Broken News
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2005-10-31
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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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.
First Aired
2005-10-31
Last Aired
2005-12-05
Seasons
1
Episodes
6
Director
John Morton
Tony Roche
Status
Ended
Genres
Comedy
News
Language
English
Network
BBC Two
Production
BBC
Casts
Benedict Cumberbatch
Benedict Cumberbatch
Claudia Christian
Claudia Christian
Duncan Duff
Duncan Duff
Sharon Horgan
Sharon Horgan
Colin Stinton
Colin Stinton
Steve Toussaint
Steve Toussaint
Indira Varma
Indira Varma
Philip Brodie
Philip Brodie
Tom Goodman-Hill
Tom Goodman-Hill
Sarah Hadland
Sarah Hadland
Pip Torrens
Pip Torrens
Darren Boyd
Darren Boyd
Nicola Walker
Nicola Walker
Clare Wille
Clare Wille
James Howard
James HowardMax Digby
Max Digby
Roger Barclay
Roger Barclay
Preeya Kalidas
Preeya Kalidas
Lorelei King
Lorelei King
John Chancer
John Chancer
Jonathan Aris
Jonathan ArisIan Duncan
Ian Duncan
Andrew Havill
Andrew Havill
Lauren Ward
Lauren Ward