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Channel 4 fights to keep Charlie Brooker's Black Mirror

Relations between broadcaster Channel 4 and production group Endemol Shine have almost broken down over the right to broadcast Charlie Brooker's show Black Mirror in the UK.

Jane Martinson, The Guardian, 18th March 2016

TV review: Charlie Brooker's 2015 Wipe

Charlie Brooker's end-of-the-year Wipes have become essential viewing. They are the best way of making some kind of sense of the mess the world is in today. And this year's edition was no exception. Except there was a problem. 2015 is probably the bleakest year since Brooker has been doing these shows.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 31st December 2015

11 absolutely zinger quotes from Charlie Brooker's 2015

Charlie Brooker's 2015 Screen Wipe gave us another darkly funny rundown of the year.

Sarah Deen, Metro, 30th December 2015

Charlie Brooker on Cameron and #piggate

"The first question people were asking me was, Did I know anything about it? And the answer is no, absolutely not. I probably wouldn't have bothered writing an episode of a fictional comedy-drama if I'd known."

Leo Benedictus, The Guardian, 21st September 2015

A Touch of Cloth dead, but Charlie Brooker wanted more

Charlie Brooker's blink-and-you-miss-it comedy A Touch of Cloth is unlikely to come back for a fourth series, according to lead star John Hannah.

Tom Eames, Digital Spy, 9th September 2015

Charlie Brooker's Black Mirror to become a Netflix show

Sources say the US streaming giant has agreed terms to make original episodes of the hit dystopian comedy drama.

Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 7th September 2015

Konnie Huq talks about marrying Charlie Brooker

Ex-Blue Peter presenter Konnie Huq admits she's a nerd - but doesn't know if she's legally married to Charlie Brooker.

The Big Issue, 23rd July 2015

TV review: Charlie Brooker's Election Wipe, BBC2

What does it say in the Bible about the last coming first? After an election campaign that has been crammed to the brink with satirical programmes, Charlie Brooker bowled along just as last orders were being called to show the rest how it should be done.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 7th May 2015

Charlie Brooker: Farage has been giving him problems

"Nigel Farage is like a flipping, slightly pissed-up sort of brother-in-law or something," according to Charlie Brooker, who'll be presenting his customary Election Wipe this evening on BBC Two, ahead of tomorrow's turnout for what is predicted to be the closest election in years.

The Huffington Post, 6th May 2015

Charlie Brooker takes on immigration reporting in Wipe

In a clip from tonight's Screen Wipe special, the writer and broadcaster finds formulaic news bulletins ripe for parody.

Huw Fullerton, Radio Times, 6th May 2015

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