Day Today, The

Synopsis

A satire by Steve Coogan on the conventions of British news broadcasting and the artificiality of presentation to which we have become inured. Includes ridiculous stories, patronising vox pops, offensively hard-hitting research and a sports presenter clearly struggling for metaphors. Originally broadcast in 6 parts on BBC2.

DVD extras include six mini-news segments, the untransmitted pilot episode, extended scenes and an Open University ‘behind the scenes’ programme.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

2004

Year of production

1994

Notes

Released to coincide with the tenth anniversary of the appearance of the series on BBC2 television

Subjects

Media studies

Keywords

news reporting; satire; television news

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 2 PAL

Price

£19.99

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

186 minutes

Year

2004

Production Company

Name

Talkback Productions

Web

URL: http:www.talkback.co.uk External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7861 8000

Fax

020 7861 8001

Address

20-21 Newman Street
London W1T 1PE

Sponsor

Name

BBC Television

Distributor

Name

BBC Worldwide Publishing

Web

http://www.bbcworldwide.com External site opens in new window

Phone

020 8576 3560

Fax

020 8576 3570

Address

80 Wood Lane
London
W12 0TT

Notes

Since Spring 2005, for home video releases see BBC, 2 Entertain Video

 

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