BBC Parliament

The UK’s only dedicated politics channel, with parliamentary coverage and political programmes from the UK and Europe.

The UK’s only dedicated politics channel, with debates and committees from Westminster, Holyrood, Stormont, Cardiff Bay and Strasbourg and political programmes from across the UK.

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In-depth, hard-hitting interviews with newsworthy personalities.

In-depth interviews with hard-hitting questions and sensitive topics being covered as famous personalities from all walks of life talk about the highs and lows in their lives.

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Armando Iannucci

HARDtalk: Armando Iannucci – Writer and director

Armando Iannucci – Writer and director

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Stephen Sackur speaks to Armando Ianucci, writer and director of comedy on TV and film.

Stephen Sackur speaks to Armando Ianucci, hugely successful writer and director of comedy on TV and film. Is there ever a bad time and place to be funny?

It’s the job of the professional satirist to find the funny and expose the absurd in humanity’s most serious endeavours. But are there times when satire just doesn’t work, and is now one of them? Should we be laughing at Covid-19, at racial discrimination? Stephen Sackur speaks to Armando Ianucci, hugely successful writer and director of comedy on TV and film. Is there ever a bad time and place to be funny?

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