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Broken News (2005)

2005-10-31 · 30m · EN
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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.

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Tony RocheWriterJohn MortonWriter

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Benedict CumberbatchBenedict CumberbatchWill ParkerClaudia ChristianClaudia ChristianJulia Regan - IBSDuncan DuffDuncan DuffRichard Pritchard - ESNSharon HorganSharon HorganKatie Tate - ESNColin StintonColin StintonAnthony MarkovitzSteve ToussaintSteve ToussaintAdam LockwoodIndira VarmaIndira VarmaMelanie BellamyPhilip BrodiePhilip BrodieColin Kay - So NewsTom Goodman-HillTom Goodman-HillGuy Batson - Go SportsSarah HadlandSarah HadlandClaire - Traffic ReportsPip TorrensPip TorrensSam French - Bullet Points PresenterDarren BoydDarren BoydNick Burham

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Genre affinityComedy · NewsDialogue densityComedyPacingShortActor preference4113 · 182589 · 158121Country preferenceGbDecade preference2000

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What is Broken News about?

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.

How long is Broken News?

Broken News has a runtime of 30 minutes.