The Day Today

The Day Today

1994
★★★★☆ 8.2/10
📺 1 Season
🎬 6 Episodes
📅 Ended
🌐 EN
⏱️ 29 min/episode
Comedy
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'.

Seasons

Season 1
1994 • 6 Episodes
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.

Crew

Director
Andrew Gillman
Writer
Chris Morris, David Schneider, Steve Coogan
Producer
Armando Iannucci, Chris Morris, Peter Fincham

Network

BBC Two

Production

TalkBack Productions, BBC

Keywords

surrealsatireparodycurrent affairs