Broken News (2005)

30m
Running Time

1
Seasons

6
Episodes

October 31, 2005
Release Date

TV
IMDb ratings
7.4
Broken News

Broken News (2005)

30m
Running Time

1
Seasons

6
Episodes

October 31, 2005
Release Date

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BBC
BBC Two

Plot.

Broken News is a comedy programme shown on BBC Two in autumn 2005 and in Australia on SBS-TV from the 17 July 2006. The show poked fun at the world of 24-hour rolling news channels. The title of the show is a play on the phrase "breaking news". The show jump cut between its various spoof TV channels, which covered both the central story and other stories that would be of interest to their audience. A large part of the comedy came from observations about the nature of news presentation rather than the stories themselves.

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Release Date
October 31, 2005

Status
Ended

Seasons
1

Episodes
6

Running Time
30m

Content Rating
NR

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This TV Show Is About.

satire
Scripted

Wiki.

Broken News is a comedy programme shown on BBC Two in late 2005. The show poked fun at the world of 24-hour rolling news channels. The title of the show is a play on the phrase "breaking news". It had six thirty-minute episodes. Having previously worked on programmes such as People Like Us and The Sunday Format, the show's production team worked closely with writer and director John Morton.

The show jump cut between its various spoof TV channels, which covered both the central story and other stories that would be of interest to their audience. A large part of the comedy came from observations about the nature of news presentation rather than the stories themselves.

The programme centred on Britain's addiction to 24-hour news channels. Each week, Broken News looked at a fictitious news story such as "Tomato Flu" or "The End of the Rain". Its massive cast of 145 actors played newsreaders and reporters on different networks.

It was released on DVD Region 2 on 12 June 2006.

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