Prime Ministers have always suffered the jibes of cartoonists' cruel humour, yet many of them are avid collectors of the very drawings in which they are lampooned. Former Conservative Party Chairman Kenneth Bakerexplores this love/hate relationship in a two-part documentary celebrating the art of political cartoons.
Bakertracesthe history of cartooningfrom the early 18th century when politicians were shown defecating and cavortingwith the devil. Today, he says, a "genteel humourhas replaced bitingsatire".
Amongthe cartoonists, historians and collectors he talks to former Radio
Times illustrator Peter Brookes , now one of Britain's best and most respected political cartoonists.