Chaser News Alert
Encyclopedia
Chaser News Alert was an Australia
n satirical
news program which ran in the form of ten 4-minute episodes produced by satire group The Chaser
. It aired on ABC2
from 22 September 2005 to 24 November and was also available via the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
's broadband site.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n satirical
Satire
Satire is primarily a literary genre or form, although in practice it can also be found in the graphic and performing arts. In satire, vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, and society itself, into improvement...
news program which ran in the form of ten 4-minute episodes produced by satire group The Chaser
The Chaser
The Chaser are an Australian satirical comedian group, known for their television programmes on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation channel. The group take their name from their production of satirical newspaper, a publication known to challenge conventions of taste...
. It aired on ABC2
ABC2
ABC2 is a national public television channel in Australia. Launched on 7 March 2005, it is the responsibility of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television division, and is available nationally to digital television viewers in Australia...
from 22 September 2005 to 24 November and was also available via the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
's broadband site.
Episodes
| Episode No. |
Original Air Date |
|---|---|
| 1 | 22 September 2005 |
| 2 | 29 September 2005 |
| 3 | 6 October 2005 |
| 4 | 13 October 2005 |
| 5 | 20 October 2005 |
| 6 | 27 October 2005 |
| 7 | 3 November 2005 |
| 8 | 10 November 2005 |
| 9 | 17 November 2005 |
| 10 | 24 November 2005 |