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The Day Today

The Day Today

"The headlines tonight..."

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'.

Created ByChris MorrisArmando Iannucci
StatusEnded
Original NameThe Day Today
First Air DateJanuary 19, 1994
Last Air DateFebruary 23, 1994
Seasons1
Episodes6
Episode Runtime 29min
LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production Countries
Production CompaniesTalkBack ProductionsBBC
NetworksBBC Two
Newsatrolysis a.k.a. Factgasm
S01E06

Newsatrolysis a.k.a. Factgasm

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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