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Archive On 4: When Comedy And Politics Collide

Archive On 4: When Comedy And Politics Collide

  • Radio documentary
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2013
  • 1 episode

Matthew Flinders looks at political satire through the ages. Features Matthew Flinders, Antony Jay, John Sergeant, John Lloyd, Ian Hislop and more.

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Key details

Genre
Documentary
Broadcast
2013
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Episodes
1
Features
Matthew Flinders, Antony Jay, John Sergeant, John Lloyd, Ian Hislop, David Blunkett, Danna Young, Rory Bremner and more
Producers
Jonathan Brunert
Company

Satire is supposed to be a cleansing force - but is comedy now harming rather than helping our politics? In a journey through 50 years of broadcasting archives since the satire boom took off, Matthew Flinders explores how comedy and politics have affected each other - for better and for worse - in the modern broadcasting age.

The programme hears from those who have created and moulded the comedy - from Sir Antony Jay, who helped develop That Was The Week That Was and created Yes Minister, to John Lloyd, creator of Spitting Image, and performers like Rory Bremner.

Presenter Matthew Flinders also hears from politicians who have been the butt of satire and who have tried to fight back.

Additional details

Production
Studio

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Saturday 21st December 2013 at 8pm on BBC Radio 4
Episode length
1 hour

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