Words of the Year

Strong Message Here vor 1 Jahr

Armando Iannucci and Helen Lewis break down the political language of 2024.

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In a year where Labour secured a 'loveless landslide' in the UK
and Trump sealed his return to the White House, Helen and Armando
will be 'laser-focused' on their 'mission' to skewer the use and
abuse of political language. From 'freebies' to 'fascism',
'weird' to 'working people', all of the strong messages that
helped Make 2024 Great Again will be put under the microscope.

A witty, illuminating exploration of the verbal tricks of the
trade from two people both mesmerised and baffled by our
political discourse. Helen and Armando will identify the worst
political doublespeak, discover where it comes from, examine why
it spreads - and look at what effect it has on the rest of us.

Have you stumbled upon any perplexing political phrases you need
Helen and Armando to decode? Email them to us at
strongmessagehere@bbc.co.uk

Sound Editing by Charlie Brandon-King Production Coordinator -
Katie Baum Executive Producer - Pete Strauss

Produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies. A BBC Studios Audio production for
Radio 4. An EcoAudio Certified Production.