Politics Unpacked

Blackadder Goes Fortieth

This week in 1983 one of the great political schemers, Edmund Blackadder hit TV screens for the first time. Matt chart's the politics of the classic sitcom, from the power plays to the by-elections, speaking to Tony Robinson, who played Baldrick, and Miriam Margolyes who was a regular on the show.  Plus Columnists India Knight and James Heale discuss <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/boris-johnson-branded-a-liar-whose-claims-mired-him-in-contempt-7c3c2p63s" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">whether partygate would have blown over had Boris Johnson fessed up at the very star</a>t and <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/you-cant-only-ever-expect-to-do-fun-stuff-its-called-work-for-a-reason-80px0snrk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">whether today's softer work culture is destroying ambition.</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Hugo Rifkind unpacks the the politics of the day - and the stuff that's even more important - with the brightest brains from the Times and Sunday Times. You can listen to Hugo on DAB, smart speaker or app 10am-1pm Monday to Friday. If you like what you hear, then read more at <a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.thetimes.com/</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.