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The subjects this week include: my most useless superpower, the art of napping and if I were Harry Styles for a day. Plus, Zoe gives her best shot at what it's like to be in an Agatha Christie. Host: Sue Perkins Players: Paul Merton, Zoe Lyons, Catherine Bohart and Paterson Joseph Producer: Georgia Keating Executive Producer: James Robinson Production Coordinator: Jodie Charman Sound Editor: Marc Willcox Additional material by Angela Channell An EcoAudio certified production. A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4.

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