On The Hour
- Radio sketch show
- BBC Radio 4
- 1991 - 1992
- 12 episodes (2 series)
Radio news satire presented by Chris Morris which was renowned for its savage dissection of news and current affairs programming and presentation. Also features Steve Coogan, Rebecca Front, Doon Mackichan, Patrick Marber and David Schneider
- Series 1, Christmas Special repeated at 10:30pm on Radio 4 Extra
Key details
- Genre
- Sketch Show
- Broadcast
- 1991 - 1992
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 12 (2 series)
- Stars
- Chris Morris, Steve Coogan, Rebecca Front, Doon Mackichan, Patrick Marber and David Schneider
- Writers
- Chris Morris, Armando Iannucci, Richard Herring, Stewart Lee, David Quantick, Steven Wells, Andrew Glover, Rebecca Front and more
- Producers
- Armando Iannucci and Chris Morris
- Company
On The Hour is BBC Radio 4's most important news programme. Presented by Christopher Morris, it covers all of the important stories such as, "Glass-faced man too disgusting for trial!", "International string measurements agreed!" and "More oxygen needed says France!"
Supporting Morris are a range of fearless correspondents, including vapid US reporter Barbara Wintergreen; environmental reporter Rosy May; religious commentator Monsignor Treeb-Lopez, the terribly incompetent Peter O'Hanraha-Hanrahan; Radio 1 DJ Wayne Carr; and the monstrous face of sport, Alan Partridge.
Additional details
- Tagline
- The News As It Happens, If It Happens
- Production
- Studio
- Soundtrack
- Music written and performed by Chris Morris and Jonathan Whitehead.
Website links
- BBC Comedy Guide
A guide from the BBC covering the series. - Cook'd And Bomb'd
A Chris Morris fansite which includes recordings of all the episodes. - On The Hour Website
A website covering On the Hour created to promote the CDs you can now buy. - MySpace Page
A page on MySpace for fans of the show. - Wikipedia
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Friday 9th August 1991 at 11pm on BBC Radio 4
- Next repeats
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- Series 1, Christmas Special: Today at 10:30pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Most recent repeats
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- Thursday 31st October 2024 at 10:30pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 1, Episode 5
- Thursday 24th October 2024 at 10:30pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 1, Episode 4
- Thursday 17th October 2024 at 10:30pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 1, Episode 3