Reality Politics with Rachel Johnson & Stanley Johnson

Television has always been obsessed with politics on both sides of the Atlantic - from West Wing to the Thick of It via Yes, Minister. But since Trump and Brexit, politics and television have intersected in a new way and in real time. MPs have gone into the jungle. Corbyn has appeared on Gogglebox. Ed Balls and Vince Cable on Strictly. Scariest of all, the White House has become the biggest reality TV show in the world (not surprising given that Donald Trump rose to fame as the boss of The Apprentice and had to decide in 2016 whether to do Sharknado Three or run for the Presidency.) Should politics really be a light entertainment for the masses? Politician and author Stanley Johnson
and his daughter the editor, journalist and TV presenter Rachel Johnson discuss these fascinating issues and trends in contemporary politics alongside Georgina Godwin.