Strong Message Here
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Strong Message Here

Armando Iannucci hosts the programme that gives you a cast-iron guarantee to be laser-focused on decoding the baffling world of political language.

Each week he'll be joined by a guest to crack open the political phrasebook and attempt to demystify the doublespeak. Why does everything now have to be 'turbo-charged'? What's the difference between a 'pledge' and a 'mission'? Why has my local MP been 'weaponised' and should I be worried?

You'll be treated to a crash course in the dark arts of political language from people on the inside who are both baffled and beguiled by it. They'll walk you through the various verbal fiascos of the modern political lexicon so that by the end you'll be oven-ready for an appearance on Newsnight.

Armando's erstwhile partner in de-baffling political lexicon, Helen Lewis, is away working in the United States in the autumn and so her seat will be kept warm by a rotating cast of co-hosts.

Listen to Strong Message Here on Thursdays on Radio 4 at 9.45am, and an extended version is available on BBC Sounds.

Produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies. A BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4.

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Words of the Year (with Natalie Haynes)

Words of the Year (with Natalie Haynes)

As the year comes to a close, Natalie Haynes joins Armando to discuss and dissect the words of 2025.Looking at official lists, and conjuring up some of their own, they set about breaking down the lang...

18 Dec 202528min

Civilisational Erasure (with Stewart Lee)

Civilisational Erasure (with Stewart Lee)

Is 'Civilisational Erasure' upon us?This week, Armando is joined again by Stewart Lee to look at this phrase, and others from the US' new National Security Strategy. Would this kind of language have b...

11 Dec 202528min

AI Hallucinations (with Stewart Lee and Sarah Wynn-Williams)

AI Hallucinations (with Stewart Lee and Sarah Wynn-Williams)

This week, Armando is joined again by Stewart Lee to discuss the language around AI.They are also joined by public policy expert and author of Careless People, A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and L...

4 Dec 202536min

Spooking the Markets (with Natalie Haynes and Stewart Lee)

Spooking the Markets (with Natalie Haynes and Stewart Lee)

It's budget week, Armando is joined by two members of the Strong Message Here commune, Natalie Haynes and Stewart Lee.How do markets get 'spooked'? Who has the broadest shoulders? And what does 'a Lab...

27 Nov 202532min

Moral Failure and Deadly Negligence (with Sara Pascoe and Matt Winning)

Moral Failure and Deadly Negligence (with Sara Pascoe and Matt Winning)

António Guterres has said that missing the 1.5 degree climate target is "a moral failure and deadly negligence". Is he right?Dr Matt Winning joins Sara Pascoe and Armando to discuss the language aroun...

20 Nov 202537min

The Buck Stops Here (with Ria Lina and Sophy Ridge)

The Buck Stops Here (with Ria Lina and Sophy Ridge)

This week, Armando is joined again by comedian Ria Lina, and Sky New's new breakfast host, Sophy Ridge.In the week with 2 big resignations at the BBC, news journalism and accuracy are under the spotli...

13 Nov 202534min

Be Vigilant (with Phil Wang)

Be Vigilant (with Phil Wang)

This week, Armando is joined by Phil Wang to look at the use and abuse of political language.Defence Secretary John Healy says we need to 'be vigilant', and Reform councillor Laila Cunningham says 'La...

6 Nov 202529min

In Hindsight (with Ria Lina and Tim Shipman)

In Hindsight (with Ria Lina and Tim Shipman)

This week, Armando is joined again by comedian Ria Lina, and Political Editor of The Spectator, Tim Shipman.We're looking back at looking back. In a week where a scandal-hit Prince renounces his title...

23 Okt 202534min

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