The Day Today 30 years old

The Day Today

The Day Today is a surreal British parody of television current affairs programmes, broadcast in 1994, and created by the comedians Armando Iannucci and Chris Morris. It is an adaptation of the radio programme On the Hour, which was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 between 1991 and 1992. On the Hour was written by Morris, Iannucci, Steven Wells, Andrew Glover, Stewart Lee, Richard Herring, David Quantick, and the cast. For The Day Today, Peter Baynham joined the writing team, and Lee and Herring were replaced by Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews. The principal cast of On the Hour was retained for The Day Today. The Day Today is composed of six half-hour episodes and a selection of shorter, five-minute slots recorded as promotion trailers for the longer segments. The six half-hour episodes were originally broadcast from 19 January to 23 February 1994 on BBC2. The Day Today has won many awards, including Morris winning the 1994 British Comedy Award for Best Newcomer. All six episodes are available on BBC DVD, having previously been issued on VHS.

Credits

Patrick Marber
Patrick Marber

Peter O'Hanraha-hanrahan

Steve Coogan
Steve Coogan

Alan Partridge

Chris Morris
Chris Morris

Christopher Morris

Rebecca Front
Rebecca Front

Barbara Wintergreen

David Schneider
David Schneider

Sylvester Stuart

Doon Mackichan
Doon Mackichan

Collaterlie Sisters

Cast

Name Character
Patrick Marber He was 29 , now 59 years old as Peter O'Hanraha-hanrahan
Steve Coogan He was 28 , now 58 years old as Alan Partridge
Chris Morris He was 28 , now 58 years old as Christopher Morris
Rebecca Front She was 30 , now 60 years old as Barbara Wintergreen
David Schneider He was 30 , now 60 years old as Sylvester Stuart
Doon Mackichan She was 32 , now 62 years old as Collaterlie Sisters

Crew

Name Job title
Chris Morris Writing He was 28 , now 58 years old Writer
The Day Today poster
The Day Today (30 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1994-01-19
  • Runtime: [30] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 6