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 pokes fun at the world of 24-hour rolling news channels. The title of the show is a play on the phrase "Breaking News". The first series features six episodes which last 30 minutes each. Having previously worked on programs such as People Like Us and The Sunday Format, the show's production team have worked closely with wri...
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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 pokes fun at the world of 24-hour rolling news channels. The title of the show is a play on the phrase "Breaking News". The first series features six episodes which last 30 minutes each. Having previously worked on programs such as People Like Us and The Sunday Format, the show's production team have worked closely with writer and director John Morton.
The show jump-cuts between its various spoof TV channels, which cover both the central story and other stories that would be of interest to their audience. A large part of the comedy comes from observations about the nature of news presentation rather than the stories themselves.
The programme centres on Britain's addiction to 24-hour news channels. Each week, Broken News looks at a fictitious news story such as "Tomato Flu" or "The End of the Rain". Its massive cast of 145 actors fill their roles as anchors and...
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