Newswipe with Charlie Brooker (2009)
Synopsis
Newswipe with Charlie Brooker was a British news review programme broadcast on BBC Four written and presented by Charlie Brooker. It is similar to Brooker's Screenwipe series which is also shown on BBC Four. A first series of six episodes ran between 25 March 2009 and 29 April 2009. A second series began on 19 January 2010 and concluded on 23 February 2010.
First Air Date: 2009-03-25
Last Air Date: 2010-02-23
Number of Seasons: 2
Number of Episodes: 12
Created By: Charlie Brooker
Networks: BBC Four
Top Cast
- Charlie Brooker as Presenter
Seasons
Specials
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Unaired Pilot
An unaired pilot episode of Newswipe with Charlie Brooker.
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Ep. 2: Election Special
A short look at the 2010 Election news coverage, from Channel 4's Alternative Election night.
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Ep. 3: Paranoia and Moral Panics
Mini-documentary on paranoia and moral panics for the Charlie Brooker's Newswipe done by Adam Curtis.
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Ep. 4: 2010 Wipe
Since you've probably already forgotten what happened this year, Charlie Brooker's 2010 Wipe is here to fill in the blanks. From the Chilean miners to the General Election, from Sherlock to The Only Way is Essex, Brooker unhelpfully points a finger and laughs. With contributors including Doug Stanhope, Grace Dent and Nick Davies and poetry from Tim Key you'd be a fool to miss it, which is why you won't.
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Ep. 5: 2011 Wipe
Charlie Brooker takes a comedic look back at events of 2011 - a year of royal weddings, riots and phone hacking.
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Ep. 6: 2012 Wipe
Charlie Brooker takes an irreverent look back at 2012. It was a busy year crammed full of Olympian events, including the jubilee, some elections, pussy riots, exposed regal flesh, The Valleys and also some actual Olympian events. With added extras from Doug Stanhope, Sharon Horgan and Peter Serafinowicz.
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