Strong Message Here Episodes Available now

Strong Recommend: The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald
The joy of a short novel, and a tip on how to get into new novelists.

Strong Recommend: Evita at London Palladium
Take to the streets to be part of an exciting London performance this summer.

Strong Recommend: Shakespeare's Richard II
Armando asks why Richard II is such an overlooked Shakespeare historical?

Strong Recommend: Every Living Thing by Jason Roberts
How taxonomists naming conventions affected more than just our language.

Strong Recommend: The Ballad of Wallis Island
The first in a series of cultural recommendations from the hosts of Strong Message Here.

We Haven't Always Told Our Story as Well as We Should
A look at the language of the first year of the Labour government.

The New Brexit
Helen returns as we discuss the topic described by Farage as 'The New Brexit'; Net Zero.

Delivering for Ordinary People (with Marina Hyde)
Who are 'ordinary people'? And do politicians really know how to 'deliver' for them?

I Regret Some of My Posts (with Sara Pascoe)
Bromances, breaking up, and making up. With Sara Pascoe.

Weird Turkish Barber Shops (with Stewart Lee)
Armando Iannucci is joined by comedian Stewart Lee to discuss 'weird Turkish barber shops'