A Year in the Life of a Year is a British comedy programme created by and starring Rhys Thomas and co-starring his frequent collaborators, Lucy Montgomery, Tony Way and Simon Day. It is broadcast on BBC Two. The programme is a spoof review of significant national and cultural moments from the year gone by and uses re-edited and dubbed television and film output. Famous parodies included Paddington meets A Very English Scandal.
| A Year in the Life of a Year | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Rhys Thomas |
| Written by | Rhys Thomas |
| Directed by | Rhys Thomas |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Richard Webb/Ben Caudell |
| Producer | Rhys Thomas |
| Cinematography | Ric Clark |
| Editor | Christopher Bird |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | BBC Comedy |
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| Network | |
| Release | 30 December 2016 |
The programme was first broadcast on 30 December 2016 with the title 2016: A Year in the Life of a Year. A second episode, reviewing 2017, was announced in May 2017.[1] The second show aired on 30 December on BBC Four. A third episode aired on BBC Two on 27 December 2018 and was critically acclaimed. A fourth episode aired on BBC Two on 1 January 2020, reviewing 2019.
References
edit- ^ "Shane Allen announces a range of satire shows across all four BBC TV channels". BBC. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
