What the Papers Say
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What the Papers Say is a long-running British television series that offered a weekly, often satirical review and analysis of how newspapers covered current events.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| And Now the News | 1 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | British television series ⓘ |
| basedOn | British newspaper coverage of the week ⓘ |
| broadcastFrequency | weekly ⓘ |
| broadcastMedium | television broadcast ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastOn | Granada Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | weekly review of newspaper coverage ⓘ |
| genre |
current affairs television programme
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news review programme ⓘ satirical television programme ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
media criticism
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press review ⓘ satirical tone ⓘ |
| hasFormatElement |
commentary by journalists or presenters
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reading of direct quotations from newspapers ⓘ |
| hasReputationFor |
long-running status in British broadcasting
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wry and ironic commentary on the press ⓘ |
| laterBroadcastOn |
BBC Radio 4
NERFINISHED
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BBC2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Channel 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfCoverage | United Kingdom press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
focus on how newspapers report politics and public affairs
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use of actors and journalists reading and commenting on press excerpts ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ITV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFocus | British national newspapers ⓘ |
| producer | Granada Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spinOffOrRelatedFormat | radio adaptation ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | coverage of current events in British newspapers ⓘ |
| targetAudience | viewers interested in media and politics ⓘ |
| typeOfAnalysis | review and analysis of press treatment of news ⓘ |
| typicalRuntime | approximately 25 minutes ⓘ |
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And Now the News