Overview
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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surrealsatireparodycurrent affairs
Seasons
Specials14 episodes1993
1
Pilot
1993-01-29
38m0.0es286611
2Pilot (Post Programme Update)
1993-01-29
5m0.0es286612
3Mini News 1 (Main News Attack)
1994-01-18
3m0.0es286613
4Mini News 2 (The Big Report)
1994-01-25
3m0.0es286614
5The Pool
1994-01-26
3m0.0es286615
6Mini News 3 (Meganews)
1994-02-01
3m0.0es286616
7Meganews (Bonus Visual Descriptions)
2004-04-26
3m0.0es286617
8Mini News 4 (Stretchcast)
1994-02-08
3m0.0es286618
9Mini News 5 (Magnifievent)
1994-02-15
30m0.0es286619
10Mini News 6 (Newsatrolysis a.k.a. Factgasm)
1994-02-22
3m0.0es286620
11The Office - Journey Through Hell
1994-02-23
30m0.0es286621
12State of the Union Address
2004-04-26
4m0.0es286622
13Po-Faced Analysis
1995-12-16
24m0.0es286623
14The Mark Radcliffe Show
1994-01-17
21m0.0es286624
Added: 5/14/2026Updated: 6/2/2026