Kombat Opera Presents is a BBC2

BBC Two

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 comedy show. The comedy parodies British

United Kingdom

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 television programmes by transforming them into Operas. The music for the series was written by Richard Thomas

Richard Thomas (musician)

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, with the series having its origins in the Kombat Opera segments of Simon Munnery

Simon Munnery

Simon Munnery, also known by his stagenames of Alan Parker: Urban Warrior and The League Against Tedium, is an English comedy writer and experimental standup comedian...

's character The League Against Tedium, and his television show Attention Scum

Attention Scum

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. The series won the Best Comedy prize at the 2008 Rose d'Or

Rose d'Or

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 ceremony.

Episode 1: The Applicants

• Originally broadcast on 25 February 2007
• A parody of The Apprentice

Episode 2: Spouse Change

• Originally broadcast on 4 March 2007
• A parody of Wife Swap
  Wife Swap
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Episode 3: Question Time Out

• Originally broadcast on 11 March 2007
• A parody of Question Time
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Episode 4: Manorama

• Originally broadcast on 18 March 2007
• A parody of Panorama
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Episode 5: The South Bragg Show

• Originally broadcast on 25 March 2007
• A parody of The South Bank Show
  The South Bank Show
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