The Day Today

1994 NR 30m 8.6

A spoof of the British style of news broadcasting - including ridiculous stories, patronising vox pops, offensively hard-hitting research and a sports presenter clearly struggling for metaphors.

A satire of British news programmes. It parodies the 'hard-hitting' Gulf War-era style of journalism, as well as mocking sports journalism, weather reports, American news programmes, business reports, soap operas, 'vox pops', and many other targets.

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Episodes:

Episode 1 The First

1. The First

Aired: Jan 18, 1994

Features reports on Prince Charles volunteering to go to prison, the London J...

Episode 2 Big Report

2. Big Report

Aired: Jan 25, 1994

Features reports on the Junior Minister for Health resigning, Marlon Brando b...

Episode 3 Meganews

3. Meganews

Aired: Feb 1, 1994

Features reports on an infestation of wild horses in the London underground, ...

Episode 4 Stretchcast

4. Stretchcast

Aired: Feb 8, 1994

Features reports on suspicions that British police officers are eating their ...

Episode 5 News

5. News

Aired: Feb 15, 1994

Features reports on the British Pound being stolen, the plummeting ratings of...

Episode 6 Factgasm

6. Factgasm

Aired: Feb 22, 1994

Features reports on Buckingham Palace culling 40 members of staff, passengers...

Info about The Day Today

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC Two

Genres: Comedy