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SO News on Broken News
Claudia Van Sant, Colin Kay and Josh Cashman of SO NEWS on Broken News

Broken News - all the news you are ever going to need


 

Episode Synopses

 

One: Tomato Flu

 

An outbreak of tomato flu is in the headlines in episode one of Broken News. This alarming new super-virus can be traced back to a turkey farm in Turkey and the news networks report on the best way to avoid tomatoids in food such as tomato ketchup.

 

Two: Missing Island

 

A report that an island has gone missing in the Barents sea triggers paranoia about rising sea levels in Lincolnshire and the end of the world as we know it.

 

Three: Half Way There Day

 

Reports on commemorations around the country to mark the day Britain reached the half-way point in the last World War.

 

Four: Crime

 

The publication of a Home Office report which reveals that the majority of teenagers are now criminals leads to a series of news stories from the country's worst-hit areas. A picture of Britain in which the teenage population "now effectively feral, roam Britain's urban landscapes in packs of up to 15 at a single time."

 

Five: Bolivian Crisis

 

Reaction comes from around the world to rumours that Bolivia might have acquired nuclear weapons. Including a report from The White House: This is a bad day for the good guys, President Bush.

 

Six: Hijack

 

Media frenzy is quick to follow after reports emerge of an apparent hijack of an American passenger flight bound for Amsterdam. This live breaking story dominates the running orders of the world's news networks.


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