''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 Tony Paul Way (born 7 October 1978) is an English actor, comedian, and writer. He is best known for playing characters in a number of British comedy TV series including '' Extras'', '' After Life'', ''Black Books'' and ''Bang, Bang, It's Reeve ...

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Simon Day Simon William Day (born 7 June 1962) is an English comedian and actor known for his roles in the sketch show ''The Fast Show'' and the sitcom ''Grass''. Career Day was born in Blackheath, London, and rose to fame as a stand-up comic, winning t ...

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BBC Two BBC Two is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It covers a wide range of subject matter, with a remit "to broadcast programmes of depth and substance" in contrast to the more mainstream an ...

. 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. 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. 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.

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