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S00E01 Aired January 29, 1993

Pilot

Unbroadcast 1993 pilot of the hit comedy.

S00E02 Aired January 29, 1993

Pilot (Post Programme Update)

A post-programme update from the 1993 pilot.

S00E03 Aired January 18, 1994

Mini News (Main News Attack)

Mini-episode featuring original material which was broadcast the night before the original broadcast of "Main News Attack". Includes a report on unattended farms, Alan Partridge commentating on a tennis match, a preview of the shocking expose on bullying in The Church, and speculation on the trumpeter behind Britain's Police.

S00E04 Aired January 25, 1994

Mini News (The Big Report)

Mini-episode featuring original material which was broadcast the night before the original broadcast of "The Big Report". Chris Morris reports on ugly children who have 'the looks of an old man', and Alan Partridge previews tomorrow's horse racing at Marple.

S00E05 Aired January 26, 1994

The Pool

You ask anybody on the street what they think of Britain's public buildings any they'll probably look at you and say "Well, they're a load of old rubbish". That's why The Day Today has commissioned a special fly-on-the-wall documentary series about every single one of them. Starting this week with St. Lambs pool, in Acton (Extended scene from episode 2).

S00E06 Aired February 01, 1994

Mini News (Meganews)

Mini-episode featuring original material which was broadcast the night before the original broadcast of "Meganews". Special health warnings about Dentists nominating teeth for treatment and 100mph babies, Rosie May casts her glance towards meat farms, and Morris and Partridge display their football skills.

S00E07

Meganews (Bonus Visual Descriptions)

A hidden bonus on the DVD release. Switching to angle 2 during episode 3 unveils brief, intermittent visual descriptions of the episode delivered deadpan by Andy Hodgson and Jennifer Reinfrank.

S00E08 Aired February 08, 1994

Mini News (Stretchcast)

Mini-episode featuring original material which was broadcast the night before the original broadcast of "Stretchcast". Shock news tonight - Frank Sinatra is not famous. He merely achieved the illusion with the aid of pulleys and two way mirrors. Also coming up tomorrow - the horned schoolboy who has been banned from maths, and metaphysics Alan Partridge style.

S00E09 Aired February 15, 1994

Mini News (Magnifievent)

Mini-episode featuring original material which was broadcast the night before the original broadcast of "Magnifivent". Chris Morris and the Day Today Newsdancer run down the top ten news. This week's highest climber: Alan Partridge interviews a Russian tennis ace. And ain't it the funkiest newsiest mothersucker in the hood right now. Yo bro, dance me a full stop y'all… what…?

S00E10 Aired February 22, 1994

Mini News (Newsatrolysis a.k.a. Factgasm)

Mini-episode featuring original material which was broadcast the night before the original broadcast of "Newsatrolysis a.k.a. Factgasm". Includes Barbara Wintergreen reporting on the bizarre case of the world's youngest man, Alan Partridge commentating on a bobsleigh tournament, and drama beneath the waves with a live telephone linkup to a trapped submarine. We're with them every inch of the bloody way…

S00E11 Aired February 23, 1994

The Office

Offices, we all know what they're like, but many are now undergoing radical restructuring through the work of Lester Beck of Events International (Extended scene from episode 6).

S00E12

Bushwhacked 2

A version of a State of the Union Address by George W. Bush, edited to make United States policy seem insanely belligerent. This extra is hidden in the "Mini News" DVD menu on the second disc and can be found by navigating up when episode 4 is selected to reveal a hidden menu option. Sequel to Bushwhacked: https://web.archive.org/web/20050404002227/http://warprecords.com/?news=337

S00E13 Aired December 16, 1995

Open University's “The English Language: News Stories”, a.k.a. Po-Faced Analysis

An Open University programme about news presentation which includes an analysis of how, and why, parodies such as The Day Today work. Listed as "Po-Faced Analysis" on the “The Day Today” DVD, but known as "The English Language: News Stories" on BBC2: https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/1f941fb04d1b47a5b4e957685adca296

S00E14 Aired January 17, 1994

The Mark Radcliffe Show

Interview with Steve Coogan. BBC Radio 1 FM 17th January 1994