Double cassette cover featuring Chris Morris, 1992
Running time
30 minutes
Home station
BBC Radio 4
Hosted by
Christopher Morris
Original release
1991 (1991) – 1992 (1992)
No. of series
2
No. of episodes
12
On the Hour was a British radio programme that parodied current affairs broadcasting, broadcast on BBC Radio 4 between 1991 and 1992. Written by Chris Morris, Armando Iannucci,[1] Steven Wells, Andrew Glover, Stewart Lee, Richard Herring and David Quantick, On the Hour starred Morris as the overzealous and self-important principal anchor (for which he used his own full name). He was accompanied by a regular cast assembled by Iannucci, comprising Steve Coogan, Rebecca Front, Doon Mackichan, Patrick Marber and David Schneider, who portrayed assorted news reporters, presenters and interviewees.[2]On the Hour featured the first appearance of Coogan's character Alan Partridge as the "Sports Desk" reporter.[3]
^Ben Thompson (6 May 2010). Sunshine on Putty: The Golden Age of British Comedy from Vic Reeves to The Office. HarperCollins Publishers. pp. 45–. ISBN 978-0-00-737553-0. The original impetus for On The Hour came from producer Armando Iannucci
^"BBC — Comedy — On The Hour". BBC. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
^Miranda Sawyer (7 December 2014). "The week in radio: The Frequency of Laughter; Raw Meat Radio; Holdfast Network". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
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