The Mark Thomas Comedy Product

Specials

The Mark Thomas Comedy Product was a television show fronted by the English comedian, presenter, political activist and reporter, Mark Thomas. It was broadcast in the UK on Channel 4 from February 1996 to May 2002.

The show, described as "a brilliantly ludicrous alternative to Watchdog", was a hybrid of comedy and serious politics, with Thomas often using silly or surreal methods to gain interviews with politicians and corporations and to highlight issues.

Where to Watch The Mark Thomas Comedy Product • Specials

9 Episodes

  • Thomas Country
    E1
    Thomas CountryMark Thomas goes undercover as a farmer to find out what really goes on within countryside groups.
  • Secret Map of Britain
    E2
    Secret Map of BritainMark Thomas investigates why parts of the UK are fenced off, and in some cases not even shown on any maps.
  • Weapons Inspector
    E3
    Weapons InspectorWith America and Britain pushing the UN to put Hans Blix's weapons inspection team into Iraq, Mark Thomas forms a citizen's weapon inspectors team in order to examine the performance of the two super powers. Starting with Buckingham Palace the group go round a lab in America making anthrax, a nuclear submarine base and a military weapons store just off the M4.
  • Debt Collector
    E4
    Debt CollectorPost war Iraq is bust. The country owes $383,000,000,000 to various companies, banks and countries from loans/credit which it took to build palaces.
  • After School Arms Club
    E5
    After School Arms ClubI can think of no finer act of citizenship than students exposing the government's failure to control the arms trade.
  • Mark Thomas on Coca-Cola
    E6
    Mark Thomas on Coca-ColaIn this special for Channel 4's "Dispatches" documentary series, Mark Thomas investigates the accusations of exploitation of workers, human rights violations, environmental damage, and questionable business practices by Coca-Cola. Looks at its suppliers and operations in India, South America and the US.
  • Sex, Filth and Religion
    E7
    Sex, Filth and ReligionRecorded in 1995. Location: Balham, London, England, UK
  • Asylum and Immigration Bill
    E8
    Asylum and Immigration Bill
  • The Early Years
    E9
    The Early Years
  • Mark ThomasHimself / Writer
  • Geoff AtkinsonProducer

 

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