The creator of The Thick of It and Veep discusses why modern politics has moved beyond satire. And: Bryan Graham on Kobe Bryant

Anushka Asthana talks to the writer and director Armando Iannucci about his third feature film, The Personal History of David Copperfield, an adaptation of Charles Dickens’s eighth and most autobiographical novel. They discuss the parallels with modern life, including the rise in homelessness. Iannucci talks about why he decided to set another new project, Avenue 5, in space, 40 years in the future. The Thick of It creator also discusses why he thinks modern politics has made satire redundant.

And: Guardian US deputy sports editor Bryan Armen Graham on the death of Kobe Bryant

Archive: The Thick Of It, BBC; David Copperfield, Lionsgate; Veep, HBO; Avenue 5, HBO