Twenty Twelve Twenty Twelve Twenty Twelve is a BBC television comedy series written and directed by John Morton. Starring Hugh Bonneville, Jessica Hynes and Amelia Bullmore, the programme is a spoof on-location documentary (or mockumentary) following the organisation of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. It was first broadcast on UK television station BBC Four in March 2011 to coincide with the 500-day countdown to the opening ceremony. "Twenty Twelve" gained mainly positive reviews from critics, and a four-part second series was announced on 15 April 2011, which began airing on 30 March 2012 on BBC Two. A further three episodes of
News satire "Mock the Week" on the BBC; Channel 4's "The Last Leg"; ITV's "Newzoids"; and Dave's "Unspun with Matt Forde". Recent news satire television series in Australia include Working Dog Productions' "Frontline", Shaun Micallef's "Newstopia", and the many programs created by The Chaser since 2001. As of 2017, current programs of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation include "Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell" and "The Weekly with Charlie Pickering". In Canada, "This Hour Has 22 Minutes" is an ensemble news satire show with four anchors on CBC. The "Rick Mercer Report" is a spinoff of "22 Minutes" with former anchor Rick Mercer, and