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Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe

Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe

  • TV factual
  • BBC Four
  • 2006 - 2009
  • 28 episodes (5 series)

TV critic and comedy writer Charlie Brooker takes a caustic look at television programmes and reveals the inner workings of the industry.

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Series 5, Episode 1

Charlie Brooker admits he is probably well on the way to being the worst TV presenter audiences have ever seen. He decides to discover what a TV presenter is anyway. Plus, Brooker examines the state of television in the current economic climate.

Further details

Charlie Brooker takes an irreverent look at all aspects of life on the small screen, including capsule reviews of the week's highs and lows.

He examines the state of television in the current economic climate and, with now-redundant home sale programmes clogging up the schedule, he explores what we can expect in their place.

Expensive dramas and the plethora of job-based shows are also in his sights, while there is light relief as he illustrates the penny-pinching tricks TV uses to meet budgets.

Broadcast details

Date
Tuesday 18th November 2008
Time
10:30pm
Channel
BBC Four
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Charlie Brooker Host / Presenter
Guest cast
Liza Tarbuck Self
Tim Key Self
Writing team
Charlie Brooker Writer
Production team
Al Campbell Director
Nick Vaughan Smith Series Producer
Kufena Coulter Producer
Charlie Brooker Executive Producer
Annabel Jones Executive Producer
Damon Tai Editor
Matthew Jeffreys Editor

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