Comedy writer Armando Iannucci decodes the utterly baffling world of political language.
This week, Helen Lewis is away, so comedian and writer Stewart Lee joins Armando to look at Robert Jenrick’s flashy video in which he takes aim at ‘weird Turkish barber shops’, among other things. They discuss how the way politicians, entertainers and journalists are changing and overlapping, and Armando recalls the time he read politician’s jokes in a comedy club (spoiler alert, it was a disaster).
Listen to Strong Message Here every Thursday at 9.45am on Radio 4 and then head straight to BBC Sounds for an extended episode.
Have you stumbled upon any perplexing political phrases you need Helen and Armando to decode? Email them to us at strongmessagehere@bbc.co.uk
Sound Editing by Chris Maclean
Production Coordinator – Sarah Nicholls
Executive Producer – Pete Strauss
Produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies. A BBC Studios Audio production for Radio 4.
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