Armando Iannucci
Director
The Day Today (1994)
Specials
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'.
Released Jan. 19, 1994
Episode 29 min
None+
Genres: Comedy
Keywords: tmdb.surreal, tmdb.satire, tmdb.parody, tmdb.current-affairs, imdb.alan-partridge-character, imdb.tv-series, imdb.news-satire + 20 more, imdb.fake-news-report, imdb.based-on-radio-show, imdb.british, imdb.journalism, imdb.satire, imdb.broadcasting, imdb.spoof, imdb.political-satire, imdb.surrealism, imdb.journalist, imdb.satire-comedy, imdb.gay-character, imdb.sketch-comedy, imdb.british-comedy, imdb.fake-journalist, imdb.sketch, imdb.fake-news, imdb.parody, imdb.tv-series-comedy, imdb.british-television-series
Production Companies: BBC, TalkBack Productions
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S0E1 - Pilot
Original pilot of the hit comedy.
Jan. 29, 1993, midnight
S0E2 - Pilot (Post Programme Update)
A post-programme update from the 1993 pilot.
Jan. 29, 1993, midnight
S0E3 - Mini News 1 (Main News Attack)
Mini-episode featuring original material which was broadcast the night before the original broadcast of "Main News Attack".
Jan. 18, 1994, midnight
S0E4 - Mini News 2 (The Big Report)
Mini-episode featuring original material which was broadcast the night before the original broadcast of "The Big Report".
Jan. 25, 1994, midnight
S0E5 - The Pool
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 series about every single one of them. Starting this week with St. Lambs pool, in Acton (Extended scene from episode 2).
Jan. 26, 1994, midnight
S0E6 - Mini News 3 (Meganews)
Mini-episode featuring original material which was broadcast the night before the original broadcast of "Meganews".
Feb. 1, 1994, midnight
S0E7 - Meganews (Bonus Visual Descriptions)
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.
April 26, 2004, midnight
S0E8 - Mini News 4 (Stretchcast)
Mini-episode featuring original material which was broadcast the night before the original broadcast of "Stretchcast".
Feb. 8, 1994, midnight
S0E9 - Mini News 5 (Magnifievent)
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 interviews a Russian tennis ace. And ain't it the funkiest newsiest mothersucker in the hood right now. Yo bro, dance me a full stop y'all… what…?
Feb. 15, 1994, midnight
S0E10 - Mini News 6 (Newsatrolysis a.k.a. Factgasm)
Mini-episode featuring original material which was broadcast the night before the original broadcast of "Newsatrolysis a.k.a. Factgasm".
Feb. 22, 1994, midnight
S0E11 - The Office - Journey Through Hell
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).
Feb. 23, 1994, midnight
S0E12 - State of the Union Address
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 4 is selected to reveal a hidden menu option.
April 26, 2004, midnight
S0E13 - Po-Faced Analysis
An Open University programme about news presentation which includes an analysis of how, and why, parodies such as The Day Today work.
Dec. 16, 1995, midnight
S0E14 - The Mark Radcliffe Show
Interview with Steve Coogan. BBC Radio 1 FM 17th January 1994.
Jan. 17, 1994, midnight
BBC Two
29 min/ep
174 min
Jan. 19, 1994
Feb. 23, 1994, midnight
Ended
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