Episode 30- The Miracle of Yes Minister & Yes Prime Minister
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Yes Minister, which later became Yes Prime Minister, was a BBC sitcom that ran from the late 1970s to the late 80s. On one level it was an extremely well-scripted and funny comedy, but it also offered a very profound and only slightly exaggerated look at the very interesting but also rather dark and slightly insane way in which we and our lives are governed by those at the top of the power game. Indeed, it seems to get more and more relevant as time goes on, and this podcast explores the various levels of the show and the way in which its message seems to have been somewhat lost in the comedy aspect of it. This is mostly a solo effort from Antony but there is a coda included which includes 'spiritual brother' of this podcast Julian Charles of 'The Mind Renewed'   I hope you enjoy the show! If so, please subscribe, like, share etc... Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/lifeandlife75 Twitter- https://twitter.com/lifeonly75 To leave feedback, please write to [email protected] Support Antony's work at www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno Antony’s website (blog, music, podcasts, life coaching) https://www.antonyrotunno.com   episode links Yes Minister/Yes Prime Minister basic details https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yes_Minister Some classic clips of the show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynGg8r0zfzI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilSBK6D1oYY Documentary about the show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRocvuyAMeI 'The Secret World of Whitehall' (The Real Sir Humphrey) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utDEkUWyQ8Y The Thick of It (21st Century 'Yes Minister' with far more swearing!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpT0U-KDcXM Julian Charles's website and our 'truth comedy' episode https://themindrenewed.com/ https://themindrenewed.com/episodes/2014-15/608-ep016    
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