The Hislop Vote

First broadcast from 20000108 to 20000226.

 
 
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200A01 20000108Ian Hislop looks back over 40 years of political satire, investigating some of the most contentious aspects of modern politics. The series opens with some wicked appraisals of 20th-century prime ministers.
200A02 20000115Ian Hislop looks back over 40 years of political satire, investigating some of the most contentious aspects of modern politics. In the second of eight programmes, he takes a look at the weirder side of party politics and the British electoral system with the help of the Goons, Monty Python, Bird and Fortune, Jasper Carrott andJeremy Hardy 
200A03 20000122Ian Hislop looks back over 40 years of political satire, investigating some of the most contentious aspects of modern politics. In the third of eight programmes, he takes a look at foreign affairs, from the collapse of the Empire to the beef ban.
200A04 20000129Ian Hislop looks back over 40 years of political satire, investigating some of the most contentious aspects of modern politics. In the fourth of eight programmes, he looks at politicians and war.
200A05 20000205Ian Hislop looks back over 40 years of political satire, investigating some of the most contentious aspects of modern politics. In the fifth of eight programmes, he plays some of the funniest examples of spoof speeches from the last 40 years, with contributions from Peter Sellers, Ronnie Barker and the odd politician.
200A06That Was The Week That Was20000212Ian Hislop looks back over 40 years of political satire, investigating some of the most contentious aspects of modern politics, in the sixth of eight programmes. With contributions from `That Was the Week That Was', John Bird and John Fortune andJeremy Hardy 
200A07That Was The Week That Was20000219Ian Hislop looks back over 40 years of political satire, investigating some of the most contentious aspects of modern politics, in the seventh of eight programmes. With contributions from `That Was the Week That Was', John Bird and John Fortune andJeremy Hardy 
200A08 LAST 20000226Ian Hislop looks back over 40 years of political satire, investigating some of the most contentious aspects of modern politics. In the final programme, he takes a furtive peak into the world of political sleaze. With contributions from Peter Cook, Leonard Rossiter, Rory Bremner and Rik Mayall