On The Hour
Radio news satire presented by Chris Morris which was renowned for its savage dissection of news and current affairs programming and presentation
- Genre
- Sketch Show
- Broadcast
- 1991 - 1992
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 12 (2 series)
- Starring
- Chris Morris, Steve Coogan, Rebecca Front, Doon Mackichan, Patrick Marber and David Schneider
- Writers
- Chris Morris, Armando Iannucci, Richard Herring, Stewart Lee, David Quantick and Steven Wells
- Producers
- Armando Iannucci and Chris Morris
On The Hour is BBC Radio 4's most important news programme. Presented by Christopher Morris, On The Hour 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.