Jolyon Rubinstein
An Idiot's Guide To Politics

An Idiot's Guide To Politics

  • TV comedy
  • BBC Three
  • 2015
  • 1 episode

Jolyon Rubinstein investigates Magna Carta and proposes an updated version for the 21st Century. Stars Jolyon Rubinstein, Russell Brand, Jack Whitehall, Professor Green, Oona Chaplin and more.

Key details

Genre
Comedy
Broadcast
2015
Channel
BBC Three
Episodes
1
Stars
Jolyon Rubinstein, Russell Brand, Jack Whitehall, Professor Green, Oona Chaplin, Miquita Oliver, Heydon Prowse, Vince Cable and more
Writers
Jolyon Rubinstein, Heydon Prowse and Joe Wade
Director
Emeka Onono
Producers
Rebecca Fleckney, Errol Ettienne, Darren Kemp, Caroline Roberts-Cherry, Alan Hayling, Alex Cooke and Nikki Weston
Company

Comedian Jolyon Rubinstein is on a mission. He wants to find out why the Facebook generation is so disengaged from politics.

With the general election just around the corner, according to a recent survey less than a quarter of under 25s plan to vote. Is this just apathy and ignorance? Or is something else going on? The film is packed with stunts, pranks and some pretty serious interviews in which Jolyon seeks to find the answers.

On the way he takes a fire engine armed with fireproof underpants to Conservative Party HQ; visits UKIP HQ to use his lie detecting test to help Nigel Farage root out members hiding a BNP past; takes a union leader a statue of Ed Miliband as Wallace to thank him for getting Ed elected Labour leader - a present from the Conservatives; and tries to raise £50k to have dinner with the PM - it's the going rate for Tory Party donors, he learns.

Is it broken promises by politicians and big money in politics that are so eroding the trust of the younger generation?

Additional details

Also known as
  • Magna Carta 2.0 (Working title)
Production
Studio
Picture
Colour

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Broadcast details

First broadcast
Wednesday 11th February 2015 at 9pm on BBC Three
Episode length
1 hour
Most recent repeats
  • Wednesday 20th May 2015 at 4:00am on BBC2
  • Wednesday 25th March 2015 at 4:00am on BBC2
  • Friday 6th March 2015 at 3:00am on BBC3

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