Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is set to get grilled by Black Mirror actor Maxine Peake at the Edinburgh International Television Festival.
The opposition leader and MP Corbyn is giving the Alternative MacTaggart at the festival, which runs August 22-24. He will give a keynote address before Peake oversees a Q&A. Previous Alternative MacTaggart speakers have included Russell Brand, Sharon Horgan and Charlie Brooker. Chewing Gum creator Michaela Coel is giving the MacTaggart during the festival.
Corbyn, who has come under recent political pressure after it emerged he attended a wreath-laying ceremony near memorials who were accused of having links to the 1972 Olympic Games terrorist attack, said he was “hugely looking forward” to the event.
“A strong, diverse and independent media is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy and society. I hope to offer some perspectives on the UK media and its role today, discuss how good journalism challenges the...
The opposition leader and MP Corbyn is giving the Alternative MacTaggart at the festival, which runs August 22-24. He will give a keynote address before Peake oversees a Q&A. Previous Alternative MacTaggart speakers have included Russell Brand, Sharon Horgan and Charlie Brooker. Chewing Gum creator Michaela Coel is giving the MacTaggart during the festival.
Corbyn, who has come under recent political pressure after it emerged he attended a wreath-laying ceremony near memorials who were accused of having links to the 1972 Olympic Games terrorist attack, said he was “hugely looking forward” to the event.
“A strong, diverse and independent media is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy and society. I hope to offer some perspectives on the UK media and its role today, discuss how good journalism challenges the...
- 8/17/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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