History Will Judge You (with Stewart Lee)
About this episode
Stewart Lee joins Armando to discuss how history will judge politicians and the language they use to shape their legacies.
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 strongmessagehere@bbc.co.uk Sound editing: Chris Maclean Production Coordinator: Asha Osborne-Grinter Executive Producer: James Robinson Recorded at The Sound Company Produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies. A BBC Studios production for Radio 4.
People in this episode
Host: Armando Iannucci
Guest: Stewart Lee
Topics covered
- politics
- language
- history
- legacies
- media
- comedy
Keywords
- politicians
- language
- Tony Blair
- Boris Johnson
- Gordon Brown
- BAFTAs
- history
- comedy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: BAFTAs, BBC Radio 4, The Sound Company, BBC Studios
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