Pricking Pomposity
In a programme about caricature, satirical jokes and 'bringing people down to size', Mark Tully talks to cartoonist Steve Bell about the purpose - and the dangers - of mockery.
Mark Tully considers the social role of mockery, the art of parody, lampoon and satire and what society gains from having its pomposity pricked.
He talks to cartoonist Steve Bell about the purpose of caricature, the hurt it may cause and the good it can do. With readings from poets Edward Bulwer Lytton and Carol Ann Duffy, and journalist Joe Queenan, along with music ranging from Beethoven to Jean Knight, this is a study in having our pomposity pricked.
The readers are Polly Frame, Francis Cadder and Jasper Britton.
Presenter: Mark Tully
Producer: Frank Stirling
A Unique production for ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Scherzo & Trio: Allegro Vivace from Symphony No.3 in E flat 'Eroica'
- Beethoven Symphonies Complete.
- Brilliant Classics.
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Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Four Little Caricatures
- Erich Wolfgang Korngold: The Piano Music.
- Nimbus Records.
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Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky
Chervyak (The Worm)
- Dargomyzhsky: Songs and Romances.
- Hungaroton.
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The KingΒs New Clothes
Danny Kaye
- Danny Kane: For Kids.
- Naxos Nostalgia.
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Gilbert & Sullivan
If You're Anxious For To Shine
- Patience.
- London.
Readings
Title: Portrait Of The Duke of Wellington
Author: Lord Lytton
Published by: Penguin in the βPenguin Book of Satirical VerseβΒ
Title: Julius
Author: William ShakespeareΒ
Published by: Wordsworth Edition
Title: Mr. Big Stuff
Label: Jean Knight
Album: Mr. Big StuffΒ
Title: Base Details
Author: Siegfried Sassoon
Published by: Penguin in the Penguin Book of Satirical Verse
Broadcasts
- Sun 31 Jan 2016 06:05ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Sun 31 Jan 2016 23:30ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4