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BBC Radio 4

Armando Iannucci hosts the programme that gives you a cast-iron guarantee to be laser-focused on decoding the baffling world of political language.Each week he'll be joined by a guest to crack open the political phrasebook and attempt to demystify the doublespeak. Why does everything now have to be 'turbo-charged'? What's the difference between a 'pledge' and a 'mission'? Why has my local MP been 'weaponised' and should I be worried?You'll be treated to a crash course in the dark arts of political language from people on the inside who are both baffled and beguiled by it. They'll walk...

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Strong Message Here

Episodes (70)

Feb 26th History Will Judge You (with Stewart Lee)
Feb 19th For the Sake of Transparency (with Natalie Haynes and Michael Gove)
Feb 12th Psychodrama (with Stewart Lee)

Strong Message Here

Feb 26, 2026
27¾ minutes
24 MB

Stewart Lee joins Armando again this week. With a by-election on, we look away from the present day and think about how history will judge politicians. Some of the language in the recent Tony Blair documentary piques Armando's interest, and we also look at how Boris Johnson and Gordon Brown use language (or lack thereof) to cement their own post-premiership legacies. We also look at the politic-speak creeping into Royal statements, Gerry Adams on a trampoline, and the furore over language at the BAFTAs Got a strong message for Armando? Email us at...

Strong Message Here

History Will Judge You (with Stewart Lee)

BBC Radio 4

00:00 -25:57