On the Hour

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On the Hour is a British satirical radio news programme that parodies current affairs broadcasting with surreal and darkly comic sketches.

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instanceOf British radio programme
radio comedy
satirical radio programme
basedOn format later adapted for television as The Day Today
broadcastOn radio
characterIntroduced Alan Partridge NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator Armando Iannucci NERFINISHED
endTime 1992
firstBroadcastOn BBC Radio 4 NERFINISHED
followedBy The Day Today NERFINISHED
format radio news parody
genre news parody
radio comedy
satire
hasFeature dark comedy
fake interviews
mock current affairs reports
spoof news bulletins
surreal sketches
hasSubject current affairs
journalism
news media
politics
influenced The Day Today NERFINISHED
medium audio
notableFor innovative satirical treatment of news broadcasting
numberOfEpisodes 12
numberOfSeries 2
originalLanguage English
originallyAiredAs half-hour episodes
originalNetwork BBC Radio 4 NERFINISHED
parodies current affairs broadcasting
producer BBC Radio 4 NERFINISHED
spinOff The Day Today NERFINISHED
starred Chris Morris NERFINISHED
David Schneider NERFINISHED
Doon Mackichan NERFINISHED
Patrick Marber NERFINISHED
Rebecca Front NERFINISHED
Steve Coogan NERFINISHED
startTime 1991
tone darkly comic
surreal
writer Armando Iannucci NERFINISHED
Chris Morris NERFINISHED
David Quantick NERFINISHED
Richard Herring NERFINISHED
Steven Wells NERFINISHED
Stewart Lee NERFINISHED

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Chris Morris notableWork On the Hour
The Day Today basedOn On the Hour
The Day Today precededBy On the Hour