New Statesman (other)

	New Statesman (other) The ''New Statesman'' is a British political and cultural magazine. New Statesman or New Statesmen may also refer to: * ''The New Statesman'' (1984 TV series), a British television sitcom starring Windsor Davies * ''The New Statesman'' (1987 TV series), a 1987–1994 British television series starring Rik Mayall ''New Statesmen "New Statesmen" is a British revisionist superhero comic story. It was originally published in the adult-orientated anthology comic ''Crisis'' between 17 September 1988 to 18 March 1989, with a brief return on 30 September 1989. Written by Joh ...'', a comic strip written by John Smith and published in ''Crisis'' See also Statesman (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	New Statesman ''The New Statesman'' (known from 1931 to 1964 as the ''New Statesman and Nation'') is a British political and cultural news magazine published in London. Founded as a weekly review of politics and literature on 12 April 1913, it was at first connected with Sidney Webb, Sidney and Beatrice Webb and other leading members of the socialist Fabian Society, such as George Bernard Shaw, who was a founding director. The longest-serving editor was Kingsley Martin (1930–1960), and the most recent editor was Jason Cowley (journalist), Jason Cowley, who assumed the post in 2008 and left in 2024. Today, the magazine is a print–digital hybrid. According to its present self-description, it has a modern Liberalism in the United Kingdom, liberal and Independent progressive, progressive political position. Jason Cowley (journalist), Jason Cowley, the magazine's editor, has described the ''New Statesman'' as a publication "of the left, for the left" but also as "a political and literary magaz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	The New Statesman (1984 TV Series) ''The New Statesman'' is a British television sitcom which first aired on BBC 2. It consists of seven episodes, including the original pilot. It is unrelated to the ITV series of the same name which began three years later. The life of the pompous, grandiose curator of a small agricultural museum near Aylesbury is turned upside down when he inherits a Welsh Earldom. However, his inheritance turns out to be far less grandiose than he expects. Main cast * Windsor Davies as George Vance * Anna Dawson as Enid Vance * Sean Chapman as Robert Vance * Madeline Adams as Clementine Vance * Ivor Roberts as Phillip Thomas * Eilian Wyn as Owen Thomas * Victoria Plucknett as Leonora Thomas * Julian Curry as Lecturer * Paul Beech as Butler * Derek Benfield Derek Benfield (11 March 1926 – 10 March 2009) was a British playwright and actor. He was born in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, and educated at Bingley Grammar School. He was the author of the stage farce ''Run ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	The New Statesman (1987 TV Series) ''The New Statesman'' is a British sitcom made in the late 1980s and early 1990s satirising the United Kingdom's Conservative government of the period. It was written by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran at the request of, and as a starring vehicle for, its principal actor Rik Mayall. The show's theme song is an arrangement by Alan Hawkshaw of part of the ''Promenade'' from '' Pictures at an Exhibition'' by Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky. The programme was made by the ITV franchise Yorkshire Television between 1987 and 1992, although the BBC made two special episodes; one in 1988, the other in 1994. It won the BAFTA Award for Best Comedy Series in 1991. Cast list * Rik Mayall as Alan B'Stard MP * Michael Troughton as Piers Fletcher-Dervish MP Marsha Fitzalan as Sarah B'Stard Rowena Cooper as Norman/Norma Bormann (Series 1; she was credited as "R. R. Cooper" in all but episode six, in order to keep her gender uncertain) * Charles Gray as Roland Gidleigh-Park (Ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	New Statesmen "New Statesmen" is a British revisionist superhero comic story. It was originally published in the adult-orientated anthology comic ''Crisis'' between 17 September 1988 to 18 March 1989, with a brief return on 30 September 1989. Written by John Smith and initially with art from Jim Baikie, the story took place in America, 2047 and revolved around the Optimen, a group of genetically engineered superheroes assigned to each U.S. state - one of whom is running for President. Creation Charged by Fleetway Publications managing director John Sanders with coming up with a comics anthology for older readers which could be repackaged for sale in the booming American comics market, Steve MacManus decided on a fortnightly with two 14-page stories, the equivalent of a single monthly American title. Sanders requested superheroes be involved; while MacManus had little experience with the genre, Grant Morrison's "Zenith" in '' 2000 AD'' had convinced him that it could be done well by British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]