Charlie Brooker

Charlie Brooker's hotly anticipated comic horror series launches tonight, with Rory Kinnear starring as prime minster Michael Callow. A move away from his sneering, one-man topical shows, the first in the Black Mirror three-part series represents Brooker's first foray into TV dramas. Expect it to be dark, expect to be clever and expect it to be very, very funny.

Acerbic broadcaster and columnist Charlie Brooker is behind this new three-part satirical drama series, which examines the ways technology has changed our lives. Tonight's first episode, which he wrote, is billed as a "twisted parable for the Twitter age", and follows the crisis that engulfs a fictional Prime Minister when a beloved member of the Royal family is kidnapped.

Charlie Brooker talks about Black Mirror

Charlie Brooker says his new part sci-fi, part satire comedy Black Mirror is not 'anti-Twitter', but highlights the insidious effect the exaggerated opinion of social networks can have.

Charlie Brooker: the dark side of our gadget addiction

We are addicted to gadgets - but what are their side-effects? In his new drama series, Black Mirror, Charlie Brooker explores the dark side of our love affair with technology.

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Black Mirror episode 1 spoiler-free review

Charlie Brooker offers a searing, look at modern society in a three-part drama series, Black Mirror. It doesn't always make for easy or cheerful viewing, but then again, we wouldn't expect anything less from a mind as creatively acerbic as Brooker's.

Charlie Brooker's 'Black Mirror' preview

Overall The National Anthem kept us second-guessing, delivering several well thought out twists with some fantastic performances. However, we can't help but feel that the strength of the message would've been a lot more powerful had the threat been less comical, though that isn't really Brooker's style, and that's why we love him.

Charlie Brooker rants about this year's Xmas adverts

Given the fuss the audience were making over the John Lewis advert, the tears they shed, you'd think they were watching footage of shoeless orphans being kicked face-first into a propeller. But no. They were looking at an advert for a shop.

Robert Webb: 'I auditioned for Nathan Barley'

Robert Webb has revealed that he auditioned for Chris Morris and Charlie Brooker's 2005 sitcom Nathan Barley.