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 with Rhys Thomas OBE
GenreComedy
Created byRhys Thomas
Written byRhys Thomas
Directed byRhys Thomas
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes3
Production
Executive producerRichard Webb/Ben Caudell
ProducerRhys Thomas
CinematographyRic Clark
EditorChristopher Bird
Running time30 minutes
Production companyBBC Comedy
Release
Original network
Picture format16:9 1080i
Original release30 December 2016 (2016-12-30)
External links
Website

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.


Radio Times, 2016: A Year in the Life of a Year


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