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2004: The Stupid Version

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The programme also features a series of banal interviews interspersed with the clips, with the interviewees either misunderstanding or misinterpreting their content; "The Olympics – what was all
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2004. The one-off programme is a parody of review programmes, which are typically broadcast at New Year. It features edited footage from news and television series, as well as
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on 29 January 2005, but has not been repeated since or released on DVD, although clips are available on the internet. Iannucci's other series
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Iannucci himself narrated the content, but only appears on screen once to assess the aftermath of
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In particular, the show focuses on stories that made the headlines from 2004, for example the
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and a number of other minor celebrities were locked in an (unfilmed) container for ten hours.
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In addition, the programme satirised politics in the United Kingdom, for example, edits of
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apparently contradicting one another, the favourite swear words of politicians in the
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of election speeches emphasising the buzz words used by Bush's campaign.
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Television programmes by the BBC which were spoofed included
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Index

Mock reality
Armando Iannucci
Armando Iannucci
Stewart Lee
Armando Iannucci
Andy Hodgson
BBC Three
Armando Iannucci
BBC Three
New Year's Eve
satires
fads
Andrew Marr
BBC Two
Time Trumpet
reality television
Ian McCaskill
Eddie 'the Eagle' Edwards
US Presidential Election
George W. Bush
New York, New York
montage
Tony Blair
Gordon Brown
Conservative Party
Panorama
Saddam
WMD
Richard Ayoade
Matthew Holness

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