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COLLECTION · Series · 1994

The Day Today

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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* 8.2 (63)Comedy
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Directors
Andrew Gillman
Creators
Chris Morris · Armando Iannucci
Studios
BBC Two · TalkBack Productions · BBC
Runtime
29 min/ep
Release
19/01/1994
Score
8.2 / 10 (63)
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Seasons and episodes
Specials
Specials
14 episodes · 1993
Episode 1. Pilot
1993-01-29 · 38 min

Original pilot of the hit comedy.

Episode 2. Pilot (Post Programme Update)
1993-01-29 · 5 min

A post-programme update from the 1993 pilot.

Episode 3. Mini News 1 (Main News Attack)
1994-01-18 · 3 min

Mini-episode featuring original material which was broadcast the night before the original broadcast of "Main News Attack".

Episode 4. Mini News 2 (The Big Report)
1994-01-25 · 3 min

Mini-episode featuring original material which was broadcast the night before the original broadcast of "The Big Report".

Episode 5. The Pool
1994-01-26 · 3 min

You ask anybody on the street what they think of Britain's public buildings any they'll probably look at you and say "Well, they're a load of old rubbish". That's why The Day Today has commissioned a special fly-on-the-wall documentary…

Episode 6. Mini News 3 (Meganews)
1994-02-01 · 3 min

Mini-episode featuring original material which was broadcast the night before the original broadcast of "Meganews".

Episode 7. Meganews (Bonus Visual Descriptions)
2004-04-26 · 3 min

A hidden bonus on the DVD release. Switching to angle 2 during episode 3 unveils brief, intermittent visual descriptions of the episode delivered deadpan by Andy Hodgson and Jennifer Reinfrank.

Episode 8. Mini News 4 (Stretchcast)
1994-02-08 · 3 min

Mini-episode featuring original material which was broadcast the night before the original broadcast of "Stretchcast".

Episode 9. Mini News 5 (Magnifievent)
1994-02-15 · 30 min

Mini-episode featuring original material which was broadcast the night before the original broadcast of "Magnifivent". Chris Morris and the Day Today Newsdancer run down the top ten news. This week's highest climber: Alan Partridge…

Episode 10. Mini News 6 (Newsatrolysis a.k.a. Factgasm)
1994-02-22 · 3 min

Mini-episode featuring original material which was broadcast the night before the original broadcast of "Newsatrolysis a.k.a. Factgasm".

Episode 11. The Office - Journey Through Hell
1994-02-23 · 14 min

Offices, we all know what they're like, but many are now undergoing radical restructuring through the work of Lester Beck of Events International (Extended scene from episode 6).

Episode 12. State of the Union Address
2004-04-26 · 4 min

A version of a State of the Union Address by George W. Bush, edited to make United States policy seem insanely belligerent. This extra is hidden in the "Mini News" DVD menu on the second disc and can be found by navigating up when episode…

Episode 13. Po-Faced Analysis
1995-12-16 · 24 min

An Open University programme about news presentation which includes an analysis of how, and why, parodies such as The Day Today work.

Episode 14. The Mark Radcliffe Show
1994-01-17 · 21 min

Interview with Steve Coogan. BBC Radio 1 FM 17th January 1994.

Season 1
Season 1
6 episodes · 1994
Main News Attack
Episode 1. Main News Attack
1994-01-19 · 29 min

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…

The Big Report
Episode 2. The Big Report
1994-01-26 · 29 min

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…

Meganews
Episode 3. Meganews
1994-02-02 · 29 min

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…

Stretchcast
Episode 4. Stretchcast
1994-02-09 · 29 min

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…

Magnifevent
Episode 5. Magnifevent
1994-02-16 · 29 min

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…

Newsatrolysis a.k.a. Factgasm
Episode 6. Newsatrolysis a.k.a. Factgasm
1994-02-23 · 29 min

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,…

Cast by season
Chris Morris
Chris Morris
Christopher Morris
Patrick Marber
Patrick Marber
Peter O'Hanraha-hanrahan
Doon Mackichan
Doon Mackichan
Collaterlie Sisters
Steve Coogan
Steve Coogan
Alan Partridge
Rebecca Front
Rebecca Front
Barbara Wintergreen
David Schneider
David Schneider
Sylvester Stuart
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