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The News at Bedtime
A screenshot of an online trailer for The News at Bedtime featuring Jack Dee (left) as John Tweedledum and Peter Capaldi (right) as Jim Tweedledee.
Other namesNews at Bedtime
Running time15 minutes
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Language(s)English
Home stationBBC Radio 4
StarringJack Dee
Peter Capaldi
Lucy Montgomery
Vicki Pepperdine
Dan Tetsell
Lewis MacLeod
Alex MacQueen
Written byIan Hislop
Nick Newman
Produced bySimon Nicholls
Recording studioMaida Vale Studios
Original release24 December 2009 –
31 December 2010
No. of series1
No. of episodes8
Opening themeA remix of the BBC News theme playing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star".[1]
WebsiteBBC website

The News at Bedtime is a satirical comedy series on BBC Radio 4 written by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman, writers of the satirical Private Eye magazine. The series is a spoof of news programs, in particular shows such as The Today Programme, set in "Nurseryland", a place in which all nursery rhymes and children's stories are real. The News at Bedtime stars Jack Dee and Peter Capaldi as the main newsreaders, John Tweedledum and Jim Tweedledee. The series was broadcast over the Christmas period in 2009, from Christmas Eve 2009 to New Year's Day 2010 with a special "Year in Review" episode broadcast on 31 December 2010.

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