Armando Iannucci - Part 2

Charlie's chat with the satirist, writer, producer and director Armando Iannucci continues as they discuss making The Fast Show and I'm Alan Partridge - and Armando describes what it's like to spend 8 hours a day with Alan. They talk about mixing current affairs with comedy and how The Thick of It and Veep were created. Plus, what links Paradise Lost to comedy? This episode of Charlie Higson and Friends featured an extract of ‘Oh Radiant Dawn’ by James MacMillan, performed by Harry Christophers & The Sixteen, taken from the album 40: The Anniversary Collection on Coro records and available to buy online from TheSixteenShop.com . That was followed by a clip of 'The Armenian Requiem, Part II - Postlude: Blessing of the Land’ by Ian Krause. This recording is licensed courtesy of Naxos Music UK Ltd and is available to buy from Naxos.com. Series 2 of Charlie Higson and Friends originally broadcast on Scala Radio in January 2023. Scala Radio broadcasts across the UK on DAB digital radio, on your smart speaker, the Scala Radio app and online at scalaradio.co.uk.

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Armando Iannucci - Part 2 is an episode from Charlie Higson & Friends.

This episode is 00:29:34 long.

This episode was published on Jan 23, 2023.

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