A day in the swimming pool (The Day Today)

[transonicbuoy1]

Acton Swimming Baths

[kitt998]

some-one died....

[vollsticks]

"...singing a song...a Joan Baez protest song..." fucking classic.

[TheLeilisa]

what's the ideal height for swimming?

[thedefinitiveguide]

Search for "Disassemblage" to see the office sketches.

[walter0bz]

in 1977 no one died

in 1978 no one died

in 1979 no one died

in 1980 *some ONE* died

in 1981, no one died

[jacktindale]

@walter0bz Apparently they wanted to carry it on for around another ten dates. It sadly was cut short.

[TOPNUM]

Awesome

[Jhekneby]

really funny, and nice to see the pool again!

[Chully109]

Steve Coogan is still a god to me.

[deejayedwards]

Amazing.

[kato2611]

Ha ha I swear he was about to laugh when he got to 1985....."I mean, I could go on"

[johnprice420]

LOL wicked

[innit27]

i remember they did one about some american motivator going into an office to do a training course and he shows them how to buy a paper in a shop. 'Ive got the daily mail!!' anyone seen it in here?

[badhead]

It's not on here. Never has been. I think if it was everyone would see how Ricky Gervas ripped it off.

[vonstarksky]

classic.

[CrazyBoyMiester]

In 1980.....SOMEONE died - Classic.

[Gordonzo17]

Ha ha. Definately one of my favourite sketches

[irishbloke99]

rofl i love this clip that security guard cracks me up.

[GermanCarSceneCom]

He could have developed this character. Same with Gareth Cheeseman

[scrumpyjackflash]

in 1980.......SOMEONEone died

[petma]

he's too good at that

[basharbers]

ha ha steve coogan cracks me up

[pinkorange12]

KEIF MANDEMANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[stevelondon]

One of the best Day Today clips EVER!

[maximummonkey]

I mean i could go on

[Honeybex]

Oh my god there's a cockroach! heh

Wow I love Chris Morris

[badhead]

They did another one of these set in an office. Ricky Gervace was watching.

[ch1mpanzeethat]

@badhead

It's Gervais. Get his name right before slandering his comedic ability.

[badhead]

@ch1mpanzeethat the fact is that he says in interviews that there was nothing like the office on British tv before. The was this and a series called people like us.

[ch1mpanzeethat]

@ch1mpanzeethat

Yup. The only problem with that, is that Chris Langham turned out to be a nonce. So i think Gervais still wins.

[spaceoreo]

@ch1mpanzeethat Bullshit.

[ch1mpanzeethat]

@spaceoreo

Bullshit is it? Is that why Langham got dropped from another great and original show "The Thick of It". Do your research.

[spaceoreo]

@spaceoreo Langham committed an offence and paid the price for it. But the judge said in his sentencing that Langham was NOT a paedophile and that is a view concurrent with expert opinion on the man. I'm content with the research I've done, which is why I called your nonce claim 'bullshit'. Your critical faculty is equivalent to taking a tabloid down the gullet and givng a lip-smacking, contented sigh.

[stewux]

@spaceoreo Absolutely spot on comment.

[Booshie321]

@badhead and maybe ricky gervais too!

[5starsnitskymatch]

nah ah dont ave de authoritah ta just... so ya bettah get back to ya office

[akindofblue]

"On one occasion I went down to the pool and found a woman's swimming costume, which I put on and paraded around singing a song...Joan Baez protest song" - thats one of the funniest bits...also that gormless girl at the desk is so true of jobsworths in the uk it's so funny

[chrisfass]

thats my local swimming pool. went there today.

[Jeaneathean]

Steve Coogan. Back when he was funny.

[TedsonJones]

Are you having a laugh. I'm Alan Partridge series 1 was the greatest sitcom ever.

[nolmagicmansolano]

HAHAHAHAHA....oh my god thats priceless....it was fucking around in the rafters

[KaitainCPS]

@nolmagicmansolano

He actually says "flapping around", but on this recording the sound quality makes it sound more profane...

[noz1986]

Good shout Kandarian, absollutely brilliant prog, but i dont think steve coogan would fancy having alan as a bit part character anymore. still though, i'd love to see it!!

[Kandarian]

BRING THIS SHOW BACK. ROFL CHRIS MORRIS IS A GENIUS.

[am1gv]

he is underated

[jon01]

In 1982 ... there was the incident with a pigeon.

[SothisAmon]

Classic