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Join this channel to get early access to episodes, ad-free watching, and priority access to our live events: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUYK0BJZF3yNb2fw1EdAXUQ/join From Jonathan Swift and William Hogarth to Private Eye, Spitting Image and Have I Got News for You, Ian Hislop joins Dominic Sandbrook for a riotous journey through the history of British satire. Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Social channels: https://www.instagram.com/theresthistory/ https://www.tiktok.com/@theresthistory https://x.com/TheRestHistory https://bsky.app/profile/theresthistory.bsky.social https://www.threads.com/@theresthistory 0:00 Introduction 2:17 What Is Satire For? 5:37 The Origins of British Satire 7:36 Jonathan Swift and *Gulliver’s Travels* 16:37 Hogarth and the Golden Age of Cartoons 19:58 James Gillray, Napoleon and Propaganda 22:31 William Hone and the Fight for Free Speech 25:44 Satire in the Trenches: The Wipers Times 28:00 The 1960s Satire Boom and Private Eye 33:51 Spitting Image and Margaret Thatcher 35:37 Have I Got News for You and Boris Johnson 40:28 Audience Questions: Blair, Trump and Political Satire 44:49 Can Satire Actually Change Anything? 48:13 Words vs Images: What Makes the Best Satire? Video Editor: Jack Meek, Harry Swan & Adam Thornton Social Producer: Harry Balden Producers: Aaliyah Akude & Tabby Syrett Senior Producer: Callum Hill Executive Producer: Dom Johnson Head of Digital & Social: Sam Oakley