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TV Review: Newswipe with Charlie Brooker
It's good to have Charlie Brooker back and on-bile. Yep, the nicest grump on TV returned with his brilliant series, Newswipe with Charlie Brooker to lance the truth-pus out of the boil that is The News.
Mof Gimmers, TV Scoop, 20th January 2010Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe gives videogames good name
Television's relationship with videogames has been bumpy over the last 20 years, but Charlie Brooker's new show might herald a happier future.
Chris Moran, The Guardian, 30th September 2009TV Review: Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe
Aside from the serious(ish) stuff, it was great just to see Brooker talking about games that have been forgotten and for a gaming geek like me, it was wonderful to see the segment from the Consolvania crew talking about the wild array of utterly mental games you could get on the ZX Spectrum.
mofgimmers, TV Scoop, 30th September 2009Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe
Tonight's an exciting night to be a fan of videogames as, at long last, Charlie Brooker will be giving the Screenwipe treatment to the oft-maligned (yet incredibly lucrative) form of electronic entertainment in Gameswipe.
David Thair, BBC Comedy, 29th September 2009The Tao of Screenwipe: Charlie Brooker's best bits
Brooker's perspective-altering look at the inner workings of TV showed us everything from the power of editing to the creepiness of low-budget religious programming.
Owen Van Spall, The Guardian, 16th July 2009Charlie Brooker: 'I'm not that psychotic'
Best known for shows such as Screenwipe and Newswipe, on which he lambasts TV, Charlie Brooker goes mainstream from tonight with new Channel 4 show You Have Been Watching.
Metro, 7th July 2009Charlie Brooker Time Out Interview
Charlie Brooker, Guardian TV columnist and increasingly recognisable telly face in his own right, is taking another satirical swipe at small-screen cliches. This time he's using the medium of a panel show, as host of Channel 4's You Have Been Watching. He walks us through his latest TV hell...
Phil Harrison, Time Out, 7th July 2009Interview: Charlie Brooker Goes Electric
Charlie Brooker is about to go mainstream. With a bespoke theme tune, celebrity guests and an ear-piece, he's about to host an entertainment show in front of a live audience. Quite possibly, in tears. You Have Been Watching sees Mr Brooker doing the most commercial thing he's ever done... but surely it isn't that big a risk?
mofgimmers, TV Scoop, 6th July 2009TV Review: News Wipe with Charlie Brooker
There's generally three responses I have to Newswipe with Charlie Brooker. One is admiration at a piece of witty insight. Two is a belly laugh at a funny. Third, and possibly most important is a mixture of outrage and disbelief.
mofgimmers, TV Scoop, 30th April 2009TV Review: Newswipe with Charlie Brooker
We're three episodes into Newswipe with Charlie Brooker and, if we're waiting for it to hit stride, like Mr Brooker suggested, then I'm going to have to prepare myself. You see, Newswipe is fast becoming Another Charlie Brooker Classic!
mofgimmers, TV Scoop, 9th April 2009