On The Hour
First broadcast from 19910809 to 19921228. (* = BBC7).
- Some of the BBC7 broadcasts may have been edited.
- No official titles exist.
- When the Christmas episode was repeated in 1992 it was edited so that the look back at the previous year referred to 1992 rather than 1991.
- I've no idea whether the CD releases are complete or edited, but the series 2 set has a disc of extras that haven't been broadcast.
35 episodes
| Series | Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 01 | The News As It Happens, If It Happens | 19910809 | * 20040823, * 20040824, * 20060501, * 20060502, * 20070403, * 20070404, * 20090113, * 20090114 |  
Later, who pays for our Cheese? But first, Christopher Morris and other reporter-presenters bring us the latest sticky toffee on the Evangelical corruption of the police force, and the train trash tradge at Bigge Street Station. This Week’s Audio Pullout: “Get Hip And Go!”, the stylish style guide for stylish people under thirty. And remember - DON’T CATCH A DISEASE.The news as it happens, if it happens. The latest News Files, Flash Index and Golf Exchange with News Presenter Chris Morris. All the news as it happens, if it happens. Starring Chris Morris. From August 1991. All the news as it happens, if it happens. Savagely satirical award-winning comedy, starring Chris Morris. From August 1991. The news as it happens, if it happens. The latest News Files, Flash Index and Golf Exchange with Chris Morris. |
| 01 | 02 | The Loudest In News, Facts, Information And Pens From Around The World, And The Latest On Last Week's Chair | 19910816 | * 20040830, * 20040831, * 20060508, * 20060509, * 20070410, * 20070411, * 20080117, * 20080118, * 20090120, * 20090121 |
Care in the Community - what is it, and what’s happening to it? Find out here, because it’s wedged between close scrutinations of the ultranews that Margaret Thatcher is to replace Sylvester McCoy as the new Doctor Who, why the piano world has gone ape over Godfrey The Chimpanzee, Alan Partridge’s studies into the high incidence of groin strain in sport, and a look at your things in “Your Things” - it’s to do with YOU! This Week’s Audio Pullout: “The Colour Supplement” - five minutes of glossy radio for you to keep all week. Modern, yet palatable, news presentation, featuring dogs with rubber skulls, Alan Partridge and yoghurt lids. From August '91. Modern, yet palatable, news presentation, featuring dogs with rubber skulls, Alan Partridge and yoghurt lids. From August 1991. Modern, yet palatable, news presentation, featuring dogs with rubber skulls, Alan Partridge and yoghurt lids. From August 1991. Episode 2 of 5. Featuring TV evangelism, gripping sports news from Alan Partridge and yoghurt lids. Biting satire with Chris Morris. Featuring TV evangelism, gripping sports news from Alan Partridge and yoghurt lids. From August 1991. The Loudest In News. Info And Pens From All That Matters Around The World. With chris Morris And The latest on last week's chair. |
| 01 | 03 | With The Collapse Of Econometrics In Europe, The Fate Of Household Appliances Looms Large In Last Week's Summit Talks | 19910823 | * 20040906, * 20040907, * 20060515, * 20060516, * 20070417, * 20070418, * 20090127, * 20090128 |
Due to events, tonight’s “On The Hour” has been cancelled. In its place, the one that would have gone out instead. In this one Green Desk reports on news of a sponsored seal cull in the Isle of Man, Sports Desk reports on the myth of the World Snooker Championships being debunked by a small child, and the main bulletin reports on the myth of European Parliament being debunked by a small child…. hang on, news has just come in, and I’m afraid it’s WAR!!! This Week’s Audio Pullout: “Get A Life” - lots of interesting hobbies to pursue in your spare time. With the collapse of econometrics in Eastern Europe, the fate of domestic appliances looms. Chris Morris reports from Oslo. Chris Morris reports on the campaign to tighten the letter of the law, and war is declared Chris Morris reports on the campaign to tighten the letter of the law - and war is declared. Biting satire from August 1991. |
| 01 | 04 | Twenty Five Minutes Squeezed Into One Programme | 19910830 | * 20040913, * 20040914, * 20060522, * 20060523, * 20070424, * 20070425, * 20080131, * 20080201, * 20090203, * 20090204 |
The M25 is missing, last seen being scraped away by a man with a spoon. “On The Hour” is in the thick of the roadtheft news, zooming up the fast lane of the current affairs motorway to bring us Alan Partridge reporting on Arsenal’s transfer news, The Queen Mother speaking for the first time of her relationship with John Major, and a special report on the unusual business practices at Barton’s Matches. This Week’s Audio Pullout: The Seventh Tabernacle Adventist Church Presents “The Tab” - talking ‘bout religion for folks who don’t do sin. Liberals and homosexuals, GO AWAY!. Chris Morris anchors the agenda-setting news programme that has set the benchmark for broadcasters everywhere. From Aug 1991. Chris Morris anchors the agenda-setting news programme that has set the benchmark for broadcasters everywhere. From August 1991. Chris Morris anchors the agenda-setting news programme that has set the benchmark for broadcasters everywhere. From August 1991. Episode 4 of 5. Chris Morris anchors the agenda-setting news satire. From August 1991. Chris Morris anchors the agenda-setting news satire, and the sports news must go on for Alan Partridge. From August 1991. Chris Morris anchors the agenda-setting news programme that has set the benchmark for broadcasters everywhere. |
| 01 | 05 | Includes A Look Back At The Previous Twenty Five Minutes | 19910906 | * 20040920, * 20040921, * 20060529, * 20060530, * 20070501, * 20070502 | “On The Hour”, inevitably, has won The Golden Fist Award For Irresistible Journalism. Meanwhile, the spate of inner city thefts continues unabated as the European average falls below the European average, the Penelope Keith riots rage on, Wayne Carr attempts to alert the world to the sinister practice of inserting backwards messages in pop lyrics, Alan Partridge gives his reaction to the shock news that Duncan Goodhew’s hair has grown back, and the government announce plans to convert Kenneth Clarke into a family car. This Week’s Audio Pullout - a look behind the scenes at Radio 4’s top topical satire show “Thank God It’s Satire Day. The news as it happens, if it happens. First broadcast in 1991. Presented by Chris Morris. The News As It Happens, If It Happens, Presented By chris Morris. |
| 01 | 05 LAST | 19910906 | * 20090210, * 20090211 |
The latest on the 'Penelope Keith riots' - and just 38 weeks to Wimbledon. | |
| 01 | * 20050830, * 20050831 | The news as it happens, if it happens - presented by Chris Morris. | |||
| 01 | XMAS | Christmas Special | 19911225 | * 20031223, * 20041221, * 20041222, * 20071223, * 20071224 | Did you expect "On The Hour" to stop just because it's Christmas??? This round-up of festive factuality includes a look back at the previous twelve months of news and Alan Partridge's year of sport, seasonal travel tips from Radio 4's "Go Away", a report on moves to combat parental dishonesty over the existence of Father Christmas, a timely warning against speaking to people who warn against giving dogs as Christmas presents, and breaking news that the village of Spratton has been lost. Mary, Joseph, and THE NEWS!A day of cheer, but the BBC still has a mission to explain the latest in international territorial disputes, economics, and war. |
| 02 | 01 | Fact Is Taking Centre Stage | 19920424 | * 20031125, * 20060605, * 20060606, * 20070508, * 20070509, * 20080214, * 20080215, * 20090217, * 20090218 |  
The return of the BBC's urgent and incisive news overview. Reports on action from around the world. From April 1992.More urgent and incisive news as it happens - if it happens. From April 1992. More urgent and incisive news as it happens - if it happens. Satire fronted by Chris Morris and Steve Coogan. From April 1992. |
| 02 | 01 | The Return Of The Bbc's Urgent And Incisive News Overview | 19920423 | On The Hour gives listeners an exciting glimpse of how a news is made, as Christopher Morris goes behind the scenes while a tape of a senior member of the Opposition Party behaving in a disgraceful manner is sold to a tabloid newspaper. Further newsings include an official statement on the future of Tory Party dance troupe The Clarkendales, an amazing scientific breakthrough as Police find a defendant's DNA guilty, football transfer news from Alan Partridge, more from France's WOW! FM, Barbara Wintergreen filing a report on the Stateside fad for foetus facials, and the terrible tale of Jenkins The Killer Whale's escape and subsequent rampage. | |
| 02 | 02 | All News Events When They Happen And In The Order They Happen | 19920430 | * 20060612, * 20060613, * 20080221, * 20080222, * 20090224, * 20090225 |
“On The Hour” celebrates its thirty-third anniversary this year, so what better time to raid the news archives and mix the findings in with Alan Partridge keeping us up to date with the latest wars in the football transfer market and his preview of the summer of sport, the occurrence of a faith-affirming miracle in Birmingham, the telejudged trial of serial killer Daimler Jeffries, and a factual enviropod linking the plight of elephants and “Our Tune”. Not to mention a close watch on the desperate salvage work following the unexpected bursting of Ireland. “On The Hour” - knows where it is, and how to get there by taxi!. Groundbreaking news as the team report on a nosebleed disaster and stealing car parks. From May 1992. BBC 7 debut for this freshly retrieved episode of the news show parody, hosted by Chris Morris. First broadcast in April 1992. Alan Partridge is at the Olympics. Barbara Wintergreen is in America. From April 1992. Alan Partridge is at the Olympics. Barbara Wintergreen is in America. Chris Morris fronts the news satire. From April 1992. |
| 02 | 02 | This Is On The Hour. Arise Sir News. | 19920431 | * 20030719 | |
| 02 | 03 | 19920508 | * 20070515, * 20070516, * 20080228, * 20080229, * 20090310, * 20090311 | Groundbreaking news as the team report on a nosebleed disaster and stealing car parks. | |
| 02 | 03 | Doctor Fact Is Knocking At The Door | 19920507 | 19920512, * 20030802, * 20030802, * 20031202, * 20031213, * 20060619 |
, someone please - LET THE MAN IN! The Bank Of England has lost The Pound, but “On The Hour” keeps its shares in news steady with reportments on vandals attaching tube stations to the backs of trains, a musical demonstration of the effects of an earthquake, mathematical facts about the discovery of a new whole number and the Ukraine’s implementation of its own independent laws of physics, an expose on Cliff Richard’s plan to stop the nation’s unemployed from being sold to a Japanese businessman, a shock announcement that Prince Harry has split up, and detailed trade war news courtesy of Peter O’Hanrahahanrahan. And as today is the two thousandth anniversary of space, there’s a visit to an American newsfeed for a special celebratory documentary. Imagine your head is a modem. On the Hour is the broadband connection that opens your RAM to all-out dripfeed bit-torrent NEWS! Imagine your head is a modem. On the Hour is the broadband connection that opens your RAM to all-out dripfeed bit-torrent NEWS! [Rptd Tue 4.30am] |
| 02 | 03 | What Is The News? This Is What It Is | 19920507 | * 20030802, * 20030802, * 20031202, * 20031213 | Doctor Fact is knocking at the door, someone please - LET THE MAN IN! The Bank Of England has lost The Pound, but “On The Hour” keeps its shares in news steady with reportments on vandals attaching tube stations to the backs of trains, a musical demonstration of the effects of an earthquake, mathematical facts about the discovery of a new whole number and the Ukraine’s implementation of its own independent laws of physics, an expose on Cliff Richard’s plan to stop the nation’s unemployed from being sold to a Japanese businessman, a shock announcement that Prince Harry has split up, and detailed trade war news courtesy of Peter O’Hanrahahanrahan. And as today is the two thousandth anniversary of space, there’s a visit to an American newsfeed for a special celebratory documentary. |
| 02 | 04 | Events Plus Edition | 19920511 | 19920514, * 20031209, * 20060620, * 20080306, * 20080307, * 20090317, * 20090318 |
Following a low reading on the Royalty Meter, Prince Edward is to be executed and “On The Hour” will be providing full coverage, as schools are encouraged to fight each other for the right to teach intelligent pupils, care for the elderly is causing concern on the agenda once more, and Alan Partridge tries to sneak into the shower with two teenage badminton aces. And an SOS message for Mr. Robert Smithson, currently being buried in Yorkshire - please return home, you’re perfectly alright. Imagine your head is a modem. On the Hour is the broadband connection that opens your RAM to all-out dripfeed bit-torrent NEWS! Imagine your head is a modem. On the Hour is the broadband connection that opens your RAM to all-out dripfeed bit-torrent NEWS! [Rpt of Mon 11.30pm] Reports of a right royal shocker, plus Alan Partridge with all the sport. From May 1992. Reports of a right royal shocker, plus Alan Partridge with all the sport. Chris Morris fronts the news satire. From May 1992. |
| 02 | 04 | Man Is Only 90 Percent Water | 19920514 | * 20031209 | Following a low reading on the Royalty Meter, Prince Edward is to be executed and “On The Hour” will be providing full coverage, as schools are encouraged to fight each other for the right to teach intelligent pupils, care for the elderly is causing concern on the agenda once more, and Alan Partridge tries to sneak into the shower with two teenage badminton aces. And an SOS message for Mr. Robert Smithson, currently being buried in Yorkshire - please return home, you’re perfectly alright. |
| 02 | 05 | Back For A New Series, The First In A New Season Of Final Runs Of The Top-rated Tape | 19920521 | * 20060626, * 20060627, * 20070529, * 20070530, * 20090324, * 20090325 |
Heads, it’s news, tails, it’s news… IT’S NEWS! “One The Hour” opens its news doors to the cast of the long-running Radio 4 satirical discussion show “Hot Air”, while a report on the state of handmade weapons in Britain’s prisons reveals slipping standards, Barbara Wintergreen looks at controversial moves to ban women from the state of Nebraska, and you are invited to envire within about Rosie May’s dolphin awareness campaign. Alan Partridge isn’t dead, by the way. He’s just at the Olympics. From May 1992, the headlines, in a data-shot so total that no other info-hit is needed. Not even a saline dripfact newsoscopy. From May 1992, the headlines, in a data-shot so total that no other info-hit is needed. Not even a saline dripfact newsoscopy. Episode 5 of 6. Ireland hits the headlines, as the programme celebrates its 33rd birthday. From May 1992. Ireland hits the headlines, as the programme celebrates its 33rd birthday. Chris Morris fronts the news satire. From May 1992. |
| 02 | 06 | 19920528 | * 20080320, * 20080321 | The news as it happens, if it happens. With Chris Morris, Steve Coogan and Rebecca Front. From May 1992. Episode 6 of 6. | |
| 02 | 06 LAST | Last In The Series Of Highly Successful Radio Times Billings | 19920528 | * 20031230, * 20090331, * 20090401 |
A genuine news first as On The Hour finally makes it outside - closer than ever before to where news actually happens! Meanwhile, the BBC's Emergency 24 Hour Breakdown Drama Unit are on hand to fill in, should the outside broadcast fall prey to technical glitches... all going well, there should be up to the minute reportipackages on origami attacks on British art galleries, the role of guns in the American Presidential elections, complaints about Radio 1's "Newsbanger!", and the bluebottle that is terrorising the sleepy village of Deadham, along with a special preview of the forthcoming news events of the 1960s. An outside broadcast goes down and a bluebottle rampages across Essex. From May 1992. An outside broadcast goes down and a bluebottle rampages across Essex. Chris Morris fronts the news satire. From May 1992. |
| 02 | 06 LAST | Today We're Live, Out On The Street, Closer Than Ever Before | 19920528 | * 20031230, * 20060703, * 20060704 | The news as it happens, if it happens. With Chris Morris, Steve Coogan and Rebecca Front from May 1992. A genuine news first as On The Hour finally makes it outside - closer than ever before to where news actually happens! Meanwhile, the BBC's Emergency 24 Hour Breakdown Drama Unit are on hand to fill in, should the outside broadcast fall prey to technical glitches... all going well, there should be up to the minute reportipackages on origami attacks on British art galleries, the role of guns in the American Presidential elections, complaints about Radio 1's "Newsbanger!", and the bluebottle that is terrorising the sleepy village of Deadham, along with a special preview of the forthcoming news events of the 1960s. |
| 02 | * 20050906, * 20050907 | The Return Of The Bbc's Urgent And Incisive News Overview. Reports On Action From Around The World. | |||
| 02 | * 20050913, * 20050914 | Groundbreaking news as the team report on a nosebleed disaster and stealing car parks. | |||
| 02 | * 20050920, * 20050921 | The BBC's most incisive anchorman, Chris Morris, shows the Today programme how it should be done. From May 1992. | |||
| 02 | * 20050927, * 20050928 | Groundbreaking news as the team report on a nosebleed disaster and stealing car parks. From May 1992. | |||
| 02 | * 20051004, * 20051005 | The news as it happens, if it happens. With Chris Morris, Steve Coogan and Rebecca Front from May 1992. | |||
| 02 | COMPILATION | Newsbanger! | 19921228 | On The Hour meets 'The Nation's Favourite' Radio 1 head on, for a festive round up of the issues concerning young people - who, as we know, are THE FUTURE OF NEWS! [This was a compilation of material featured on the BBC Radio Collection compilations, including a couple of brief new links from Morris, and the following heartfelt message from Armando Iannucci: “On The Hour fans can get copies of the On The Hour tape on cassette. Look out now for the On The Hour cassette, in your record shops now”] | |
| 01 | * 20080110, * 20080111 | The news as it happens, if it happens. The latest News Files, Flash Index and Golf Exchange with News Presenter Chris Morris. | |||
| 03 | * 20080124, * 20080125 | With the collapse of econometrics in Eastern Europe, the fate of domestic appliances looms. Chris Morris reports from Oslo. | |||
| 04 | * 20070522, * 20070523 | Imagine your head is a modem. On the Hour is the broadband connection that opens your RAM to all-out dripfeed bit-torrent news! | |||
| 05 LAST | * 20080207, * 20080208 | The news as it happens, if it happens. First broadcast in 1991. Presented by Chris Morris. | |||
| * 20050809, * 20050810 | The news as it happens, if it happens. The latest News Files, Flash Index and Golf Exchange with News Presenter Chris Morris. | ||||
| * 20050816, * 20050817 | With the collapse of econometrics in Eastern Europe, the fate of domestic appliances looms. Chris Morris reports from Oslo. | ||||
| * 20050823, * 20050824 | Chris Morris anchors the agenda-setting news programme that has set the benchmark for broadcasters everywhere. | ||||
| Thids Is On The Hour - Arrise Sir News | * 20080313, * 20080314 | From May 1992, the headlines, in a data-shot so total that no other info-hit is needed. Not even a saline dripfact newsoscopy. Episode 5 of 6. |