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The Day Today

British current affairs TV parody (1994)
TVSeries television_series Q7729195
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The Day Today

Summary

The Day Today is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (260 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Day Today is the creator of Chris Morris[3].
  • The Day Today is the creator of Armando Iannucci[4].
  • The Day Today's instance of is recorded as television series[5].
  • The Day Today's genre is parody[6].
  • The Day Today's genre is comedy television series[7].
  • The Day Today was followed by Brass Eye[8].
  • A cast member of The Day Today was Chris Morris[9].
  • A cast member of The Day Today was Steve Coogan[10].
  • A cast member of The Day Today was Rebecca Front[11].
  • A cast member of The Day Today was Doon Mackichan[12].
  • A cast member of The Day Today was Patrick Marber[13].
  • A cast member of The Day Today was David Schneider[14].
  • The Day Today's production company is recorded as Fremantle[15].
  • The original language of The Day Today was English[16].
  • The Day Today's language of work or name is recorded as English[17].
  • The Day Today's original broadcaster is recorded as BBC Two[18].
  • The Day Today's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[19].
  • The Day Today was released on +1994-01-19T00:00:00Z[20].
  • The Day Today began on +1994-01-19T00:00:00Z[21].
  • The Day Today ended on +1994-02-23T00:00:00Z[22].
  • The Day Today's number of episodes is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+6'}[23].
  • The Day Today's different from is recorded as Today Is the Day[24].
  • The Day Today's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7727', 'amount': '+30'}[25].

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Authorship and Creation

Cast members include Chris Morris[9], Steve Coogan[10], Rebecca Front[11], Doon Mackichan[12], Patrick Marber[13], and David Schneider[14]. Created works include Chris Morris[3], an actor[26], b. 1962[27], of United Kingdom[28], specialised in film[29] and Armando Iannucci[4], a satirist[30], b. 1963[31], of United Kingdom[32], awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire[33].

Publication

The Day Today was published on +1994-01-19T00:00:00Z[20]. The original language of it was English[16]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[17]. Genres include parody[6] and comedy television series[7].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Day Today was followed by Brass Eye[8].

Why It Matters

The Day Today ranks in the top 9% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (260 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] ↑ . fernsehserien.de. Retrieved . fernsehserien.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Zestier · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv maze series id → 2578
    Country of origin → United Kingdom
    Production company → Fremantle
    Trakt.tv id → shows/the-day-today
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P8600]]: 2578, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257452|batch #257452]]"
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