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The News Agents

Armando Iannucci on the prince, politicians and being a 'spare'

36 min • 9 januari 2023

The creator of The Thick of It, Veep and Alan Partridge Armando Iannucci joins us to talk about the current state of politics and his popularisation of its dirty underbelly. Jon and Emily disagree about Harry’s attack on the media. And we discuss the attempt to upend democracy in Brazil and its echoes of Jan 6th riots, just over two years ago.

Socials: Georgia Foxwell

Video: Will Gibson-Smith

Planning: Alex Barnett

Production: Gabriel Radus

Editor: Tom Hughes

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The News Agents is executive produced by Dino Sofos.

AUDIO CREDIT:

Veep, HBO Entertainment

The Thick of IT, BBC Productions

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