Armando Iannucci

Review: The Reunion - The Day Today, Radio 4

Want to feel old? Listen to this week's The Reunion, which brought together (most of) the key members of The Day Today, which was first broadcast by the BBC...27 years ago.

The Day Today is still funny in fake news era

Armando Iannucci and Chris Morris's satire first aired 27 years ago. These days the media is almost too shameless to satirise, but - as the cast reunite - the show's hilarity remains.

30 years of Alan Partridge

In August 1991, Steve Coogan and Armando Iannucci gave birth to Alan via the BBC Radio 4 news parody On The Hour.

Armando Iannucci thinks people liking Tucker "sad"

Speaking exclusively at last week's RadioTimes.com Script to Screen event, writer Armando Iannucci admits it actually saddens him that the rude director of communications became such a beloved figure in British comedy.

Why are ministers pre-empting the demise of British TV?

Armando Iannucci writes "After a national crisis, most governments tend to drag their feet before announcing an inquiry. In contrast, the present government's public debate over the future of public service broadcasting may be the first inquiry to be launched well before the crisis has even happened."

Malcolm Tucker made Dominic Cummings possible

As the volcanic spin doctor from the BBC series The Thick Of It, Malcolm Tucker has become a short-hand for the chaotic fire-fighting, ruthless enforcement and mendacious scheming of party politics. Even so, Peter Capaldi has said that his character - who first appeared in 2005 in the dog days of New Labour - is small fry compared to the PM's former consigliere, Dominic Cummings.

Iannucci leads criticism of secrecy over BBC's future

Armando Iannucci, the creator of The Thick Of It, has called on the culture secretary, Oliver Dowden, to agree to a meeting with him and others from a new group of influential media figures set up amid concerns about future government plans for the BBC.

Armando Iannucci works comedic wonders with Dickens's endlessly re-interpretable Victorian narrative. Dev Patel leads an astonishing array of players, cast with a colour-blind inclusivity that broadens the scope and reach of this film beyond that of previous Dickens adaptations.

The headline might be the tremendously successful colour-blind casting (including a delightful Dev Patel as David) but Armando Iannucci's take on his favourite Dickens novel is a triumph for so many reasons. It's terrifically cinematic in a way few Dickens adaptations ever are, positively springing from the screen. And by drawing out and seamlessly embellishing on Dickens's humorous touches, Iannucci and co-writer Simon Blackwell turn the whole thing into an extremely affectionate comedy, and help us see the author in a new light. Outrageously nominated for just one BAFTA, it's one of the best British period pieces in years.