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The Day Today

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199429m / epComedy

First aired

January 19, 1994

8.3

TMDB Score

83% match · 65 votes

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Main News Attack

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The Big Report

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Meganews

Feb 2, 1994 · 29m

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Stretchcast

Feb 9, 1994 · 29m

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Feb 16, 1994 · 29m

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Factgasm

Feb 23, 1994 · 29m

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 Pool, a documentary set in a public swimming pool, a segment from RokTV, and Alan Partridge covering the horse racing at Marple.

About the Series

Comedy

Synopsis

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'.

CreatorsChris Morris, Armando Iannucci