News about Armando Iannucci

God, the Nineties were fun. It was a decade of possibility. Communism was dead, the Berlin Wall had fallen, the world felt safe for the first time in an age. It was party time. There was no internet - or none to really speak of - and certainly no social media. People had fun, fell in love, fought, fell out in the real world, not via a screen.

Scottish writer Armando Iannucci is expected to have his OBE upgraded to a CBE for his services to film and TV. Iannucci is best known his his creation of the BBC comedy series The Thick Of It, which satirises the inner workings of modern British government. The King's honours list is set to be released on Friday, while preparations are also happening for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak 's 'dissolution honours' list following his decision to call the general election. Those set to receive gongs from Buckingham Palace include former Prime Minister Mr Brown, who reportedly tipped to be made a Companion of Honour.

Katrina Conaglen, who moved there 16 years ago, has a lot to love about the United Kingdom,' from the wit to the NHS.' 'This world is often perplexing,' she says, adding: 'It is, of course, ungracious to complain about an adopted home.' However, finding the truth is better than toiling in ignorance, as opposed to spending the day at work with spinach between your teeth.'

The BBC has been chastised for broadcasting episodes of The Thick of It starring convicted child murderer Chris Langham (left on camera) on iPlayer. Langham, 74, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for his hard drive, which contained Level Five abuse, which was the most severe on the scale. The decision to bring the disgraced actor's face back on film comes at a time when the Beeb is being scrutinized over its handling of the Huw Edwards affair, after the host was revealed as being at the center of a pending sex scandal involving his wife. Armando Iannucci, the writer and producer of The Thick of It, announced that the show was back to screens, tweeting (inset): "Oh, by the way, every episode of The Thick Of It's been restored on BBC iPlayer."

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Bloody Nora, Prince of Wales, said the Prince of Wales. It was the only appropriate response, whether royal or not. Charles was filming in Dumfries House in the Scottish Lowlands as part of a £45 million consortium he assembled to save the stately home and its unique collection of Chippendale furniture for the nation. As his aspirations for the venture swelled, the future king imagined a science and technology center in the 2,000-acre grounds, an adventure complex, a walled garden, and a belvedere, or ornate look-out tower, commanding the magnificent views. Charles, a man without a suburban bone in his body, had no intention of seeing bog-standard guttering on his belvedere. He wanted gargoyles.

EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: How does the Princess of Wales feel about the King banning foie gras from palace menus? Kate's delicacy, which was created by force-feeding geese, was unknowingly revealed when she ordered it for lunch at Koffmann's restaurant in Knightsbridge just weeks before she wed William. Since Charles ordered his chefs to stop purchasing foie gras in 2008, he has campaigned against foie gras. Kate had been lunching with Camilla, who judiciously maintained marital harmony by opting for rabbits.

In addition to ABC's news that Ally McBeal's career and personal lives have been chronicled, FEMAIL takes a look at the stars of the series's five seasons, beginning with 2005. With actors like Robert Downey Jr. (far left), Portia de Rossi (second from left), and Lucy Liu (far right) receiving accolades for their participation in the legal drama, the show opened.