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

Damien Lewis on his new book SAS Daggers Drawn 鈥 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 鈥 the story of Blair 鈥淧addy鈥 Mayne fighting the Nazi鈥檚. Olivia McVeigh from Dungannon is on the 大象传媒 100 Women 2024 list 鈥 we find out more about her work as an advocate for others with alopecia. Some old classic TV comedies wouldn鈥檛 survive today鈥檚 鈥渨oke鈥 culture - is political correctness killing comedy or is it simply aligning with today鈥檚 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鈥檚 masterpiece. Lindsay Broadbent and Alex Kane will be discussing what鈥檚 in the Sunday papers and the latest sporting news is with Neil Loughran.

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  • Sun 8 Dec 2024 11:03