one occasion, "Repetition!")

** In Series 7, Episode 5, he opened a lecture on furniture by saying "If you believe Mel Gibson, and there is no reason not to, furniture as we know it today was invented by Jesus." For once, this turned out to be one of his five truths, a reference to a scene in ''ThePassionOfTheChrist'' which features a table made by Jesus in a more modern fashion.

* HesJustHiding: Invoked following Marcus Bridgstocke's lecture on the Queen:
-->"Wasn't that just when the Queen Mother was still alive?"\\
"She is still alive. She's just hiding."\\
"In a ''grave''."

** Neil Malarkey's lecture on barcodes claimed that they were invented by Baron Felix von Barcode, a contemporary of Michael Electricity and Sir William Shaving-Foam.
** Tony Hawks's lecture on tennis claimed that the first recorded tennis court official was Sir William Umpire, who oversaw a match at Wimbledon in 1906 from a perch atop Captain Percival High-Chair.

* NamesakeGag: Neil Malarkey's lecture on barcodes claimed that they were invented by Baron Felix von Barcode, a contemporary of Michael Electricity and Sir William Shaving-Foam.

* TrustMeImAnX: In a 2012 episode, Arthur Smith had the subject of {{Barbie}}, and made the claim that, if Barbie was a real person, she'd only have room in her body for half a liver and a few centimeters of intestine, and would therefore suffer from chronic diarrhea. Graeme buzzes in, pauses for a few moments, then says, in his most serious tone of voice, "As a medical man..."[[hottip:*:Graeme studied to become a doctor, but got sidetracked by showbiz.]]

[[TheBBC BBC]] Radio 4 PanelGame based around truth and lies, hosted by DavidMitchell. It is now airing its eighth series.

* ThePointsMeanNothing: Often panellists will be awarded points for trivial reasons - in one episode Henning Wehn accidentally read out a true fact twice and points were awarded each time somebody buzzed on it, and David Mitchell once awarded a point to Catherine Tate when she asked because "it's getting late".

* SpinOff: The show is based on a game played on ''ImSorryIHaventAClue'' (on which the show's co-creator and frequent panellist Graeme Garden is a regular) called ''Lies, All Lies'' (where the panellists had to give an improvised lecture on a given subject that was entirely false, and the other panellists had to buzz in if they accidentally said a truth).

* WrongGenreSavvy: Panelists will occasionally [[PlayedForLaughs play this for laughs]] by buzzing-in on a lecture and saying "[[JustAMinute Deviation!]]" (Or, on at least one occasion, "Repetition!")

[[TheBBC BBC]] Radio 4 PanelGame based around truth and lies, hosted by DavidMitchell. It is currently recording an eighth series for broadcast later this year.