Overview

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.

Cast

Benedict Cumberbatch, Claudia Christian, Duncan Duff, Sharon Horgan, Colin Stinton, Steve Toussaint, Indira Varma, Philip Brodie

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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.

When was "Broken News" released?

Broken News was released in 2005.

Who stars in "Broken News"?

The cast includes Benedict Cumberbatch, Claudia Christian, Duncan Duff, Sharon Horgan.

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