Charlie Brooker (°1971) is a British journalist, comic writer and broadcast… Read Full Bio ↴Charlie Brooker (°1971) is a British journalist, comic writer and broadcaster. He writes columns for the British newspaper The Guardian, which include Screen Burn (a satirical look at television). Based on the success of the column, Brooker was allowed to make a television version of the column for by BBC Four, Screenwipe. He also made Newswipe (a satirical look at the news), Gameswipe (a one-off special about computer games in the Screenwipe format) and You Have Been Watching (a satirical quiz about television for Channel 4). In 2010, Charlie Brooker moved to the world of radio with BBC Radio 4's So Wrong It's Right, which allegedly celebrates "Britain's favourite subject: failure". Brooker's columns are also available in book form.

Episode 1
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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

The Butler Did It

10y↑1

@Matthew McVeagh If I wanted clunky poetry
I'd take down from my shelf
My thesaurus and my dictionary
And write the stuff myself

It would be rubbish and I know it
But it couldn't be much worse
Than this rambling TV poet
And his dog eared doggerel verse

All comments from YouTube:

mshara1

10y↑36

A genuinely amazing show.
I can remember exactly when I first discovered Charlie Brooker.

Joe Peake

4y↑1

@Jack Not much any more, bar the occasional thing. Probably too busy with the tv stuff and family commitments now.

Jack

@Joe Peake Does he still write for papers?

Joe Peake

5y↑1

I started reading his screenburn column when I was 11! Full-fledged Brooker hipster here

Wrong!

Where'd you move from?

LordHealey

9y↑7

Me too :) As odd as this sounds, watching Screenwipe and Newswipe is part of the reason I ended up moving to the UK (and I love it here)

youeatshowieategg

11y↑4

The sequence with the pleas of the forensic psychologist juxtaposed against clips of news programmes doing exactly what he recommended against was very powerful. That's what I like about Charlie Brooker's programmes. When he gets it right they are by turns hilarious and moving.

Enthused Norseman

11y↑2

Brilliant satire. Charlie does good work.

Bikerbloke99

11y↑1

Damn that was sooo refreshing!! How I missed seeing this fella on TV puzzles me, but then I don't watch TV or follow news reports online either, for the very reasons he highlighted! Well done Mr Brooker, you'd get my vote for Managing director of the BBC.

Rebel Against the Harem

9y↑22

Wow, that was the quickest, accurate, summary of that crisis I have ever heard.

Ben Knight

5y↑2

I'd rather have Charlie Brooker deliver the news, I know he's done comment pieces for The Guardian but as a source of news he's the one guy I've seen who literally shifts the bullshit out of the way to get to the actual story.

Johnny Twohats

11y↑2

We can all symphonise with him

Brooklyn Dreaming

11y

I love this show. I wish it were more popular, for people to want the real, untwisted, un-"it's the right's fault, no it's the left's fault", non-political agenda, core that should be news. Instead we have to choose whether we want to watch a channel that twists everything against the right wing, or the channel that twists everything against the left. It's only becoming worse rather than more factual, more honest. I wish they'd make more shows like this that get to the core of how twisted it is.

monkeymox

6y↑1

The thing with the Natwest three was that although the media did way overblow the sympathy card, they clearly should not have been extradited. I think it was right to highlight that, we shouldn't be sending British citizens to the mercy of the American justice system. It annoyed me because it was another case of the government kissing America's arse, not because I believed all the emotional hype.

Mandie

8y↑4

The last part really stuck in my brain from the first time I watched it. Never realized until now that it was only on the first episode.

Leona Fensome

9y↑3

Awesome Charlie Brooker, glad my Media Relations unit suggested to watch this.

supastar

11y

I know...the news today is packaged to make up your mind before you get the facts and assess the whole topic/news story etc. Each story is presented from a position that's designed to have you lean one way or the other. Usually it's done with finesse and you wont even notice it...unless you watch the news from the right perspective, as presented by Brooker here. Newswipe is essential viewing IMO.

H S

10y↑22

I don't think some people know that tim key's poems are supposed to be bad...

dmt85

Tim's poems are amazing

RUBBER BULLET

6y↑12

Being deliberately bad is treading a very fine line between kitsch and truly fucking awful.

Barry Shitpeas has the knack, Tim Key doesn't.

Strefan Bunney

7y↑6

I get it. I just don't find him funny and the punchline is always predictable with each of his poem sketches on newswipe.

Horror and Gamer

7y↑2

I love Charlie Brooke he is fucking hilarious

Robert Stan

6y↑1

13:59 my reaction after 5 seconds into checking the news.

youeatshowieategg

11y

I got the impression it was, at least partially, ironic. A consensus among the ill-informed was that it was all Gordon Brown's fault. Thus, by accompanying his image with the vacuous and imbecilic catch phrase 'epic fail' the designers sought to show that blaming Brown was a populist stance that ultimately lacked merit. The shirts were also ostensibly designed to make some quick cash and therefore deliberately appealed to, and in turn satirised, the 'lowest common denominator' type stance.

pretorious700

11y↑1

Charlie is loveably cynical.

Max K

3y↑1

" i am a mug for buying a house in 2007"

13 years later you would be minted if you managed to keep that house you bought in 2007.

WalterLiddy

9y↑17

In fact lots of economists knew the crash was coming and were vocal about warning people. They were just ignored, in particular by the government.

Eloise M Turner

I mean that won't happen again

rmccaw7

11y

this show is so incisive. very clever stuff.

GWA UK20

4y↑5

This would be amazing during the COVID 19 BS.

RERvideos1998

There is one now! Check iPlayer if you haven't already

Akshay Chopra

Where can I find all episodes in HD, for free

iamsofired

11y↑4

Very interesting segment on those 3 bankers.

laupstad

11y

Well played sir! +1

Foro Amargados

11y

AWESOME SHOW

Ryukachoo

11y

what's funny about their "recession re-branding" is that it would actually freaking combat the recession directly by encouraging people to spend money, just less money. the important thing is to get money moving all over the place and not locked up in piggy banks

The Seeker

How did I just find out about people like Brooker and Curtis?

Oh right, I live in America

Biddy Swetz

2020 and still watching 👀

tenseman08

4y↑7

We need a Covid-19wipe

Bombsite

4y↑2

We've got one! Charlie Brooker's Antiviral Wipe

Dan1984

10y↑3

"Fuck me!" - the only thing you can say when someone says condoms make the aids epidemic worse.

Malcolm Pagett

11y

I think the media was actually like that at one point. Rather than debate agrue and find fault, they just sat down, said, "This is what's happening, goodnight". But stuff like that doesn't sell papers or put bums on seats. And, since people love drama, the news moved to drama. You know what, you and me should just do are own news show. We'd have no bais or favoritism. Just go on the air and say, "Here's some good news, here's some bad. Now, make up your own mind. Goodnight".

riblets1968

Too bad there is, apparently, no similar market for such a news magazine in the states.

PatrZDZ

6y↑2

2:22 The music in the background is Classical Gas, the news theme used in several US TV stations like WVTM or WIS

Daniel Proctor

10y↑1

This show is, was and will be everything I am and am not. And vice versa.

Colin Finch Mostlythinkihave

11y

He tries to type a little but then bursts into tears :D

John Frum

The condom thing is kind of true though. They don't use them properly and think that they are immortal because they kept it on for a token amount of time.

sculli722

11y

Anyone else think the news is looking more and more like The Day Today?

Malcolm Pagett

11y↑1

Who actual fault is it? People say it's labour faults, some say it's the americans fault. Whose fault is it?

SP Bhattacharya

11y

2:02 That's exactly how I feel

Mysterious0Bob

11y

He was pointing out a mistake you made, but don't worry, I symphony with you.

DevilboyScooby

9y↑4

6:11 Genuinely thought that WAS Louis Walsh.

Burntwood76

Me too😂😂😂

Jack B

I remember people knowing what quantitative easing was, but not knowing how to say or spell it.

Scott McMillan

11y↑1

Honestly, I make one spelling error on the internet and completely forget about it. I come back a month later and both of the top comments are taking the piss out of me! I suppose that'll teach me not to make spelling mistakes. Ever again. Four the rest of my life.

Eman 1087

14:08 Now that's the truth

kerushun

5y↑1

"designed to get the banks and arse"

mazimadu

11y

I think you should, in case one of your friends or someone you meet is from Israel or Palestine. Just saying.

maximumtheandy

11y

i swear the channel watermark is getting increasingly central these days.

rmccaw7

11y

ahaha that's how youtube works. it should really be called 'thunderdome', shouldn't it? :)

Tom Clark

What's the track around 10:37?

laupstad

11y

That should've taught you a lesson indeed! Intarwebs is serious business.

Scott McMillan

11y↑1

I think it's Beethoven's 7th Sympathy. Look it up, I that's it. If it's not though, I'm going to look like a massive idiot.

aiouh

11y↑1

dat classical gas

Scott McMillan

11y↑1

Oh, right, I feel like an idiot now. Sorry.

Conhan D.

7y↑1

Is it OK for members of the cast or guests to say FUCK but not for the host? I don't quite get the BBC censorship policy on matters of what they call "bad language"... But is there really something to understand there?

Skyofserenity 7

andyr0ck Oh, ok. Thanks for correcting me!

andyr0ck

7y↑4

Don't think it's because he's being censored, he's doing it for comic effect.

Skyofserenity 7

7y↑1

Conhan D. Yeah, I never got that. They do it in other programs to! 😳

AlpineJoe33

Is that Iain fucking Dale at 10:45?

Scott McMillan

11y↑1

Oh. Well now I feel like a right twat. Sorry.

bonsaitigerMTB

9y↑4

Also, why doesn't Danielle Ward open her mouth properly when she talks?

Crocmaster McGeezax

+bonsaitigerMTB That's what they like to do those fucking young people

Buzzards Bass

If it were not for Doug Stanhope on this series I never would have heard of Charlie. And I have to be honest, I came here looking for Doug . . . but let's see what other potential greats might be here. But I don't have much hope for brilliance if this is made up of all British blobbers.

youweechube

@Daniel Hodge seems he came through with his potential with Black Mirror. Although i think this show was as great and wasnt showing just potential but something smart and funny.

rmccaw7

11y

sorry, couldn't resist :)

gan9e

11y

what episode or program shows Chuck Brooker ere pretending not to know or be influenced by VLS... who's Victor Lewis Smith? *shrug*...i dunno... advertising episode was it? anyway... oh I'm gonna watch them all.... i should be working but fuck it.

Katzelle3

1:39 discombobulate

Malcolm Pagett

11y

I don't have a clue what going on with the Israel and Palestine. It doesn't effect me, my family or anyone I know. Yet, people just keep bringing it up. I don't know about it but should I care?

Ronnie Smith

10y

@Venawesomeo did you ever find out the track?

Sam Welch

10y↑1

A bit late, but it's The Rocket Builder (Io Pan!) by Johann Johannsson. If you're a Spotify user there's an entire playlist of all the music Brooker used for all his programmes here: http://open.spotify.com/user/charliebrooker/playlist/1cbjbEfXuZesvIYHnN9ilP

Scott McMillan

11y

Yeah, yeah, I'm sorry.

DevastateOrionVII

11y

40 Year old Egoraptor is that you ?

Hazmat

11y

Qaunittiitititiitiive easing reduces the buying power of your currency. Flooding the economy with artificial liquidity means that - where a pound might have bought you a loaf of bread, some eggs and a coffee 20 years ago - now it can only barely get you a loaf of bread. The value of these things hasn't changed, they are static... it's the value of your currency that has been reduced because of quannititititiitititiiive easing.

rmccaw7

11y

oh how cute

Scott McMillan

11y

Why I oughta...!

BJG

9y↑2

MMMMM-MMMMMMMMM, just looooove thous infidel biscuit

rmccaw7

11y

fuckin Hawkeye

Scott McMillan

11y

Don't pity me!

Warbler

After 7 years, I still don't

Dan Roy

10:25 Ms. Cunk?

bonsaitigerMTB

Quantitatitative

Scott McMillan

11y

What?

Scott McMillan

11y

eyell nevr mayk a speeling mitsake evr agin.

The Butler Did It

10y↑6

Tim Key the poet, give it up man
Your meter's all wrong and the words don't scan

Gretchluver1

Lack of taste, perhaps.

Matthew McVeagh

10y↑5

And yet I feel it is. How could that be so? Could it be a matter of taste, rather than objective fact?

threenumbnuts

10y↑2

@Matthew McVeagh Bad poetry has no entertainment value unless it's done in a very skillful, very specific manner. I know it when I see it, and this ain't it.

Matthew McVeagh

10y↑4

I don't know what point you're trying to make... whatever you think is naff and rubs about his poetry, he is deliberately putting it on for irony. He is not accidentally rubbish. If you don't like it it's no reflection on him himself.