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Time Trumpet

Time Trumpet

  • TV sketch show
  • BBC Two
  • 2006
  • 6 episodes (1 series)

Satrical comedy series set in the future, looking back at past events. Stars Armando Iannucci, Stewart Lee, Richard Ayoade, Matthew Holness, Adam Buxton and more.

Press clippings

The savage cult comedy that 'predicted' the future

From a guilt-ridden Tony Blair to plastic surgery for kids, Armando Iannucci's series deftly spoofed our love of nostalgic TV. 15 years on it's still brilliant - and a true hidden gem

Daniel Dylan Wray, The Guardian, 9th September 2021

Armando Iannucci's Time Trumpet to be adapted in US

Satirist Armando Iannucci's 2005 spoof clip show Time Trumpet is to be remade for American audiences.

British Comedy Guide, 8th December 2011

Is BBC revealing the signs of Tesco's Danish invasion?

This BBC report about tonight's edition of Panorama, covering the growth of the four main supermarkets, features some interesting yet disturbing graphics.

Ian Wolf, The Media Blog, 22nd December 2010

US cable network Comedy Central has ordered a pilot based on the satirical UK history series Time Trumpet, which originally aired over six parts on BBC2 in 2006.

The format was created by UK comic Armando Iannucci and Comedy Central has asked him to oversee the US adaptation, according to US trade THR. If picked up for a series, it could launch in 2011.

C21 Media, 15th September 2010

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