On The Hour: Season 1 Episode 1 Part 2

Part two of episode one of the landmark series on BBC Radio 4. Starring Chris Morris, Steve Coogan, Patrick Marber, David Schneider, Doon Mackichan and Rebecca Front. Written by Chris Morris, Armando Iannucci, Steven Wells, Andrew Glover, Stewart Lee, Richard Herring and David Quantick. Credit to Cook'd and Bomb'd for the audio edits.

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[myHEADisAtv]

Leaves. Some...Leaves.

[holydave]

Not only the predecessor to The Day Today and Brasseye, but also, it would seem, to the spoof radio stations in the GTA series.

[willscomix]

I quote this far too much...

[Antoin]

Dublin

[seansalvador1]

@Nintendomanwill

Yes, because as we all know artistic influence is geographical...

[killanotterinasecond]

8.10 - i remember when i first heard this i couldn't breathe for quite some time

[windmoveswater]

I died of hysterics at leaves, leaves, leaves.

[windmoveswater]

Athletiiiiiics, Tissue, Waaaaallllllllllllllllll, Chafe!

[Nintendomanwill]

@holydave

Those games are British so a conscious derivation of style from this show is possible but GTA's comedy can't hold a candle to Chris Morris.

[LukeShoveller]

Would make a great T-shirt slogan...

[ettlz]

"Style is... James Dean... Marilyn Munroe... Sarah Brightman."

[phantomdoodler]

a full rock-o-rama news banana