Political satire
Archive on 4. Gareth Gwynn’s Alternative Archive. Audio, 57 minutes
Gareth Gwynn presents the first Archive on 4 that looks sideways rather than backwards.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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Open Book. Manu Joseph. Audio, 28 minutes
Bestselling Indian novelist Manu Joseph talks to Mariella Frostrup.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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The Documentary Podcast. Poking the Establishment. Audio, 27 minutes
Satire in the Arab world that targets social injustice, corruption and political leaders
- AttributionBBC World Service
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Arts & Ideas. Free Thinking Essay: Speaking Truth to Power in the Past and Present. Audio, 20 minutes
Joanne Paul on satire, flattery and document leaks in the C16 and C17 centuries and now.
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The Essay. The Free Thinking Essay, Speaking Truth to Power in the Past and Present. Audio, 15 minutes
Joanne Paul on satire, flattery and document leaks in the C16 and C17 centuries and now.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
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40 Years of The News Quiz. Audio, 60 minutes
Miles Jupp celebrates 40 years of the The News Quiz.
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The Reunion. The Launch of Private Eye. Audio, 45 minutes
Sue MacGregor brings together the satirists who launched Private Eye magazine in 1961.
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Assignment. Who's Afraid of Teatr Doc? Audio, 28 minutes
Why does Vladimir Putin fear a tiny drama company which operated from a Moscow basement?
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The Essay. Georgian Portraits, Martin Rowson on William Hogarth. Audio, 15 minutes
Writer and cartoonist Martin Rowson discusses the satiric genius of William Hogarth.
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Steve Richards Stands Up for Politics. Audio, 30 minutes
The newspaper columnist Steve Richards goes on stage with 'pro-politics comedy'
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South Africa Spits Back. Audio, 30 minutes
Roger Law, co-creator of Spitting Image, discovers South Africa's satirical puppets.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4 Extra
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Desert Island Discs. Craig Brown. Audio, 43 minutes
Critic and satirist Craig Brown is interviewed by Kirsty Young.
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Lord Gnome Aged 49 and Three Quarters. Audio, 30 minutes
As Private Eye nears 50, Michael Crick traces its ups and downs and assesses its impact.
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In Our Time. Swift's A Modest Proposal. Audio, 45 minutes
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Jonathan Swift's satirical 1729 pamphlet A Modest Proposal
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Great Lives. William Hogarth. Audio, 30 minutes
Eighteenth-century satirist and painter William Hogarth is nominated by Ian Hislop.
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In Our Time. Pope. Audio, 45 minutes
The life and work of the brilliant, acerbic and unpopular poet Alexander Pope.
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In Our Time. The Scriblerus Club. Audio, 45 minutes
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the satirical 18th century Scriblerus Club.
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Great Lives. James Gillray. Audio, 30 minutes
Political cartoonist Steve Bell chooses the 18th-century caricaturist James Gillray.
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Desert Island Discs. John Bird. Audio, 45 minutes
Sue Lawley's castaway is satirist John Bird
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Primary Colors. Video, 132 minutes
Political satire. An idealistic aide manages the campaign of a presidential candidate.
- AttributionBBC Three
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Banking on the Poor. Satirical Actors Opposing World Bank and IMF. Audio, 28 minutes
A drama group in Washington DC are rehearsing a satirical play aimed at the World Bank
- AttributionBBC World Service
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