History Radio / TheUnbelievableTruth

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: Invoked and discussed InUniverse on one of Graeme Garden's appearances, mentioning an episode of ''Series/TheGoodies'' that features Rolf Harris in captivity.

* PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: In series 26, episode 5, Ria Lina buzzes successfully on a fact about mushrooms, citing knowledge from watching ''Star Trek: Discovery''. David Mitchell has no idea what she's talking about.

[[Creator/TheBBC BBC]] Radio 4 PanelGame based around truth and lies, hosted by Creator/{{David Mitchell|Actor}}. Its pilot episode was made in 2006 and the first series broadcast in 2007. Two series each of six episodes are made in a year with Series 25 (recorded from the panellists' homes due to the COVID-19 pandemic) wrapping up in early 2021.

** A series 17 episode has an explanation on the side-effects of Viagra including, among other things, temporary colour-blindness. Later on in the episode, during Zoe Lyon's lecture, she's buzzed in and David mistakenly calls Zoe as a challenger, leading Richard Osman to ask if he's gone and taken some Viagra.
** During one of his lectures, Henning gets buzzed not because he's wrong, just the buzzer can't understand him with his accent. As revenge, during her lecture, guess what Henning does first chance he gets.

* PopCultureOsmosisFailure: In series 26, episode 5, Ria Line buzzes successfully on a fact about mushrooms, citing knowledge from watching ''Star Trek: Discovery''. David Mitchell has no idea what she's talking about.

* ThatCameOutWrong: At one point David asks a female panellist what type of shoes she's wearing (since the episode was recorded remotely). She starts having a giggling breakdown at this, noting it sounds like a "weird Radio 4 sex line".

* BreakingOldTrends: Series 25 episode 3 featured three comedy couples -- Sarah Millican and Gary Delaney; Marcus Brigstocke and Rachel Parris; and Justin Edwards and Lucy Porter -- instead of the usual four contestants. The couples played as teams, and they gave joint lectures.

* HouseRule: Over many series, David has established precedent in his rulings regarding various uncommon strategies, and there are two "unofficial" rules: panellists are allowed to declare that the ''next'' statement will be true before it's given (which David warns tends not to pay off),[[note]]In one episode this strategy is employed and another panellist attempts to barter two points that the next but one statement will be true, but David rejects this as the "format can't cope" with it[[/note]] and that panellists can win points from truths that were accidentally included by the speaker in addition to the five they're meant to smuggle.

* PatrioticFervor: Frankie Boyle claims that during WW2, the Queen Mother's hat served as a hidden transmitter broadcasting secrets to the Germans. Miles Jupp buzzes in to claim this ''must'' be true even thought it blatantly isn't. David says even if it was, he would never accept it.

[[Creator/TheBBC BBC]] Radio 4 PanelGame based around truth and lies, hosted by Creator/{{David Mitchell|Actor}}. Its pilot episode was made in 2006 and the first series broadcast in 2007. Two series each of six episodes are made in a year with Series 24 (recorded from the panellists' homes due to the COVID-19 pandemic) wrapping up in mid 2020.

The format comprises four panellists, generally stand-up comedians or comedy writers; there are no permanent panellists, but some of the more frequent ones include Susan Calman, John Finnemore, Graeme Garden[[note]]who is the creator of the programme and co-owner of the company that makes it, which tends to be joked about whenever he's on[[/note]], Tony Hawks, Lloyd Langford, Richard Osman, Lucy Porter, Arthur Smith, Holly Walsh and Henning Wehn.

** David's introduction for John Finnamore
--> '''David''': John has written for Series/ThatMitchellAndWebbLook, David Mitchell's Soapbox, That Mitchell and Webb Sound, and for David Mitchell on Ten O'clock Live. '''{{Beat}}'''. [[BlatantLies Never heard of him.]]

** In his lecture on time, Henning states that scientists cannot prove time exists, in any measurable sense. "Just like Brexit." He gets a ground of applause.

[[Creator/TheBBC BBC]] Radio 4 PanelGame based around truth and lies, hosted by Creator/{{David Mitchell|Actor}}. Its pilot episode was made in 2006 and the first series broadcast in 2007. Two series each of six episodes are made in a year with Series 24 wrapping up in mid 2020.

[[Creator/TheBBC BBC]] Radio 4 PanelGame based around truth and lies, hosted by Creator/{{David Mitchell|Actor}}. Its pilot episode was made in 2006 and the first series broadcast in 2007. Two series each of six episodes are made in a year with Series 23 wrapping up in early 2020.

* SelfDeprecation: Lee Mack correctly identifies a statement about a clown who was hired to perform for chimpanzees as true. He claims he knows that because he's the clown.