Political satire
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- Posted13 October
Drama on 4. It Can't Happen Here. Audio, 57 minutes
Sinclair Lewis's prescient 1936 satire adapted for radio by Mike Walker. Stars Ben Miles.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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- Posted25 June
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- Posted16 May
Limelight. Money Gone, Introducing Money Gone. Audio, 3 minutes
Chaos descends on the UK when no one can access any money. Satire staring Robert Bathurst
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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Ian Hislop's Oldest Jokes. Who's De Hoeghe? Audio, 14 minutes
The 9th part of Ian Hislop's series of comedy originals turns to early satirical cartoons.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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Outlook. My father Faiz: Pakistan’s revolutionary poet, part 1. Audio, 41 minutes
Salima Hashmi grew up with puppets and poetry, inspiring her own career in performance
- AttributionBBC World Service
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Arts & Ideas. Kadare, Gospodinov, Kafka and Dickens. Audio, 45 minutes
Bureaucracies of the soul satirised in novels. Matthew Sweet's guests include Lea Ypi.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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The Remarkable Journey of Bernard Levin. Video, 54 minutes
The life of Bernard Levin, one of the most famous journalists of the 20th century.
- AttributionBBC Four
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The Reunion. Spitting Image (200th Episode) Audio, 42 minutes
In the 200th edition of The Reunion, Kirsty Wark reunites the team of Spitting Image.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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- Attribution
- Posted9 June 2023
HARDtalk. Jonathan Shapiro (Zapiro): Satire in South Africa. Audio, 23 minutes
Stephen Sackur speaks to the political cartoonist in Cape Town
- AttributionBBC World Service
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A Point of View. In Praise of Satire. Audio, 9 minutes
Adam Gopnik says foreign TV shows helped him appreciate the universal language of satire.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted11 April 2023
Archive on 4. The Funny Old World of Victor Lewis Smith. Audio, 57 minutes
Dom Joly on the brilliant, bonkers, contrary, groundbreaking iconoclast Victor Lewis-Smith
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4. The News Quiz - 10th February. Audio, 28 minutes
Andy Zaltzman quizzes the week’s news.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4. Dead Ringers – 9th December. Audio, 29 minutes
Topical satire show, featuring characters drawn from the worlds of celebrity and politics.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4. The Now Show - 2nd December. Audio, 29 minutes
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4. The Now Show - 25th November. Audio, 28 minutes
Hugh Dennis and Glenn Moore present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
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Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4. The Now Show - 18th November. Audio, 28 minutes
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
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Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4. The Now Show - 11th November. Audio, 28 minutes
Steve Punt and Gemma Arrowsmith present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
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Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4. The Now Show - 4th November. Audio, 29 minutes
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4. The Now Show - 28th October. Audio, 28 minutes
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4. The News Quiz - 21st October. Audio, 29 minutes
Andy Zaltzman quizzes the week’s news.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
