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SAS Daggers Drawn, Olivia McVeigh ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ 100 Women 2024, Is Political Correctness Killing Comedy?, Lord of the Rings Anime

Damien Lewis on his new book SAS Daggers Drawn – the story of Blair 'Paddy' Mayne and we ask, is political correctness killing comedy?

Steven chats to Damien Lewis about his new book SAS Daggers Drawn – the story of Blair β€œPaddy” Mayne fighting the Nazi’s. Olivia McVeigh from Dungannon is on the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ 100 Women 2024 list – we find out more about her work as an advocate for others with alopecia. Some old classic TV comedies wouldn’t survive today’s β€œwoke” culture - is political correctness killing comedy or is it simply aligning with today’s values? Comedian Nuala McKeever and critic Bruce Dessau share their views. Also as a new anime fantasy prequel of Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim is set for release, Steven chats to actor Lawrence Ubong Williams about the enduring appeal of Tolkien’s masterpiece. Lindsay Broadbent and Alex Kane will be discussing what’s in the Sunday papers and the latest sporting news is with Neil Loughran.

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  • Sun 8 Dec 2024 11:03