A Year in the Life of a Year

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
GenreComedy
Created byRhys Thomas
Written byRhys Thomas
Directed byRhys Thomas
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producerRichard Webb/Ben Caudell
ProducerRhys Thomas
CinematographyRic Clark
EditorChristopher Bird
Running time30 minutes
Production companyBBC Comedy
Release
Original network
Original release30 December 2016 (2016-12-30)

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
  1. "Shane Allen announces a range of satire shows across all four BBC TV channels". BBC. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
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