On The Hour. Image shows from L to R: Chris Morris, David Schneider, Patrick Marber, Rebecca Front, Doon Mackichan, Steve Coogan. Copyright: BBC
On The Hour

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. Stars Chris Morris, Steve Coogan, Rebecca Front, Doon Mackichan, Patrick Marber and David Schneider

Episode menu

Series 2, Episode 3

Peter O'Hanraha-Hanrahan tries to cover American trade sanctions, there is chaos as train stations crash into each other and there is an earthquake in Corinth.

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 7th May 1992
Time
6:30pm
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Tuesday 10th March 2009 11:30pm Radio 7
Tuesday 31st August 2010 11:00pm Radio 7
Friday 17th August 2012 11:30pm Radio 4
Friday 17th August 2012 11:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Wednesday 28th January 2015 11:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Friday 19th January 2018 10:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Monday 13th January 2020 10:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Sunday 26th September 2021 11:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Friday 24th November 2023 11:00pm Radio 4 Extra

Cast & crew

Cast
Chris Morris (as Christopher Morris) Ensemble Actor
Steve Coogan Ensemble Actor
Rebecca Front Ensemble Actor
Doon Mackichan Ensemble Actor
Patrick Marber Ensemble Actor
David Schneider Ensemble Actor
Michael Alexander St John Announcer
Writing team
Chris Morris (as Christopher Morris) Writer
Armando Iannucci Writer
Richard Herring Writer
Stewart Lee Writer
David Quantick Writer
Steven Wells Writer
Andrew Glover Writer (Additional Material)
Rebecca Front Writer (Additional Material)
Doon Mackichan Writer (Additional Material)
Steve Coogan Writer (Additional Material)
David Schneider Writer (Additional Material)
Production team
Armando Iannucci Producer
Chris Morris (as Christopher Morris) Producer
Jonathan Whitehead Composer
Chris Morris (as Christopher Morris) Composer

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