All entries for Sunday 23 July 2006

Armando Iannucci's Time Trumpet

So the other night the BBC aired a ten minute preview of Iannucci's new show, Time Trumpet, starting next month.

Stylistically and in concept it is very simmilar to his earlier and much overlooked one–off special, "Clinton: His Struggle With Dirt" – a fake documentary looking back at the Clinton scandel from the perspective of thirty years in the future, employing the concept of actors playing older versions of given celebrities and talking about the issue.

Time Trumpet is simmilar with a much larger remit – television for the next 20 years, looking back from 2025.

I've often felt "Clinton…" was one of Iannucci's best works, so I'm very much looking forward to this.

Dean Love : 23 Jul 2006 01:51 |  Comments (4) |  Close comments |  Report a problem