W1A (TV series) on 23 April 2015 with a one-hour special. In August 2016, "Radio Times" announced that "W1A" had been recommissioned for a third and final series, which began airing on 18 September 2017. The series is named after the postal code of the BBC's headquarters, Broadcasting House, which is W1A 1AA. The series revolves around Ian Fletcher (Hugh Bonneville), formerly the Head of the Olympic Deliverance Commission, who has been chosen to be the Head of Values at the BBC. His task is to clarify, define, or re-define the core purpose of the BBC across all its functions and to position
News satire most controversial series on British television, especially after one episode broadcast mocked the way the news covered stories about pedophilia. Previous news satire shows in Britain include: "The Late Edition" with Marcus Brigstocke, on digital station BBC Four, which was heavily influenced by "The Daily Show"; "News Knight with Sir Trevor McDonald", which parodied news differently by using an actual newsreader as the host; and "Broken News", which featured several sketches of different news channels blending into each other. As of 2018, current British news-related programs that have been described as satire include: "Have I Got News for You" and