The Day Today
1994
📺 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
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.
Cast
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