Ian Hislop, Private Eye, on satire and censorship speaking at Impact 2018

Watch the full interview with Ian Hislop, editor of Private Eye, at Impact 2018 - the MRS Annual Conference, 13 March 2018. For more videos including Will Self, Sebastian Faulks and Jim Al Khalili visit www.mrs.org.uk/videolibrary

[@susanelainesanner]

Ian Hislop inspires me to search the talents of the United States, where I am a citizen, for a U.S national treasure to fill our need for a truth seeker of such high feats. Frankly, I'm having no success to date. This leaves me to embrace Ian Hislop as a treasure for humanity. Too much? It's now 12 September 2023, and Ian Hislop continues to speak, write, expose truth. Many thanks to the man.

[@MrMjwoodford]

Jon Stewart

[@susanelainesanner]

@@MrMjwoodford These are my observations and opinions, of course. Jon Stewart's primary goal seems, to me, to be humor. True, he usually takes his comedy from news sources and often adds additional information which clarifies, if not corrects, those news sources. What I don't see him doing is researching to the depth Ian Hislop does. As much as humor spices Mr. Hislop's reporting, again to me, news items spice Mr. Stewart's humor. It's the emphasis that raises Ian Hislop in my mind. I've heard the two in conversation online and found Jon Stewart to be unconvincing as a seeker and speaker of truth. As a comedian, he gets my vote.

[@MrMjwoodford]

@@susanelainesanner Hislop's had access to inside info on the scandals of the day for over 35 years, and he's been in regular debate with politicians and other public figures. I admire his ability to see through their BS.

[@bleysmcnutt5500]

I bought Private Eye subscription today! I am a Texan, and within my thoroughly wonderful but politically nightmarish state and country, I often struggle to find good political figures. Ian is such a breath of fresh air and an absolute fighter for free speech and free press. The UK is lucky to have him.

[@Dermacrosis]

What made my laugh was recently on HIGNY he talked about the previous editor being in court and asked by a barrister if there was ever anything in PI that was false and the answer was "yes, the apologies". 😊

[@johardy8512]

We will always need people like Ian. My father bought Private Eye, I bought him a year supply for his Birthday and he continued...even though he was rather "right" in his politics. We argued plenty and I thank The Eye for all x

[@johntomlinson6849]

I'm right in my politics and find much to applaud in the Eye. It's not the preserve of the left.

[@OBWanKenobi]

In a world gone mad and corruption everywhere, I never get bored of listening to Hislop.

[@benlotus2703]

Fair play to Hislop. He simply tells it like it is. His frank approach and delivery tends to shock those whom are part of the "establishment". There are those whom have used the "system" to try to bring him down, but he ploughs on regardless. And good on him.... I still enjoy HIGNFY

[@luminousfractal420]

He was bored of it all at birth 😂

[@kevinian5528]

National treasure is definitely the right term for Ian Hislop. We all just need a guy like him in society, preferably in government! He just doesn't shirk a question. He'll answer it and be honest with it. Such an important man.

[@petercaley612]

All democratic countries should have their own “Private Eye”.

[@medievalladybird394]

PARDON from 1962 till 1982 in West Germany. Is Private Eye like PUNCH used to be?

[@glengraham2319]

If Private Eye didn't exist we'd need to invent it. It has become an essential part of our democracy and tells of things the establishment and powerful would ensure otherwise that we never learned. It may be entertaining, but often it's the only publication willing to point out some real wrongs.

[@garethm3242]

Well said.

[@deepzepp4176]

Glen Graham This comment is just laughable.

[@GeorgeMoonie]

I agree , well said

[@undesignated3491]

Does it bollocks its what the Liberal Elite want in the press at that given time, have you noticed the same left wing faces have been on our screens for 20 + years, Hislop one of them, the guys are loaded with cash for doing very little, collectively destroying the UK with bullshit Liberalism.

[@originalbadboy32]

@@undesignated3491 .. As opposed to destroying the UK with racist bigotry....

[@RobertJonesWightpaint]

I love captions - turning Rees Mogg into "savoury smog" was so descriptive.

[@marktunnicliffe2495]

That's brilliant...although un-savoury smog is a far more appropriate description for the man.

[@215Gallagher]

National treasure? International treasure. (from Australia)

[@EGF1000]

*_Private Eye is Yet Another Vehicle of Censorship._* Of course, Private Eye is a private organisation, like The Sun; as such it can of course, choose what it wants to investigate. For example, it can choose not to investigate its chums. Hislop and his organisation, Private Eye, were approached to investigate and address the abuse of powers of office as vehicles of malice outlined in the videos below. In the former, outlined in the documents obtained via Subject Access Requests in the video, and in the pinned comment; and in the latter in the pinned comment. Some years ago, Hislop and Private Eye were presented with conclusive and uncontroversial written evidence of a General Director of the BBC and Controller of Radio 3 lying to a Member of Parliament. They ignored it. The first video opens with documents that can only be described as illustrative of the legacy of Roger Wright's malice. To get the measure of the man, put "Roger Wright Expenses" into search engine. There is more, such as the common knowledge of his abuse of position to bed a cocaine addict. He wasn't alone. The cabal of Stephen Plaistow, Colin Matthews, Oliver Knussen, and Sally Groves all more than pulled their weight to destroy this particular composer. Members of this cabal and their hangers on were overheard at social occasions laughing about driving the composer in question to suicide, and gloating about sabotaging the one life-changing opportunity for this composer and conductor to be springboarded into an international career, far put of their reach. This caused the composer to develop diagnosed PTSD, that had killed his composition gift more than 30 years prior to the diagnosis. But social media has provided exposure of credible videos such as the two below. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWWkYaF8hJWWkNk kzbin.info/www/bejne/rl62qpp9nqtgobc (It is interesting to note that this comment will only post as a response.)

[@215Gallagher]

@josh HIGNFY

[@timhancock6626]

I can remember all the bile thrown his way by some of the Eye 'old guard' when Richard Ingrams passed them over in favour of Ian Hislop as the new Eye editor. Looking back the boy done good. I never thought i'd find myself saying that Private Eye is one of the last bastions of brutal honesty in its satirical journalism but its rather looking that way. Long may it not only survive, but continue to prosper. We need it more than ever.

[@MrDaiseymay]

IDIOT---You are reffering to the PAST---long Long ago. When The little fat one was not afraid of upsetting anyone, and was keen to show it, despite the multitude of appearances in Court.

[@everestyeti]

Totally with your sentiments Tim, it appears that most of the population have been brainwashed into boredom.

[@johnferguson40]

I would say rather, satire AND journalism.

[@thetrevor861]

The GREAT Ian Hislop. Absolutely. I hope I pre-decease Ian, because my world will be diminished with his loss. Keep on breathing and doing what you do, thank you.

[@richardwhittle2721]

So have you died since? Hope you're doing great 👍

[@theotherandrew5540]

Satirical provocation is an absolutely essential part of democracy. Britain needs the Eye now more than ever before.

[@MrDaiseymay]

Not THIS eye it don't, THE LEFT EYE, You need two eyes to acheive central vision, equality. GET IT ?

[@rationalgazer]

@@MrDaiseymay lol... When the right's gone off the cliff, the centre is on the precipice. Calm down.

[@rationalgazer]

@@MrDaiseymay I'm assuming you're completely behind parliamentary corruption then? That's 'your sort of thing'

[@qwvpv]

I'm not surprised to learn Ian Hislop likes George Orwell: "If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear."

[@cjhards]

Who anyway with a slightly curious mind and slight intellectual intelligence doesn't like Orwell? Lol stupid waste of time talking to any lefty that doesn't see the relevance...

[@NowFunStarts]

@@cjhards Lefty, what does that mean? You`re not making much of a point. Talk about IDS.

[@SirAntoniousBlock]

@@cjhards Oh and you were doing quite well up till that.

[@user-yw6qb9tt7t]

Hislop only pays lip service to Orwell to keep his veneer of respectability and pay checks. He does not throw a light on the Orwellian dystopia being formed gradually by our masters as does david icke.

[@EGF1000]

I understand that Private Eye is a private organisation, and that, just like its sister publications the Sun and Telegraph, it is quite entitled to its discrimination in its editorial policies and choices, and that it is quite entitled to exhibit bias, in that in can choose not to investigate its chums. But clearly hislop and Private Eye do not hold the higher ground. Ian Hislop and his organisation, Private Eye, were approached to investigate and address the abuse of powers of office as vehicles of malice outlined in the following videos. In the former, in the documents obtained via Subject Access Requests in the video, and in the pinned comment; and in the latter in the pinned comment. Some years ago, Hislop and Private Eye were presented with conclusive and uncontroversial written evidence of a General Director of the BBC and Controller of Radio 3 lying to a Member of Parliament. They ignored it. The first video opens with documents that can only be described as illustrative of the legacy of Roger Wright's malice. To get the measure of the man, put "Roger Wright Expenses" into search engine. There is more, such as the common knowledge of his abuse of position to bed a cocaine addict. He wasn't alone. The cabal of Stephen Plaistow, Colin Matthews, Oliver Knussen, and Sally Groves all more than pulled their weight to destroy this particular composer. Members of this cabal and their hangers on were overheard at social occasions laughing about driving the composer in question to suicide, and gloating about sabotaging the one life-changing opportunity for this composer and conductor to be springboarded into an international career, far put of their reach. This caused the composer to develop diagnosed PTSD, that had killed his composition gift more than 30 years prior to the diagnosis. But social media has provided exposure of credible videos such as the two below. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWWkYaF8hJWWkNk kzbin.info/www/bejne/rl62qpp9nqtgobc

[@LeahyPhoto]

What a clear thinker Ian is. Excellent interviewer also.

[@Bob_Dub]

That 55 minutes just flew by, I could have listened for much longer.

[@martinjones5965]

Ian Hislop a national treasure ... actually International.

[@danielwilson3671]

I wish I had Ian's clarity of thought and way with words ... Great man!

[@hectorshouse7348]

🤡

[@daijones101]

Ian Hislop is an absolute gem. He has big shoes to fill like those of Peter Cook.

[@johnferguson40]

Private Eye stood four square behind the post office shop managers who were unjustly pilloried by the Post Office and the legal system, for years.

[@marc21091]

This discussion with Ian Hislop is more interesting than most, which tend to be about topical subjects and being funny about them. The questions by market researchers focus on how the Eye assesses its market, what research it does, and subjects like truth and how stories are presented. As a result Hislop discusses subjects that he usually doesn't need to. Worth watching.

[@benlotus2703]

Fair play to Hislop. He simply tells it like it is. His frank approach and delivery tends to shock those whom are part of the "establishment". There are those whom have used the "system" to try to bring him down, but he ploughs on regardless. And good on him....

[@alexk3806]

Greatest living Brit without an Olympic medal to his name

[@lindageorge8209]

I enjoyed that. I probably know more about British politics than Australian (my country) courtesy of HIGNFY! I love Ian, I loved the Private Eye mags my auntie brought home in the 70s, even had one confiscated at school and the bloody teacher threw it away! Scandalous...

[@jackiespendlow5297]

Long may Private Eye survive and thrive!

[@davidhart937]

One of the few good journalistic sources remaining in the UK. Financed by the reader, not advertisers, or wealthy non-dom tax exile billionaires. Pretty funny too.

[@GraemeBT]

So pleased I can get the Eye digitally over here in the USA. Whenever I go back to the UK the first thing I do is buy a copy of the Eye.

[@rw9207]

The services and accuracy the BBC / BBC News provides is invaluable. Not just in the UK but, for many world wide.

[@alnilam2151]

Eye2 saw that episode of "PrivateEye" and thought, IT WAS SPOT ON BRILLIANT! {\}

[@anthonyhazlewood5788]

I've always loved Ian Hislop... He hits the nail on the head... I also liked his train docu's.... Very humorous!

[@2wat205]

After watching this I have just subscribed to Private Eye.

[@garymorgan3314]

I hate articles criticising 'HIGNFY' and Hislop when the Eye is the most important journalists in Britain. A great man doing a job too valuable to estimate. He should be President.

[@novakingood3788]

I think my favourite quote from IH (not sure he whether he actually came up with it) was when he explained that 'countryside' was defined as the killing Piers Morgan

[@LivyathanAD]

It's strange you mention that as I only saw the video of it last week. He was quoting Stephen Fry. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHvXo4WthM5lrtE&ab_channel=BBC

[@jeanmyers1787]

I think that was Jeremy Clarkson

[@Mrbenjmach]

@@jeanmyers1787 Pretty sure it was Stephen Fry on Radio 4, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue

[@MultiMolly21]

The well honed insult is endemic to British humor; and surprisingly perhaps, among those Southerners in the US more or less directly descended, as both of mine were. from the UK. I grew up learning to laugh at myself at the dinner table when I became the brunt, which was often, as I was the youngest. I had to unlearn this tendency when I began to socialize as a teen and later in more intimate relationships. Nobody else really understands the cultural habit, more's the pity I feel, but I learned to at least soft pedal it, in deference to its being inappropriate here in the US. So manicuring the skillfully honed deprecating slur is almost lost to me. I've brought it back to life lately with ODL (Our Dear Leader) giving so many opportunities, almost too easy!

[@funkyalfonso]

You know you have a workable democracy when a publication like The Eye is available.

[@MagikGimp]

Emphasis on it still being in development, as in not fully working. Hence each article in it.

[@undesignated3491]

What a fucking prick

[@thiamantithiso2620]

You know you have a perfect dictatorship when the idiots in it think its a democracy because they havent managed to shut down one - purely satirical - publication.

[@danielokeefe2072]

@@thiamantithiso2620 if you believe Private Eye is purely satirical it is because you have never read it. The best investigate journalism in the UK

[@marktunnicliffe2495]

I think we have The Eye "despite" of an non working democracy!!

[@jonathonjubb6626]

Letter regarding Duke of York and bi-polar - brilliant! ( From another sufferer...)

[@zapfanzapfan]

I hope he has a worthy successor lined up, otherwise he'll just have to keep working for another 30 years :-)

[@TesterAnimal1]

Who’s out there?

[@petergilbert7106]

This interviewer is pretty verbose but asks good questions. He reminds me of Richard Osmand and Stephen Merchant. Ian Hislop is fantastic.

[@gordoniusmaximus]

I suppose when you refer to Osmand you mean Richard Osman, but then you are the expert

[@RAWDernison1]

It's Stephen Merchant. Ginger gone black.

[@OldglenSea-cw4ps]

Hislop would destroy our country in an instant! He is all about MONEY!

[@OldglenSea-cw4ps]

@ZebsFrend. A lot like you. You know you aren't nice at all.

[@ashleylaw]

Hislop is a MI% agent. Wake up.

[@mickdevlin]

The Eye is the last bastion of press freedom. Go Hislop. PC would be proud of you.

[@actionjaxon7570]

Who is PC referring to?

[@MO-qr2qk]

Peter Cook

[@paulkerrigan9857]

I just bought a subscription. Hislop makes a good point: if you do a good job, you deserve to be paid for it. Plus, £36 for 26 issues is good value. I haven't read Private Eye before, so whether I renew the subscription is up to them, but it's important to be informed about our politicians in this "post-rational" world.

[@johnforkan1492]

I still pop to the shop every two weeks. Old skool!

[@philipmarshall2970]

I will do the same

[@philipmarshall2970]

I will do the same based on this

[@GravityBoy72]

The ordinary public have the same rights to free speech as comedians. Never ever forget that.

[@danielgarner1959]

Speak up, speak out, never let anyone censor the truth!!!!

[@elainepayne7047]

Please get him again now in 2021. Please.

[@iamcarbonandotherbits.8039]

Ian Hislop would make a better Prime minister than both parties have on offer at the moment.

[@christinestromberg4057]

Those subtitles are hilarious. I particularly love the idea of referring to Reese Mogg as savoury smog. LOL

[@Milktacheable]

Shit now I’m craving Savoury Smogs

[@cyrusbharucha2797]

Private eye is a national treasure which started out in the 1960s when I first went to satyr clubs in Soho and watched and listen to some of the greatest satirist of the day from both Britain and America. Sadly America doesn’t have this kind of satire and I’ve missed it. Long live private eye

[@nazirkazi5119]

A Satyr club is rather a different animal to a satire club.

[@MrDaiseymay]

WAS ONCE---etc

[@tonycottingham169]

"satyr clubs in Soho": what a great Freudian slip.

[@jixuscrixus]

Any of those ‘satyr’ clubs still around? Asking for a friend...

[@andrewtregoning]

Is The Onion a joke to you?

[@petergreen2552]

Private Eye is a great read. It hits everyone equally and fairly, left right and centre.

[@johntomlinson6849]

Exactly!

[@kingloser4198]

You know Toby Jones is going to get the gig if they ever make a film about him.

[@josephgoogles1927]

You tube is the enemy of free speech.

[@actionjaxon7570]

@@josephgoogles1927 youtube is a private company fs its nothing to do with free speech.

[@josephgoogles1927]

@@actionjaxon7570 irrelevance

[@actionjaxon7570]

@@josephgoogles1927 well that just proves you don't truly know what free speech is. Free speech is protected only by government, it would be a free speech issue if youtube was state - run. Please pick up a book

[@spartanclucky884]

@@actionjaxon7570 Just ignore susan... Litteraly the only thing on per profile is "No Vaccine = Star"... like seriously, some people are just moronic.

[@harrypalmer3481]

Ian Hislop gets my vote.

[@shesawindup]

Best PM we'll never have

[@victoriaduffy6538]

Such a great man, great interview, great fun.

[@MrDaiseymay]

get your medication reviewed.

[@adminimer5176]

Ian Hislop is an International Treasure! I am from Florida and I appreciate his grit, understanding of issues with not just wit but facts aswell!

[@chriscross5617]

(18:00) What Hislop says about healthy disagreement is right. The more dogmatic someone's view, the weaker their argument becomes (if they can actually form one!) because they 'know for a fact' that there is no alternative view and therefore cannot not tolerate other opinions

[@georgegraham6069]

Chris Cross are you that Christopher Cross? Anyway, to your point, what if someone happens to be right and the other person is wrong?

[@undesignated3491]

Healthy disagreement according to what he deems to be unhealthy.

[@donbrogan3158]

Sounds like the left. No argument, just call people names.

[@donbrogan3158]

@Nobby Heads Are you calling me a pot kettle?

[@alphabetaxenonzzzcat]

And funnily enough, when it came to Brexit, Hislop couldn't accept that people voted differently to what he had done.

[@1969Kismet]

'Le Canard Enchaîné" doesn't have ads. None at all to avoid being compromised or suspected of being compromised. How could you run a story about an industry if it pays for an ad in you magazine? It's a very difficult choice but it makes them stand above the others.

[@robertnorton6736]

A well- delivered joke can cut deeper than a sword.

[@peternoble3691]

I suggest you don’t go getting yourself into any fights 😂

[@christopherrobinson7541]

Especially when it is engraved on a very long spear.

[@billgreen576]

Ian is correct to be concerned about no platforming. And things are not getting better since he said it.

[@lindahart6049]

Thanks for the upload. This was a great episode.

[@ResearchConferences]

You're very welcome.

[@lindahart6049]

I

[@tyranneous]

I rarely get around to reading Private Eye, but I am a subscriber. I look at my subs more as helping to fund an institution that's important for democracy and freedom of the press.

[@Mousy677]

i respect b.w. cloughley (rev)'s writing ability, honestly

[@ckon2u]

Love this guy, very funny, very smart and articulate

[@MrDaiseymay]

are you his father?

[@JJONNYREPP]

2.1.23 0623am he needs to be clear about what he's doing. bringing spite into it all will muddy his clarity, for sure... how hateful will his satire get? "find stuff that hurts"... ?????? that said he does have to deal with the wrath of the tabloids.

[@helenrichmond6373]

It seems now that all You Tube posts are subject to a low volume level. Funnily enough the volume is fine when there are ads.

[@MultiMolly21]

Took the words, as they say, right out of my mouth. Thought I was imagining things!

[@myriaddsystems]

Yeah funny that isn't it, it's because they compress the dynamic range to fvck so that the volume can be pushed to the maximum "in yer face" level......

[@tezzo55]

:-B Video-makers do their own sound engineering, in other words, you get it at the original volume the vid-maker posted it (so no conspiracy). Unfortunately most vid makers ain't sound engineers, consequently their sound levels are all over the place. If you think this is inconvenient through a home system, imaginable listening to it through a studio monitoring system, when the adds kick in, they can topple tall buildings. Love ya, XXX :-B

[@rattusnorvegicus4380]

Funnily enough, I don`t suffer ads because for donkeys years, ABP has shooed them away

[@farmbrough]

@@Omnicient. No, firstly that won't work if the adverts are much louder, and second, the adverts show that the problem is with the original video's mastering.

[@rabidbigdog]

Did Ian Hislop and Christopher Hitchens ever share a stage? That would be extraordinary.

[@bruces6347]

If only….. That would have been a meeting of great minds.

[@paulyflyer8154]

Just 2 years on in Feb 2021 this interview is already anachronistic in authoritarian and Orwellian Britain.

[@mikeharland3358]

It Johnson had not been on “Have I got news for you” he would not have made mayor, or MP or PM. And we would still be in the EU. Thanks Ian.

[@philwill0123]

He doesn't book the guests.

[@mikeharland3358]

Of course he does not. But could he not have spoken out. What was the mechanism that got Johnson in there? How did it happen that before running for Mayor he got that job. Ian must have known that Johnson’s image would get a boost. Were viewing numbers dropping?

[@theicebolt4361]

. . . . just going to subscribe - bought it every other week at the supermarket, . . . . primary school caretaker.

[@johngreenwood1972]

Love listening to him. The humorous voice of reason.

[@censusgary]

Nearly everybody is in favor of free speech for themselves and those who agree with them, and eager to silence those who have views they don’t like. It has pretty much always been thus.

[@kisfekete]

Mr. Hislop on Trump: '...He's, he's very successful with women, except the ones who know him.' You've gotta love a professional satirist.

[@oldschoolcockneylover8138]

he states the fact women throw themselves at wealth, the infamous '' grab em by the pussy'' quote! and everyone pretends pretty women are ardent socialists, impervious to whoring themselves too fame and money! Trump yes is a liar like all politicians. But they only hate him when he tells the Truth!

[@everestyeti]

@@oldschoolcockneylover8138 When was the last time Trump told the truth, must have missed that decade.

[@philipspeight4539]

Love Ian Hislop

[@Etherian87]

as someone with type 2 bipolar that joke LITERALLY made me spit my coffee onto my keyboard. good thing i had another one while it dries off.

[@MrValz0]

That maybe the first time I've ever heard Ian Hislop drop the f-bomb and it was glorious.

[@jamesrowden303]

He said the "c" word on HIGNFY a while ago. It was bleeped, but was fairly obvious.

[@MrDaiseymay]

@@jamesrowden303 & David P. Well, that's the standard of wit ? we have been treated to for several years now, by leftist LibLab marxist so-called satirists. Down the drain they go, and good riddance too.

[@louise5984]

@@MrDaiseymay yes indeed, how dare they. Foul language is the mark of a real cunt.

[@everestyeti]

@@MrDaiseymay Well at least he's not a right wing lying politician, making sounds like a car and going on about Pepper 🐖

[@paulyflyer8154]

And here we are 3 years later in orwellian 2021 where all truth is censored....

[@TransmissionEpicts]

Well we're watching this and still buying Private Eye, so I guess there's hope.

[@paulyflyer8154]

@Francesco C Private Eyes part of the problem. It was good 40 years ago but it's just an establishment propaganda rag now unfortunately. My sister has bought me the annual every Xmas for the past 5 years but it goes straight in the bin or charity shop!

[@lesleyelalami2562]

Ian would be voted in as Court Jester.... creating a state of balance and levity.

[@TheVanpablo79]

That bi-polar joke 😆😆😆

[@jchawthorn]

A brilliant man and an icon liberalism.I hope he reads the two articles in The Economist about the return of the Inquisition.

[@mirthbaron1525]

Liberalism and globalism are killing the red squirrel.

[@jchawthorn]

The red squirrels died out in areas following the introduction of the grey from the US colony.

[@jaewok5G]

i can't believe that the into listing of his enemies skipped the Archers!!

[@josephgoogles1927]

You tube is the enemy of free speech.

[@ceml9855]

Wish I can buy Private Eye where I live!

[@TheKirkby]

I could listen to Ian spouting out the truth for hours.

[@oldskoolfool141]

Me too, wake me up when he starts won't you

[@danielokeefe2072]

@@oldskoolfool141 any specific lies?

[@danwic]

Love Ian Hislop :) Not to sound cliché but he does say it as it is.

[@EGF1000]

*_Private Eye is Yet Another Vehicle of Censorship._* Of course, Private Eye is a private organisation, like The Sun; as such it can of course, choose what it wants to investigate. For example, it can choose not to investigate its chums. Hislop and his organisation, Private Eye, were approached to investigate and address the abuse of powers of office as vehicles of malice outlined in the videos below. In the former, outlined in the documents obtained via Subject Access Requests in the video, and in the pinned comment; and in the latter in the pinned comment. Some years ago, Hislop and Private Eye were presented with conclusive and uncontroversial written evidence of a General Director of the BBC and Controller of Radio 3 lying to a Member of Parliament. They ignored it. The first video opens with documents that can only be described as illustrative of the legacy of Roger Wright's malice. To get the measure of the man, put "Roger Wright Expenses" into search engine. There is more, such as the common knowledge of his abuse of position to bed a cocaine addict. He wasn't alone. The cabal of Stephen Plaistow, Colin Matthews, Oliver Knussen, and Sally Groves all more than pulled their weight to destroy this particular composer. Members of this cabal and their hangers on were overheard at social occasions laughing about driving the composer in question to suicide, and gloating about sabotaging the one life-changing opportunity for this composer and conductor to be springboarded into an international career, far put of their reach. This caused the composer to develop diagnosed PTSD, that had killed his composition gift more than 30 years prior to the diagnosis. But social media has provided exposure of credible videos such as the two below. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWWkYaF8hJWWkNk kzbin.info/www/bejne/rl62qpp9nqtgobc (It is interesting to note that this comment will only post as a response.)

[@Tomevanscomedy]

13:45 That's the best way I've heard anyone put the whole culture we have atm.

[@truthhurts9241]

Whilst I agree that people these days are somewhat "less robust" than previous generations. DAMN THAT WOMAN. I think she got away lightly there, Ms Church I admire your restraint. I am not so forgiving, so wouldn't have been so polite. DAMN!!!

[@wayneuk62]

Ian is a legend 👍🏻

[@wallacetf]

frosties are my favourite too

[@johnattwood7114]

I've known who he is for 'years but I only just got past his mannerisms and accent to realise, I like him!

[@laurieharper1526]

Yep. Some of these public school old boys are all right. They're not all unscrupulous bastards.

[@johnattwood7114]

@@laurieharper1526 😜😂🤣! I bet having a posh accent actually attracts prejudice. To be fair, I've done it myself when younger. "Don't judge a book by its cover"

[@farmbrough]

He doesn't actually have an accent.

[@laurieharper1526]

@@farmbrough He doesn't if you, like me, speak RP. However, viewed objectively, that is just another accent.

[@farmbrough]

@@laurieharper1526 yes, I'm aware of that. That was my joke.

[@staninjapan07]

Seemingly without a single giggle from the interviewer to smooth the conversation along. Interesting conversation and amusing enough without the interviewers enthusiasm, but it felt somewhat awkward. Thanks for the upload.

[@MinistryoAgriculture]

Private Eye is the canary in the mine of British Democracy. It’s a fragile little beauty that exists in a potentially poisonous environment. If and when it dies, be afraid.

[@Nickikiddi]

I am amazed that Ian Hislop is aware of the transgender v TERF political debate

[@otterhero6229]

I'm very glad he is. Nice to know that people in power know about these issues.

[@bruces6347]

This is 4 years old, yet the Putin and Russia stuff is relevant right now

[@BNCA70]

What he's saying around the 17 minute mark is spot on. I know several under 30s like this, they make out they're easy going 21st century kids but then they are outraged when somebody doesn't share their views.

[@ajbriggs]

This seems to be the same for all ages in the world we’re currently in.

[@thekaratekidpartii2169]

watch without sound.... Steve Merchant interviews Ian Hislop

[@Szaam]

I never thought I'd see the day when Ian Hislop would mention Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminists.

[@thedolphin5428]

Hislop knows A LOT more about contemporary culture than he lets on and than his detractors suspect. He was sometimes playing the ignorant oldie on HIGNFY.

[@zapfanzapfan]

I must have seen this two years ago and not caught that but watching it now I knew what it was.

[@tridentmusic5570]

I watch this so often..Not for "Son of Gnome" ' s commentary , but the subtitiles. I'm sure it goes well with "Airy Come to us" and of course Mr Smog.

[@0robbi0]

I do not often agree with Ian, but I like him. Remember when people thought like that?? Oh the good old days lol

[@careyostrer6193]

Re Panama files, Paradise Papers, WikiLeaks they had to be published as they were, it’s raw data rich. Up to others to publish in more people friendly form, even in serial format, with the links to the originals if possible.

[@pippipster6767]

Some proper daft questions... Eg. - Something happens, how does it get into Private Eye?

[@loveuketoo]

he's had a couple of drinks here and i love it

[@gmonkman]

£2, best investment in democracy i've ever made. Although ugandan talks seems to have slipped out of the lexicon. Are ugandan studies still offered in government?

[@robertewing3114]

Private Eye, private secretary to the PM at Munich related the plan the PM undertook known to history as his piece of paper, and biographers published it, yet the private eye story is subordinated to the idea that the document was simply a sincere attempt to do business. Private Eye could challenge the myth...

[@billgreen576]

This was great. Stephen Merchant did a good interview. But don't take random unscreened questions from an audience.

[@Grogster2007]

Well said about NHS hysteria happening every year.....every government have the same problem.

[@Grogster2007]

@James D Robertson The real Winter of discontent was under Labour's Callaghan's Government....perhaps your too young to remember so do a bit of research , it might enlighten you.......capitalism works....Marxist and Socialist systems do not, they are just totalitarianism and dictatorships and putting them under a 'soft' banner of Labour lefty lunatics won't cut it.

[@chrisst8922]

Ian seems like sure a good man. Maybe not but I do like him.

[@davemurphy2020]

Great publication, the eye. Hislop is a great smug twat. Hope he keeps up the good work.

[@genth3575]

Here is my question though: Ian discusses 'no platforming' as if it is akin to the government shutting down the Mail. But it's more akin to the Daily Mail refusing to publish my Op-Ed entitled 'Why we should put the Royal Family (figuratively) through a Woodchipper'. The idea is that the platforms people say 'no' to are the ones they have a right to control - students and the university for example. For all the worry about an 'attack on free speech', it sure seems to involve a lot of speaking.