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27 results found for '"Political satire"' in Keywords.
NewsRevue (1984)
- Genre
- Special
NewsRevue. An episode of the topical satirical comedy song and sketch show. Individuals sent up include Defence Secretary Michael Heseltine; Sarah Tisdall, FCO clerical officer who leaked documents; Andrew...
NewsRevue (1984)
- Genre
- Special
NewsRevue - an episode of the topical satirical comedy song and sketch show. Individuals parodied include UK Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher and her son Mark Thatcher; French President, Francois...
NewsRevue (1984)
- Genre
- Special
NewsRevue - an episode of the topical satirical comedy song and sketch show. Individuals sent up include US Democrat politician Walter Mondale; Robert De Niro; Sarah Tisdall (FCO worker who leaked documents...
Newsrevue (1984)
- Genre
- Special
LBC’s Newsrevue satirical radio show with a cast including Rory Bremner (others not identified). Includes sketches on the miners strike; new neighbourhood watch scheme; criticism of USA for the CIA’s...
SDP arts proposals (1986)
- Genre
- Drama; Interview
Two items. A short comedy sketch on the Social Democratic Party (SDP) launching its green paper on the arts and copyright law (performers unknown - poss. Bird and Fortune?). Followed by SDP leader David Owen...
Punch magazine to fold (1992)
- Genre
- Interview
Editor of Punch magazine, David Thomas, talks to Helen Costello about the failure of the magazine which is to fold after 150 years. He is blaming the recession.
Punch magazine to fold (1992)
- Genre
- Interview
Editor of Private Eye magazine, Ian Hislop, tells Stephanie West why he believes nobody will miss Punch magazine when it closes after 150 years.