It's All Signed (with Stewart Lee)
6/17/202631 min
Stewart Lee joins Armando to look at the detail, or lack thereof in the US and Iran deal.
What is a memorandum of understanding? Does the language of UFC apply to this deal? And are Shoreditch hipsters running Iran's social media campaign?
It's by-election day, and while broadcast rules prevent us from discussing the events in Makerfield, there's no rule to stop us discussing the broadcasting rules themselves. Outgoing Ofcom chair Michael Grade has been vocal about the state of broadcast journalism in the UK, so we take a close look at his recent language.
Elsewhere, we talk Ghibli Grandads, soiled underpants, and 'the Islington of the Mind'.
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Sound editing: Chris Maclean Production Coordinator: Asha Osborne-Grinter Executive Producer: Richard Morris Recorded at The Sound Company
Produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies. A BBC Studios production for Radio 4.
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First 90 secondsStewart Lee· Guest0:00
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Stewart Lee· Guest0:38
He's won the prestigious Ballon d'Or award five times.
Speaker 20:41
He's the all-time leading goal scorer in professional football.
Stewart Lee· Guest0:44
And according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, he's the first active footballer in history to achieve billionaire status.
Speaker 20:50
Guess who we're talking about yet.
Stewart Lee· Guest0:52
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Speaker 20:58
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Armando Iannucci· Host1:03
[upbeat music] [upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to Strong Message here from BBC Radio 4, a guide to the use and abuse of political language. I'm Amanda Yuill. I'm joined this week, once again, back, Stuart Lee.
Stewart Lee· Guest1:23
Thanks for having me back.
Armando Iannucci· Host1:23
This week, the phrase we're taking a look at is, "It's all signed. The deal is all signed."