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Why Is This Lying Bastard Lying to Me?
- Searching for the Truth on Political TV
- Narrated by: Rob Burley
- Length: 13 hrs and 8 mins
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Summary
A deliciously irreverent and humorous insider account of 25 years working at the very top of British political television
Why Is This Lying Bastard Lying to Me? – a question famously asked by master TV inquisitor Jeremy Paxman – is a history of thirty years in British politics viewed through the prism of political television, from Thatcher’s fall to the crash and burn of Liz Truss, via the Iraq War, austerity, Brexit and Partygate. Rob Burley’s deliciously irreverent insider’s account of a career spent trying to get straight answers from politicians offers a unique insight into the British political class and their complicated relationship with the truth.
Rob Burley has prepared, practised and helped prosecute political interviews with eight prime ministers over more than twenty-five years, working alongside the biggest names in television. This book is his love letter to the political interview and, with the help of exclusive conversations with TV giants from Jeremy Paxman and Andrew Neil to Andrew Marr and Emily Maitlis, will take you inside the process like never before.
Critic reviews
"What Rob Burley doesn't know about political interviewing isn't worth knowing." (Andrew Neil)
"Entertaining and illuminating." (Beth Rigby)
"With years of experience editing the crème de la crème of political broadcasting, Rob Burley’s had a front row seat at most of them." (Susanna Reid)
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- Andrew
- 17-05-23
Excellent!
This is a must-read (or must-listen-to) book for anyone with an interest in politics and political television. Watch every election night into the small hours? This is for you. Love the leaders' debates? This is for you. Can't take your eyes off Neil vs Johnson? For you. And there's even an occasional answer to the nagging question - "What are they saying to each other when the closing credits are rolling?". Fascinating insight, with real information and generous dollops of humour and gossip!
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- Danbo
- 19-07-23
Quality story teller about diminishing honesty of politicians
If you think it matters that politicians repeatedly lie these days then you should care about what has happened to the political discourse, we all should. Rob Burley makes a super valuable contribution at a time when our democracy is undermined by our own hopelessly inadequate politicians. They think they can take the public for fools and the think they can get away with it. There’s nothing party political about his message, and as a bonus, he reads the audiobook himself, which makes it more even more compelling.
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- Anonymous User
- 14-03-24
Honesty in a world of political lies
I enjoyed being accompanied for several hours by Rob Burley on my car journeys and being taken through the trials and tribulations of working with all types of political players, from the masters to the muppets.
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-08-23
Enjoyable listen
Enjoyed listening to this audiobook whilst out walking
Interesting insight into the world behind the political interview !
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- F N.
- 23-02-24
A brilliant, insightful and intelligent ready. Absolutely entertaining, do read it
A must read / listen book about the behind the scenes of long form politicoal interviews. And importantly, the notion of telling the truth and accepting to be challenged when you don’t. This is a great reading. Truly insightful. Hope Rob will write more books.
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- Katherine Guckenberger
- 22-04-24
Excellent Memoir
Loved the whole thing. Congrats to the author for an engaging and compelling tour de force!
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- Anonymous User
- 28-07-23
WOW!
Other reviews recommend this book if you’re interested in politics . That’s true. I’m not .however I found this book thoroughly absorbing and an insight into the human consciousness and character.
One of the best I’ve listened to.
Narration is so genuine.
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- Mr. R. Cullen
- 30-01-24
A book political nerds will love.
Analytical but with no little humour, this is an excellent run through 50 years of tv politics. Highly recommend
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- Ruba
- 03-03-24
Drawn in by the title, loved the book
Fascinating to learn about what goes on in the production of TV news and political interview. Wonderfully read, amusing, insightful, and great fun. It's a new pperspective on events of the last few decades. I highly recommend.
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- Kindle Customer
- 26-05-23
Brilliant
A great insight into the skill and talent that goes in to political interviewing and the challenges of it in the modern age, a forensic look at the particular challenges since 2016.
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