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TV series

The Day Today

19941 season8.2 / 10

The headlines tonight...

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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Checked Jul 22, 2026

The Day Today premiered January 19, 1994. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.

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'.

Cast, crew and production details

About The Day Today

Cast

Chris MorrisChristopher Morris
Patrick MarberPeter O'Hanraha-hanrahan
Doon MackichanCollaterlie Sisters
Steve CooganAlan Partridge
Rebecca FrontBarbara Wintergreen
David SchneiderSylvester Stuart
Patience Tomlinson
Graham LinehanGraham - 'Sorted' Presenter

Credits

Created by
Chris Morris, Armando Iannucci
Written by
David Schneider, Steve Coogan, Peter Baynham, Patrick Marber, Armando Iannucci, Chris Morris, Doon Mackichan, Rebecca Front

Production details

Status
Ended
Series type
Miniseries
Episodes
6
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • BBC TwoUnited Kingdom
  • TalkBack Productions
  • BBCUnited Kingdom

Themes

current affairsparodysatiresurreal

Season 1 episodes

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Episode 1

Main News Attack

29m10.0 / 10

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 Wintergreen's report on the Elvis styled execution of American serial killer Chapman Baxter, and Alan Partridge covering the Tour de France and Boxing.

Guest stars Patience Tomlinson

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Episode 2

The Big Report

29m10.0 / 10

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.

Guest stars Ian Barritt

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Episode 3

Meganews

29m10.0 / 10

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 Wintergreen's report on Chapman Baxter being executed via marriage, a continuation of The Pool, and Alan Partridge interviewing soccer players and a female show jumper.

Guest stars Mark Chapman

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Episode 4

Stretchcast

29m4.0 / 10

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 immense popularity of The Bureau in Italy, the Home Office releasing the Sorted videos aimed at young people, and near-death experiences. Also features Barbara Wintergreen reporting on the natus (a method of prosthetic pregnancy), and Alan Partridge's Countdown to World Cup '94.

Guest stars Graham Linehan, Minnie Driver

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Episode 5

Magnifevent

29m10.0 / 10

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 trade agreement and subsequent war between Australia and Hong Kong. Also features Barbara Wintergreen reporting on Chapman Baxter being executed by the reanimated corpse of his last victim, and Alan Partridge riding with a female rally driver.

Guest stars John Thomson, Kim Wilde

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Episode 6

Newsatrolysis a.k.a. Factgasm

29m10.0 / 10Finale

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, the decline of the NHS, and a roundup of international news. Also features a documentury set at the office of a pharmaceutical company, and Alan Partridge covering self-defence.

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Episode information updated Jul 22, 2026