From Father Ted to Heathrow jail. Comedy writer Graham Linehan’s fall from BAFTA darling to culture-war lightning rod is one of the wildest stories of our time. In this episode, we break down the posts that got him arrested, the Heathrow takedown by armed police, and whether this was really about “incitement” — or just a convenient pretext to shut him up.
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- Graham
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- How Graham Linehan Gender Activism led to comedian career and personal armageddon
- Graham Linehan: Trans activists ‘don’t realise the damage’ they do
- Twitter closes Graham Linehan account after trans comment
- Graham Linehan permanently banned from Twitter for ‘hateful conduct’
- 'Father Ted' creator Linehan arrested in UK over transgender posts on X
- Met police chief calls for review of law after Graham Linehan arrest
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