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EP1 Main News Attack Jan 19, 1994

Features reports on Prince Charles volunteering to go to prison, the London Jam Festival, bullying in the Church of England, medieval alternative medicine, and a sheepdog piloting an out of control helicopter. Also features Barbara Wintergreen's report on the Elvis styled execution of American serial killer Chapman Baxter, and Alan Partridge covering the Tour de France and Boxing.

EP2 The Big Report Jan 26, 1994

Features reports on the Junior Minister for health resigning, Marlon Brando being sold at auction in Sotheby's, illegal back street dentists, and Peter O'Hanraha-hanrahan reporting on the new European trade quota rates. Also features The Pool, a documentary set in a public swimming pool, a segment from RokTV, and Alan Partridge covering the horse racing at Marple.

EP3 Meganews Feb 02, 1994

Features reports on an infestation of wild horses in the London underground, the BBC's new soap opera The Bureau (replacing the Nine O'Clock News), a fight between Queen Elizabeth and John Major, and an air jam. Also features Barbara Wintergreen's report on Chapman Baxter being executed via marriage, a continuation of The Pool, and Alan Partridge interviewing soccer players and a female show jumper.

EP4 Stretchcast Feb 09, 1994

Features reports on suspicions that British police officers are eating their suspects, Peter O'Hanraha-hanrahan interviewing the government minister for ships regarding recent accusations, the IRA's use of explosives hidden in dogs, the immense popularity of The Bureau in Italy, the Home Office releasing the Sorted videos aimed at young people, and near-death experiences. Also features Barbara Wintergreen reporting on the natus (a method of prosthetic pregnancy), and Alan Partridge's Countdown to World Cup '94.

EP5 Magnifevent Feb 16, 1994

Features reports on the British Pound being stolen, the plummeting ratings of The Bureau, the clamping of the homeless in London, a reminiscence of events in 1944, government ministers contracting a disease that inhibits reading, and the trade agreement and subsequent war between Australia and Hong Kong. Also features Barbara Wintergreen reporting on Chapman Baxter being executed by the reanimated corpse of his last victim, and Alan Partridge riding with a female rally driver.

EP6 Newsatrolysis a.k.a. Factgasm Feb 23, 1994

Features reports on Buckingham Palace culling 40 members of staff, passengers stuck on a train in Hampshire, Peter O'Hanraha-hanrahan reporting on General Motors making 35000 workers redundant, Colin Poppshed reporting from the gay desk, the decline of the NHS, and a roundup of international news. Also features a documentury set at the office of a pharmaceutical company, and Alan Partridge covering self-defence.

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Released: 19 January 1994 Ended

Producted By: BBC

Country: United Kingdom

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Synopsis

A spoof of the British news - including ridiculous stories, patronising vox pops, offensively hard-hitting research and a sports presenter clearly struggling for metaphors. Adapted from Radio 4 series 'On The Hour'.

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Chris Morris , Patrick Marber , Doon Mackichan

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Chris Morris as Christopher Morris

Patrick Marber as Peter O'Hanraha-hanrahan

Doon Mackichan as Collaterlie Sisters

Reviews

Master Cultist Searing satirical attack on television news, this is both hilarious and terrifying in equal measure.The comedy comes through the grotesque parodies of various styles of news broadcasting, from straight headline news, sports news and on to the opposite extreme of entertainment news, MTV style. The horror comes from the realisation that this is only a step or two from reality.Chris Morris is in most, if not all of the sequences, as a bewildering array of caricatures, ably assisted by usual associate Steve Coogan (Knowing Me Knowing You, I'm Alan Partridge) in an early outing for his iconic Alan Partridge character.This is one of those TV shows that actually manages to change the way you think. Once you've seen this, you'll never watch the news in the same light again. It was also responsible for a huge amount of complaints to the BBC from viewers who somehow managed to believe that it was the real news! Seriously, people that dumb should be sterilised.Vicious and barbed, this is a must watch for all.

fareastfinite ..and no, I'm not exaggerating. From Chris Morris' self-important tone of voice, to Steve Coogan's Alan Partridge, to illegal backstreet dentists, to Peter O'Hanererhanerohan, to The Bureau.. this show is a non-stop roller-coaster of insane ideas presented as reality, and has to be the best satire of news media ever done (possibly topped by Brass Eye). My favourite has to be Steve Coogan's road safety advert, 'well do I look cool? Do I really look cool? WELL DO I??'It's a combination of performers who subsequently went on to do other brilliant stuff, but all of them combined is quite something.Put simply, if you haven't seen this show, YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS.

Jackson Booth-Millard This is a really good comedy that mixes real news from the 90's with satire. I think it was Brass Eye that was more of a problem than this, especially with the paedophile thing. It is basically a pretend news programme hosted by British Comedy Award winning Christopher Morris as Ted Maul (along with various other characters). It also has the first television appearance for Steve Coogan as Alan Partridge (and many other roles). Also starring Rebecca Front as Valerie Sinatra/Barbara Wintergreen and Rosy May (and many other roles), Smack The Pony's Doon Mackichan as Collaterlie Sisters (and many other roles), Patrick Marber as Peter O'Hanarha-Hanrahan, Jaques-'Jaques' Liverot and Chapman Baxter (and many other roles) and the really good David Schneider as Brant and Sylvester Stewart (and many other roles). It won the BAFTA for Best graphic Design, and it was nominated the Interactive Award for DVD. Ted Maul was number 25 on The World's Greatest Comedy Characters, The Pool sketch (with the guy that goes "no-one died") was number 18 on The 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches. Very good!

psicic `The Day Today' is a good show, not a great one. Carrying on in many respects from the classic `KYTV', `The Day Today' is basically a satire on tabloid TV news.While maintaining the same high production values and calibre of actor as "KYTV", the show does fall short in a few places. The show distinctly drags in places because rather than developing a character's quirk, the show falls into the trap of creating characters that do and say practically the same thing every episode (I'm thinking specifically of Steve Coogan's character here).There is still a strong British flavour to the comedy here, so many Americans will find themselves lost - perhaps even insulted - by the comedy employed.It's a shame the show wasn't given more time to develop - as I remember it, the last episode was probably one of the funniest.As a fine example of British comedy that wasn't either totally degenerate or else heavily influenced by the shrink-wrapped American sit-coms, `The Day Today' is a good place to start - especially the episode where they cover a war!8)

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