The Day Today
Chris Morris in The Day Today
Genre	Comedy
Created by	Chris Morris, Armando Iannucci
Starring	Chris Morris, Steve Coogan, Rebecca Front, Doon Mackichan, Patrick Marber, David Schneider, Michael Alexander St John
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	6
Production
Running time	30 min
Broadcast
Original channel	BBC 2
Original run	January 19, 1994 – February 23, 1994

The Day Today is a surreal British parody of television current affairs news programmes. It is an adaptation of the radio programme On The Hour. The series is composed of six half-hour episodes and a selection of shorter, five-minute slots recorded as promotion trailers for the longer segments. Only six episodes were made, and were originally broadcast in January and February 1994 on BBC2. The Day Today won many awards and Chris Morris won the 1994 British Comedy Award for Best Newcomer. All six episodes are available on BBC video and DVD. Image File history File links The_Day_Today. ... Comedy has a classical meaning (comical theatre) and a popular one (the use of humour with an intent to provoke[[ laughter in general). ... Chris Morris (b. ... Presenting the Election Night Armistice in 1997 Armando Iannucci (born 1964, Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish comedian, satirist and radio producer. ... Chris Morris (b. ... Stephen Steve John Coogan (born 14 October 1965) is an English actor, impressionist, and comedian. ... Rebecca Front (born June 28, 1965) is a British comedian and actress. ... Doon Mackichan Doon Mackichan (born 1962, Fife) is a Scottish comedian. ... Patrick Marber (born 19 September 1964) is an English playwright, director, actor and Academy Award nominated screenwriter. ... David Schneider (born May 22, 1963) is a British actor and comedian. ... BBC Two (or BBC2 as it was formerly styled) was the second UK television station to be aired by the BBC. History The channel was scheduled to begin at 7:20pm on April 20, 1964 and show an evening of light entertainment, starting with the comedy show The Alberts and... January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of television-related events in 1994. ... February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of television-related events in 1994. ... Yves Tanguy Indefinite Divisibility 1942 Surrealism[1] is a cultural movement that began in the mid-1920s, and is best known for the visual artworks and writings of the group members. ... In contemporary usage, a parody is a work that imitates another work in order to ridicule, ironically comment on, or poke some affectionate fun at the work itself, the subject of the work, the author or fictional voice of the parody, or another subject. ... Current affairs is a genre of broadcast journalism where the emphasis is on detailed analysis and discussion of news stories that have recently occurred or are ongoing at the time of broadcast. ... A news program or news programme or news show is a regularly scheduled radio or television program that reports current events. ... On The Hour double cassette cover featuring Chris Morris, 1992. ... BBC Two (or BBC2 as it was formerly styled) was the second UK television station to be aired by the BBC. History The channel was scheduled to begin at 7:20pm on April 20, 1964 and show an evening of light entertainment, starting with the comedy show The Alberts and... The British Comedy Awards is an annual awards ceremony in the United Kingdom celebrating notable comedians and entertainment performances of the previous year. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ... Video (Latin for I see, first person singular present, indicative of videre, to see) is the technology of electronically capturing, recording, processing, storing, transmitting, and reconstructing a sequence of still images representing scenes in motion. ... DVD (also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ...

Programme format

Each episode is presented as a mock news programme, and the episodes rely on a combination of ludicrous fictional news stories, covered with a serious, pseudo-professional attitude. Each episode revolves around one or two major stories, which are pursued throughout the programme, along with a host of other stories usually only briefly referred to. In addition, the programme dips into other channels from time to time, presents clips of (fictional) upcoming BBC programmes, and conducts street interviews with members of the public, in a segment named "Speak Your Brains". It is difficult to ascertain whether the street interviews depicted therein are staged, or are real interviews, with the participants believing they are speaking to actual reporters; this ambiguity further adds to the humour. The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ...

The programme frequently commented on other programmes, most often a spoof soap opera called The Bureau, set in a 24-hour Bureau de Change, revolving around clichéd soap opera-style plots, which apparently produces and airs 2,000 episodes between the first and third segments of The Day Today and becomes a hit in Italy. The programme also contained clips from a spoof documentary series called "The Pool", revolving around a public swimming pool and its neurotic staff. The final episode featured reports on the fictional documentary "The Office", which followed at office workers as they went on a retreat with an efficiency expert, a segment which could be seen as a precursor to Ricky Gervais' series The Office. Other non-news segments of the programme included "Speak Your Brains"; depicting street interviews with members of the public, presented out of context; and occasional "physical cartoons" of current events set in the studio. Chris Morris frequently dipped into other channels for other news stories, including "Rok TV" (spoofing MTV); reporting on the fictional and psychotically violent African-American rapper "Fur-Q"; and "Genutainment", a segment which reported on a sheepdog averting a helicopter disaster (a parody of the real-life rescue show 999). For Philippine soap opera, see Teleserye. ... A Bureau de Change is an organisation or facility which allows customers to exchange one currency for another. ... Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt, in one fashion or another, to document reality. ... A swimming pool, sometimes also referred to in some countries as a swimming bath(German. ... Ricky Dene Gervais (IPA: or ) (born June 25, 1961) is an Emmy, Golden Globe and BAFTA award-winning English comic writer and performer from Reading, Berkshire. ... The main cast of the UK version of The Office The main Season 3 cast of the US version of The Office The main cast of Le Bureau, the French version of The Office The main cast of La Job, the French Canadian version of The Office The Office is... MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network headquartered in New York City. ... Languages Predominantly American English Religions Protestantism (chiefly Baptist and Methodist); Roman Catholicism; Islam Related ethnic groups Sub-Saharan Africans and other African groups, some with Native American groups. ... Rapping is one of the elements of hip hop and the distinguishing feature of hip hop music; it is a form of rhyming lyrics spoken rhythmically over musical instruments, with a musical backdrop of sampling, scratching and mixing by DJs. ... A Sheep dog is a type of domestic dog whose original purpose was to herd or guard sheep. ... Link title For other uses, see Helicopter (disambiguation). ...

One of The Day Today's nonsensical slogans: "Fact times importance equals news!"

The programme occasionally featured producer Armando Iannucci and writer Peter Baynham, the latter most notably playing Gay Desk reporter, Colin Poppshed. John Thomson, Graham Linehan, Tony Haase and Minnie Driver also appear. Michael Alexander St John provided the voiceover stings. Image File history File links Fact_x_importance_equals_ne. ... Image File history File links Fact_x_importance_equals_ne. ... Presenting the Election Night Armistice in 1997 Armando Iannucci (born 1964, Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish comedian, satirist and radio producer. ... Peter Baynham is a British comedy writer and perfomer born in Cardiff, Wales. ... John Thomson on HUWRH John Thomson (born 1969) is an actor from Northern Ireland. ... Graham Linehan (born 1968) is an Irish television writer and director who, often in partnership with Arthur Mathews, has written or co-written a number of popular television comedies. ... Minnie Driver (born Amelia Fiona J. Driver on 31 January 1971) is an Academy award nominated English actress and singer-songwriter, born in London to Ronnie Driver and his wife Gaynor. ...

Much of the programme's humour was derived from its excessively brash style of reporting and its unnecessarily complex format. The opening sequence of each episode is unnecessarily lengthy and complicated, a parody of the overuse of computer-generated credit sequences on news programmes. One episode presented false adverts featuring depictions of The Day Today being broadcast in bizarre locations; the night sky over Paris, the sides of the Great Pyramid in Cairo, the International Hackenbacker Building in Chicago, and the handles of 400 million petrol pumps across the globe; this was a parody of CNN International's promotions advertising the hotels in which the channel could be seen. Morris himself provided much humour from his aggressive personality, often arguing with reporters and guests on-air and at one stage provoking a war between Australia and Hong Kong solely to give him something to report on. City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... The Great Pyramid of Giza, (sometimes spelled Gizeh) is the oldest and last remaining of the Seven Wonders of the World and the most famous pyramid in the world. ... Nickname: Egypt: Site of Cairo (top center) Coordinates: Government  - Governor Dr. Abdul Azim Wazir Area  - City 214 km²  (82. ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook & DuPage Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... Modern filling station A filling station, gas station or petrol station is a facility that sells fuel and lubricants for road motor vehicles – usually gasoline, diesel fuel, and liquified petroleum gas (LPG). ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

The programme frequently lambasted Conservative politicians in office at the time of the programme's production. Statesmen repeatedly lampooned by the series include John Major, Michael Heseltine, Chris Patten, Douglas Hurd, Virginia Bottomley, Michael Portillo, and former American President Bill Clinton. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), the largest in terms of public membership, and is the second oldest extant political party in the world. ... Sir John Major, KG, CH, PC (born 29 March 1943) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and leader of the British Conservative Party from 1990 to 1997. ... Michael Ray Dibdin Heseltine, Baron Heseltine, CH, PC (born 21 March 1933) is a British Conservative politician and businessman. ... Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, CH, PC (born 12 May 1944) is a prominent British Conservative politician and a Patron of the Tory Reform Group. ... Douglas Richard Hurd, Baron Hurd of Westwell, CH, CBE, PC (born 8 March 1930), is a senior British Conservative politician and novelist, who served in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major between 1979 and his retirement in 1995. ... The Right Honourable Virginia Hilda Brunette Maxwell Bottomley, Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone, PC (born March 12, 1948), née Virginia Garnett, is a British Conservative Party politician. ... Michael Denzil Xavier Portillo PC (born 26 May 1953) is an English journalist, broadcaster, and former Conservative politician. ... William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III[1] on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ...

Each episode ended in a familiar style for news reports, with the camera panning out as the studio lights dimmed on Morris. However, instead of shuffling his papers in a clichéd newsreader style, Morris would take advantage of the dimming lights to perform bizarre activities; putting lots of pens in his jacket pockets, removing his normal hair to reveal long blonde locks underneath and in the last episode crossing the newsdesk to lie face down on the studio floor.

Notable coverage

The "news" which features on the programme is often irrelevant and always ridiculous in the extreme. Notable segments include:

• Reports that explosive-packed terrorist dogs were being released in London by the IRA. These mechanical "bomb dogs" wreak havoc, and prompt the British police to begin executing any dog on sight. This story is accompanied by a clip of Steve Coogan impersonating a Gerry Adams-esque Sinn Fein leader, spouting rhetoric in a grossly exaggerated Irish accent, while inhaling helium to detract credibility from his statement. (This was a satirical comment on the law at the time which required any Sinn Féin spokesperson appearing on television to have their words dubbed by an actor speaking in a neutral tone of voice.)

• Coverage of a long-running feud between John Major and the Queen. The feud culminates in physical fighting between the two in Buckingham Palace, videoed by a secret reporter who comments on "loud swearing voices", "the sounds of bodies falling against furniture", and the "Prime Minister leaving with bleeding legs". Early coverage of the incident worsens the situation, and prompts Morris' character to air a propaganda reel reserved for national emergencies; film consisting of a sequence of bizarre scenarios set against a backdrop of patriotic British music, in a baffling effort to boost British national solidarity. The feud ultimately ends with the Queen and her entourage marching on Downing Street to beat up John Major, and after the close of the incident, the Royal Mail issues a commemorative stamp featuring the Queen and John Major kissing.

• Coverage of an ongoing rail crisis, following a train trapped on the tracks in Oxfordshire. Trapped by a jammed signal post, the stranded train rapidly becomes the scene of anarchy and paganism, its passengers reverting to an animalistic state.

• In the fifth episode, Morris provokes a war between Hong Kong and Australia so that he can report on it, and much of the episode revolves around the resulting conflict. Subsequent reports of the war, delivered from "Eastmanstown in the Upper Cataracts on the Australio-Hong-Kong border", are humorously blown out of proportion. At the end of the episode, a false advertisement features a three-tape VHS set of the war produced by The Day Today, featuring footage of the war and its origins, set against a wholly inappropriate backdrop of pop music, a parody of tabloid television's tendency to "dumb down" stories and present serious events in an inappropriate light-hearted manner.

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Main characters

• Chris Morris (Chris Morris) - The newsreader. Chris is a professional, and knows what he is talking about. His vast desk has several computers giving him the news instantly from around the world, leading to Chris' habit of interrupting other segments in order to break in with more important stories. He is always confrontational and extremely aggressive, frequently picking fights with his staff and guests while on-air, and his efforts to resolve problems (such as airing the BBC's emergency all-purpose propaganda film) frequently make bad situations even worse. Morris' unnecessarily aggressive personality often causes tensions between him and his staff, and is even responsible for triggering a war between Australia and Hong Kong. His mannerisms — and, particularly, his physical appearance in the pilot episode — suggests that his character is at least loosely based on that of Jeremy Paxman, and there are echoes of Michael Buerk's style of delivery.

A young Alan Partridge

• Alan Partridge (Steve Coogan) - Sports correspondent. Alan is an old-school lower-middle-class Tory who will often say the worst thing at the worst possible time. He has absolutely no knowledge of the sports he is covering, and frequently makes critical errors on-air which reveal his utter lack of knowledge of the subjects of his reports. However, Alan is usually able to bluff his way through by using complex metaphors, endless clichés and rambling off-topic digressions. Alan's coverage of the 1994 World Cup is particularly cringeworthy, while his attempts to report on horse-racing highlight his immense incompetence. Alan always ends his reports with the words "I'm Alan Partridge, join me", accompanied by Alan staring somewhat psychotically into the camera. Alan shares an unusual relationship with Morris; in one episode, Alan's sports reports are interrupted thrice by Morris; in another, Morris openly humiliates Alan on-air, and by the end of the series, Chris Morris' character appears to have developed a bizarre and unreciprocated homoerotic affection for Alan. The character would go on to star in two spin-off series, Knowing Me, Knowing You... with Alan Partridge and I'm Alan Partridge.

Doon Mackichan as Collaterlie Sisters

The Currency Cat

• Collaterlie Sisters (alternative spelling: "Collately Sisters") (Doon Mackichan) - Business correspondent. Collaterlie seemingly suffers from a bizarre series of tics, and is incapable of speaking in coherent sentences. Collaterlie talks complete nonsense about the world of business, including France and Italy swapping currencies, and Spain withdrawing from world markets in order to trade with itself. In addition, Collaterlie has a habit of padding out her reports with fast-paced and utterly impenetrable technical jargon and nonsensical technobabble. She uses bewildering graphics to get her points across, mainly when addressing the currency market, using such aids as the "Currency Cat" and the "Currency Kidney", whose appearance further confuses viewers. During her reports, a news ticker scrolls across the bottom, displaying meaningless symbols, often containing lots of fours. For unknown reasons, Chris Morris's character despises Collaterlie, and Chris makes no effort to conceal his intense dislike of her while on-air.

• Sylvester Stuart (David Schneider) - The weatherman. The only part of Sylvester we see is his head, which usually floats on a graphic background. He never describes the weather forecast straightforwardly, instead using confusing metaphors such as "That's about as warm as going into a heated drawing room after chopping some wood" and describing gloomy weather as "a bit like waking up next to a corpse". Notable weather reports have included the "Metball", a pinball-style graphic of the British Isles with Stuart's face as the ball, and another featuring the "Weather Collar"; Stuart wearing a vast iron collar with the British Isles painted on it, rotating his head to face different areas of the country. Sylvester's weather reports are often presented at inappropriate moments, and always end with Sylvester smiling insincerely while remarking "And that's all the weather". His name is almost certainly taken from the real name of Sly Stone, of whom Chris Morris was a big fan, playing Sly's music regularly on his radio programme.

• Barbara Wintergreen (Rebecca Front) - Correspondent on The Day Today's American sister channel CBN. Speaking with an exaggerated American accent, Barbara presents reports on very strange stories, all but one of them concerning the repeated executions of mass murderer Chapman Baxter (Patrick Marber) at various penitentiaries across the United States. Her reports are always extremely dark in humour, and revolve around her constant use of very poor, convoluted puns in the execution chamber, and interviews with stereotypical stock characters in American culture. Her disturbing reports always end with Barbara attempting a joke, drowned out by Chapman Baxter's execution screams. Her reports are presented in a noticeably different format to other reports shown in the episodes; her segments are filmed using different lenses and different shot sequences, accurately mimicking the appearance of American media aired on British television channels, while the content of her reports satirises common British perceptions of the American media.

• Peter O'Hanraha-hanrahan (Patrick Marber) - Economic correspondent. Of all the characters, Peter is by far the most incompetent; while Alan Partridge can usually extricate himself using sheer bluff, Peter has no such skill, and his reports see him digging himself deeper into the mire. He is constantly making mistakes, and always incurs Chris's extreme displeasure. Notable reports from Peter include a claim that an American factory with only 25,000 workers had made 35,000 redundant; a failed effort to conduct a light-hearted interview with a shipping minister; and a report in which Peter claims to have conducted an interview with the German economics minister in the German language, despite it being obvious that Peter cannot speak a word of German. Peter's attempts to back out of his errors always incurs Morris' wrath. Peter appears to have a habit of doodling on his notes (specifically, a cobweb), a constant irk to Chris Morris. Peter resembles former BBC newsreader Richard Whitmore; his name is clearly inspired by Brian Hanrahan.

• Rosie May (Rebecca Front) - Environmental correspondent. The bearded Rosie May presents the "Enviromation" slot. Her stories are always bizarre, including; the sky detaching from the horizon; a mobile cemetery; a ban on wave hunting; and a refrigerator powered by earthworms. Her segments always end with a new-age style epigram, such as "Tread not on the forest leaves, for you tread on my face". Rosie never interacts with other members of the news team.

• Jacques-"Jacques" Liverot (Patrick Marber) - Resident French commentator. Always depicted as a stereotypical postmodernist philosopher, eternally smoking alone in a dark and gloomy corner of the studio, Jacques will comment on the news throughout the programme, using a series of pseudo-existentialist bons mots. Contributes little to the programme apart from bizarre rhetorical questions, such as "If we could see politics, what would it look like?"

• Valerie Sinatra (Rebecca Front) - Travel correspondent. Valerie works in The Day Today travel pod, perched at the top of a tower looming a full mile above the centre of Great Britain. The traffic reports cover strange traffic accidents, such as a piece of pie blocking the road and coverage of an ongoing crash that has been in progress south of Newcastle-upon-Tyne for several weeks; as well as general traffic reports including a claim that workers have finished cobbling the M25. Valerie is the object of Chris' unrequited desire, and Chris frequently makes a fool of himself on-air in a desperate effort to flirt with Valerie.

'Brant'

• Brant (David Schneider) - The physical cartoonist from The Daily Telegraph. Brant satirises the news using cartoon backgrounds and then acting what is going on in the cartoon itself. His cartoons rely on elaborate physical metaphors which have to be labelled to render them comprehensible; a good example is his cartoon of Britain's handover of Hong Kong, where Chris Patten, "making a monkey of himself", is represented as King (Hong) Kong climbing the British Empire State Building, swatting at aeroplanes representing China and the handover year, 1997. Brant usually accompanies his cartoons with a strangled wailing noise, and each cartoon ends with his signature. The visual style is rather reminiscent of Nicholas Garland, a real Daily Telegraph political cartoonist, and the cumbersome labelling of political cartoons generally.

• Ted Maul (Chris Morris) - The roving reporter who later appears in Brass Eye made his first appearance here, as a roving reporter. A moustachioed veteran who speaks in an overblown, aggressive way and makes big stories from other people's suffering. Memorable news reports from Ted include a report on terrorist bomb dogs being unleashed by the IRA, and a long-running report covering commuters trapped on a train, who turn to paganism during their wait on the line.

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DVD bonus material

The DVD features extensive bonus material including short mini-episodes featuring original material which were broadcast the night before the original broadcast of each episode, the original pilot episode, and an Open University programme about news presentation which includes an analysis of how and why parodies such as The Day Today work. Affiliations Alliance of Non-Aligned Universities, Association of Commonwealth Universities, European Association of Distance Teaching Universities, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Website http://www. ...

The DVD also includes several "Easter eggs" including: a version of a State of the Union Address by George W. Bush, edited to make United States policy seem insanely belligerent; a new audio discussion between Morris and Alan Partridge discussing Partridge's bizarre theories of how Diana, Princess of Wales, and John F. Kennedy died; a further discussion between Morris and Partridge about the environment; a re-union of Morris, Partridge, Brant, Peter O'Hanrahahanrahan, Collaterlie Sisters and Valerie Sinatra; and another audio sketch featuring Peter O'Hanrahahanrahan pretending to file a report from the World Trade Center while blithely unaware that the September 11, 2001 attacks have just taken place. Pressing the Angle button during Episode 3 unveils brief, intermittent visual descriptions of the episode by Andy Hodgson and Jennifer Reinfrank, whilst a half-hour interview with Steve Coogan, conducted by Mark Radcliffe on the January 17, 1994 edition of his radio show, can be accessed through the Extended Scenes menu. A virtual Easter egg is a hidden message or feature in an object such as a movie, book, CD, DVD, computer program, or video game. ... 2003 State of the Union address given by U.S. President George W. Bush The State of the Union Address is an annual event in which the President of the United States reports on the status of the country, normally to a joint session of the U.S. Congress (the... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... Diana, Princess of Wales (Diana Frances;[2] née Spencer; 1 July 1961 – 31 August 1997) was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales. ... John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), also referred to as John F. Kennedy, JFK, John Kennedy or Jack Kennedy, was the 35th President of the United States. ... This article is about the former World Trade Center (Twin Towers) in New York City. ... A sequential look at United Flight 175 crashing into the south tower of the World Trade Center The September 11, 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11—pronounced nine eleven or nine one one) consisted of a series of coordinated terrorist[1] suicide attacks upon the United States, predominantly... Bouncing Back Andrew Patrick Hodgson is predominantly known as a presenter/auctioneer on the digital shopping channel bid tv. He is rumoured to be 24 years old, although his actual age is a closely guarded secret. ... Stephen Steve John Coogan (born 14 October 1965) is an English actor, impressionist, and comedian. ... Mark Radcliffe (born 29 June 1958) is an English broadcaster who has worked in various roles for the BBC since the 1980s. ... January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...

Cast and crew

• Chris Morris - Chris Morris, Ted Maul, Collin Haye, other roles
• Steve Coogan - Alan Partridge, Spartacus Mills, other roles
• Rebecca Front - Barbara Wintergreen, Rosy May, Valerie Sinatra, other roles
• Doon Mackichan - Collaterlie Sisters, Beverley Smax, other roles
• Patrick Marber - Peter O'Hanraha-hanrahan, Jacques "Jaques" Liverot, Chapman Baxter, other roles
• David Schneider - Sylvester Stewart, Brant, other roles
• Michael Alexander St John - Voiceover

• Devisers - Chris Morris and Armando Iannucci
• Writers - Chris Morris, Armando Iannucci, Peter Baynham, The Cast
• Additional Material - Andrew Glover, Steven Wells & David Quantick, Graham Linehan & Arthur Mathews
• Co-Producer - Chris Morris
• Director - Andrew Gillman
• Producer - Armando Iannucci
• Music - Jonathan Whitehead, Chris Morris

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Episode listing

• Main News Attack (broadcast 19 January 1994)
• The Big Report (broadcast 26 January 1994)
• Meganews (broadcast 2 February 1994)
• Stretchcast (broadcast 9 February 1994)
• Magnifivent (broadcast 16 February 1994)
• Newsatrolysis a.k.a. Factgasm (broadcast 23 February 1994)

January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...

References

External links

• The Day Today at The Internet Movie Database.
• The Day Today at the BBC's Comedy Guide
• British Film Institute Screen Online
• The Day Today at the Dedicated Alan Partridge Site