abstract:Not the Nine O'Clock News is a television comedy sketch show which was broadcast on BBC2 from 1979 to 1982. Originally shown as a comedy alternative to the Nine O'Clock News on BBC1, it featured satirical sketches on current news stories and popular culture, as well as parody songs, comedy sketches, re-edited videos, and spoof television formats.
Lloyd, who helmed the likes of Blackadder, NotTheNine O'Clock News and QI, accused the corporation of making programmes "by committee" to avoid causing offence.