| Private Eye TV | |
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| Genre | Political satire |
| Country of origin |  United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 1 |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC |
| Original airing | 28 December 1971 |
Private Eye TV was an unsuccessful attempt to turn the satirical magazine Private Eye into a television programme. In celebration of the magazine's tenth anniversary, the best of its output was compiled by Barry Took and read out by the magazines staff and assorted comedy stars (like Private Eye, largely originating themselves from the Satire Boom): John Bird, Eleanor Bron, Spike Milligan, William Rushton, John Wells, Christopher Booker, Barry Fantoni, Paul Foot and Richard Ingrams. It was broadcast only once on BBC2 at 10.30pm on Tuesday 28 December 1971. Some short extracts were re-shown on BBC2's Comedy Map of Britain documentary broadcast in February 2007.
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| Satirical Magazine | |
| Important people | Richard Ingrams • Willie Rushton • Christopher Booker • Paul Foot • Ian Hislop • Francis Wheen • Peter Cook |
| Franchise | Private Eye TV • Books • Merchandise • Audio recordings |
| Famous features | Colemanballs • Teacher's diary • Battle for Britain • Dear Bill • Barry McKenzie • Dumb Britain • Glenda Slagg • St Albion Parish News • E. J. Thribb • Prime Minister Parodies |
| Miscellanea | Mini-sections • Frequent targets of parody • Recurring in-jokes • Monty Stubble • Neasden F.C. • Not Private Eye • Tired and emotional |
