Summary: Andrew Marr takes a satirical look at the world. Writer PJ O'Rourke makes a plea to the American public not to vote in his latest critique of liberal politics, while comedian Armando Iannucci explores the latest chapter in the life of his Machiavellian spin doctor, Malcolm Tucker. Mikhail Bulgakov's absurdist tale of how a mongrel becomes human is brought to the stage by Simon McBurney. And the classicist Mary Beard delves beneath the volcanic ash to uncover everyday life in Pompeii.
