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The Day Today on DVD (1994)

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Average rating: 79%
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3.5
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Starring: Steve Coogan, Christopher Morris, Rebecca Front, Doon MacKichan
Director: Andrew Gillman
Studio: BBC WORLDWIDE PUBLISHING
Run time: 180 mins
Certificate: 15
User collections: For the uneducated who no longer care about the rest of the world, The Revolution Will Be Televised - Or Watched on DVD, Great TV, Best TV comedies
Genres: Comedy, Television
Languages: English
Released: 26/04/2004

Brief synopsis of The Day Today

A brilliantly funny and pointed parody of aggressive TV journalism. Full of completely farcical, fictional news stories told in sharply realistic melodramatic TV News style. Plus a mockery of weather reports, sports journalism and the American reporters too. Features Steve Coogan's helmet-haired TV debut as Alan Partridge behind the Sports desk. Contains the complete series.

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Rated - 5 starsDon't bother with disc 2

A customer from Portsmouth , 27/07/2004

5 stars for the first disc, but don't bother with the second 'extras' disc. Contains about 2 minutes of footage not on the first disc

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Rated - 4 starsChapman Baxter meets his maker. Again...

Vengeful Hedgehog from London, England , 26/07/2004

An extremely funny (yet bizarre) series, parodying a 24 hour news culture. Disc One is good, although the multi-angle function in show 3 is irritating and perfunctory. I particularly enjoyed the running theme of executions the American way, which ran through several shows.

Disc Two adds nothing to the set, and so is best ignored!

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Rated - 5 starsAnswer the question!

Mike Conyard from Gosport, Hampshire [Highly rated reviewer] , 23/05/2005

The original news spoof... hasn't aged a bit.. and the American News footage still looks as good as ever. It still has the ability to draw you into thinking it's actually real.. fools my girlfriend every time she walk in the room! Excellent, this is vintage Morris..

  7 out of 7 people found this review helpful
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Rated - 5 starsNow fact me till I fart!

A customer from Scotland , 22/02/2008

Still the sharpest news satire ever made. Every bit of it - music, graphics, headlines, acting - is note perfect, managing to be savage and merciless while hysterically funny. Chris Morris is clearly a genius but the supporting cast- particularly Steve Coogan as Alan Partridge, Doon MacKichan as the wonderful and bizarre financial correspondent Collaterly Sisters, and David Schneider as anything - are equally brilliant. The only gripe is that at times the self-consciously surreality could do with toning down. But this is essential viewing for anyone who likes their comedy sharp and ridiculous. SImply fantastic.

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Rated - 4 stars

David#320 from CHELMSFORD , 22/07/2004

An extremely funny (yet bizarre) series parodying a 24 hour news culture. The disc is good, although the multi-angle function in show 3 is irritating and perfunctory?

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Rated - 5 starsAnswer the question!

Mike Conyard from Gosport, Hampshire [Highly rated reviewer] , 23/05/2005

The original news spoof... hasn't aged a bit.. and the American News footage still looks as good as ever. It still has the ability to draw you into thinking it's actually real.. fools my girlfriend every time she walk in the room! Excellent, this is vintage Morris..

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