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Stephen Fry Stage Mishap

A story involving Stephen Fry, a public fall, and the suggestion of legal action against a festival organiser might sound, at first glance, like a minor celebrity mishap. It isn’t quite that. It sits, slightly awkwardly, in that space where British common sense meets the slow creep of compensation culture, and where an uneven bit of ground can turn into a philosophical problem about responsibility.

In this episode of Mark and Pete, we take a proper look at what happens when a high-profile figure takes a tumble and the question quietly shifts from “that was unfortunate” to “who’s liable for…

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