External Rating63%
199430 minEnded

The Day Today

Network:BBC Two

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S01E06 - "Factgasm"

Aired on Feb 23, 1994, 9:00 PM

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Description

A mock news series with a combination of ludicrous fictitious stories.

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Status
Ended
Language
English
Runtime
30 min
Premiered
January 19, 1994
Ended
February 23, 1994
Schedule
Wednesday at 9:00 PM

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Episodes (1 Season · 6 Episodes)

The First

Current affairs spoof set in a news studio, featuring sports commentator Alan Partridge and US reporter Barbara Wintergreen. Prince Charles volunteers to spend time in Brixton prison, an Elvis fan on Death Row plans to die like the King, and there's a report about bullying vicars.

Jan 19, 1994

30 min

Big Report

Series poking fun at the world of news reporting, featuring fictional journalist Peter O'Hanrahanrahan. The junior minister for health resigns, actor Marlon Brando is sold at auction, and Alan Partridge covers the racing from Marple.

Jan 26, 1994

30 min

Meganews

A satirical take on TV news reporting. Wild horses cause problems on the London Underground, the BBC replaces the Nine O'Clock News with a soap set in a bureau de change, and the monarch and the prime minister come to blows.

Feb 2, 1994

30 min

Stretchcast

Current affairs spoof starring Chris Morris, Steve Coogan, Patrick Marber, David Schneider, Rebecca Front & Doon Mackichan.

Feb 9, 1994

30 min

News

Series satirising television's treatment of current affairs. The economy is thrown into chaos when the pound gets stolen, Alan Partridge meets a female rally driver, and homeless people in London get clamped.

Feb 16, 1994

30 min

Factgasm

A satirical take on the world of TV news reporting. Commuters go mad when their train gets stuck on the line for two days, the public air their complaints on 'Speak Your Brains' and Alan Partridge is an unwilling participant in a demonstration of self-defence techniques.

Feb 23, 1994

30 min

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