The News At Bedtime
- Radio sketch show
- BBC Radio 4
- 2009 - 2010
- 8 episodes (1 series)
Radio comedy from the writers of Private Eye. Stars Jack Dee and Peter Capaldi as two news readers in a fairytale land. Stars Jack Dee, Peter Capaldi, Lucy Montgomery, Vicki Pepperdine, Dan Tetsell and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Sketch Show
- Broadcast
- 2009 - 2010
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 8 (1 series)
- Stars
- Jack Dee, Peter Capaldi, Lucy Montgomery, Vicki Pepperdine, Dan Tetsell, Lewis Macleod and Alex Macqueen
- Writers
- Ian Hislop and Nick Newman
- Producer
- Simon Nicholls
- Company
Inspired by their column for Private Eye, writers Ian Hislop and Nick Newman have created an in-depth news analysis programme covering the latest events... in a fairytale world.
The News at Bedtime is introduced by twin presenters John Tweedledum (Jack Dee) and Jim Tweedledee (Peter Capaldi) - who argue and disagree with everyone - and sometimes each other. There is also Mary Mary, the Contrary Correspondent; Thought for the Day with Peter Rabbi; and the weather with Dilly Dilly.
This is serious broadcasting: The News at Bedtime addresses the zeitgeist issues of today and once upon a time from Nurseryland; Humpty Dumpty's great fall, the worrying story of Jack and the Genetically Modified Beanstalk and the celebrity wedding of the owl to the pussycat, to name but three.
Additional details
- Production
- Studio
- Soundtrack
- Theme tune is a remix of the BBC News theme playing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star".