Frost On Satire
- TV documentary
- BBC Four
- 2010
- 1 episode
David Frost charts the story of satire and its impact on 20th-century politics. Features interviews with famous satarists from the UK and USA. Features David Frost, Rory Bremner, Ian Hislop, John Lloyd, Jon Stewart and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Documentary
- Broadcast
- 2010
- Channel
- BBC Four
- Episodes
- 1
- Features
- David Frost, Rory Bremner, Ian Hislop, John Lloyd, Jon Stewart, Tina Fey, Will Ferrell and Chevy Chase
- Writers
- Fred Metcalf, David Frost, Andrew Fettis and Figs Jackman
- Directors
- Andrew Fettis
- Producers
- Andrew Fettis, Trevor Poots, Gilly Hall and Figs Jackman
- Company
Sir David Frost presents an investigation into the power of political satire with the help of some of the funniest TV moments of the last 50 years.
Beginning with the 1960s and That Was the Week That Was, he charts the development of television satire in Britain and the United States and is joined by the leading satirists from both sides of the Atlantic. From the UK, Rory Bremner, Ian Hislop and John Lloyd discuss their individual contributions, while from the US, Jon Stewart analyses the appeal of The Daily Show, Tina Fey and Will Ferrell talk about their respective portrayals of Sarah Palin and George W Bush, and Chevy Chase remembers how Saturday Night Live turned them into huge stars.
Additional details
- Production
- Studio
- Picture
- Colour
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Thursday 17th June 2010 at 9pm on BBC Four
- Episode length
- 1 hour
- Most recent repeats
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- Wednesday 10th December 2014 at 11:00pm on BBC4
- Thursday 22nd May 2014 at 12:35am on BBC4
- Saturday 19th October 2013 at 9:20pm on BBC2