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Mon 05 May 2007An odd bowl of barschtWhat do you get when you mix a Polish soap, a dose of irreverent overdubbing, and the cream of Irish comedy? A sure-fire hilarious hit for RTÉ television, writes Brian BoydGo to www.youtube.com, type "Polish soap" into the search box and the first return you'll get is " Time Trumpet: Polish Soap Opera", which is a two-and-a-half minute video clip from comedian Armando Iannucci's BBC comedy series of last year, Time Trumpet.