Woo hoo! Ten lessons that The Simpsons has taught Evan Davis | Stuart Heritage

The Newsnight presenter’s Simpsons addiction has served him well: every truth about politics is in there somewhere

Evan Davis has claimed that he watched an hour of The Simpsons every day for seven years. That might sound like a waste – think of everything he could have accomplished if he’d put those 2,500 or so hours to more constructive use – but it isn’t. In fact, it’s actually time incredibly well spent. Not only is The Simpsons one of the best programmes in the history of television, but it’s also the perfect crash course for any budding Newsnight presenter. Here are all the things it should have taught him.

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