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TOM SCOTT - THE ROLE OF LAUGHTER IN POLITICS

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Year
1985
Reference
326914
Media type
Audio
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Rights Information
Year
1985
Reference
326914
Media type
Audio
Categories
Live sound recordings
Sound recordings
Duration
00:30:57
Broadcast Date
09 Sep 1985
Credits
RNZ Collection
Scott, Tom, Performer

Tom Scott's talk recorded live at St. Andrews on The Terrace, as part of the Turnbull Winter Lectures, 1985.

He refers to the different senses of humour displayed by New Zealand politicians of the time: in particular Prime Minister David Lange (mentions his famous Oxford Union debate and the ANZAUS row), Bob Jones, Robert Muldoon.