Charlie Brooker

**Milky Tears** · 21st Dec 2006, 2:23 PM

Charlie Brooker is back on BBC Four tonight for the first of two festive specials. His Review of the Year is next week:

Charlie Brooker's Screen Wipe
Xmas Special: Charlie Brooker casts a critical eye across the Christmas TV schedules, bringing both festive cheer and plenty of dispiriting humbug. [S]

Thu 21 Dec, 23:20-23:50 30mins Stereo

CHARLIE BROOKER'S SCREEN WIPE SPECIALS
Xmas Special: Thursday 21 December 2006 11.10pm-11.40pm; rpt Saturday 23 December 10.10pm-10.40pm
Review of the Year 2006: Sunday 31 December 2006 11.50pm-12.20am; rpt 1.35am-2.05am

Finding the season of good will a bit of a strain? Feeling the need for a dose of caustic humour? Then join TV critic Charlie Brooker for two very special holiday programmes.

Should be worth a look.

**Perry Vale** · 21st Dec 2006, 3:04 PM

Excellent, thanks for the heads up.

Pip Madeley · 21st Dec 2006, 3:33 PM

Always worth a watch, cheers James.

**Nathan** · 21st Dec 2006, 3:58 PM

His printed thoughts on Torchwood:

This being a special "award ceremony" edition of The Guide, it would be remiss of me not to devote this week's column to some awards of my own. So, let the ceremony commence with an awkward crunch of gears, as the award for the YEAR'S MOST JARRING SHOW goes to the Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood, which somehow managed to feel like both a multi-coloured children's show and a heaving sex-and-gore bodice-ripper at the same time. The constant clash of mutually-incongruous tones meant watching it felt like stumbling across a hitherto secret episode of Postman Pat in which Pat runs down 15 villagers while masturbating at the wheel of his van. Interesting, but possibly aimed at madmen.

**Milky Tears** · 21st Dec 2006, 5:48 PM

"ALIEN TECHNOLOGY!"

Brooker is great, but he has got a face you could happily punch all decade.

**Perry Vale** · 22nd Dec 2006, 9:07 AM

Another excellent show, loved the Victor Lewis-Smith gag, and the Tom Baker/K9 sketch from the BBC Christmas tapes!

Pip Madeley · 24th Dec 2006, 11:42 AM

Just watching the first Screenwipe - it's hilarious

Loved Howard Jones walking round a kid's wing singing "Like To Get To Know You Well'

Pip Madeley · 2nd Jan 2007, 12:06 AM

The Review of the Year was sadly rather unfunny I thought

**Milky Tears** · 6th Feb 2007, 1:09 AM

News series started last night. Some good stuff about Celebrity Big Brother.

**Perry Vale** · 6th Feb 2007, 11:11 AM

Really enjoyed last night's, best one for a while. I liked how he introduced the show by slapping his own face, something a lot of his critics say should be done to him.

Dave Lewis · 20th Feb 2007, 11:24 PM

Shitchisel Dog Food... for dogs that hate life.

Pip Madeley · 21st Feb 2007, 10:32 PM

Britain's Hardest will never be quite the same again for me.

**Milky Tears** · 27th Feb 2007, 2:18 AM

Some good stuff in the final episode.

It returns later in the year "with a bigger budget".

Pip Madeley · 27th Feb 2007, 12:57 PM

Look at the making of TV, a little bit of Who, little bit of Sapphire and Steel, and a review of Primeval (better than Torchwood, indeed!) - good show

(is James Lindsay a demented clock fan?

)

**Milky Tears** · 21st Sep 2007, 7:35 PM

Compilation thingy the other day and a new series starts next Tuesday:

Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe
New Series. Charlie Brooker takes another caustic look at TV; expect irreverant observations, puerile sarcasm, and little snippets of animation. In this, the first of five episodes, the show examines the recent 'TV fakery' scandals, the The X Factor and the latest big American import - Heroes.

Tue 25 Sep, 22:00-22:30 30mins Stereo Widescreen

Very topical.

Charlie Brooker has been invading the BBC Four idents since Sunday (watch them HERE

)

**Alex** · 21st Sep 2007, 11:41 PM

Cool, can't wait for this, I watched a whole load of old ones about a month ago and loved them all.

Pip Madeley · 21st Sep 2007, 11:48 PM

Have any of you seen his fantastic 'How To Watch Television'?

Pip Madeley · 28th Sep 2007, 5:06 PM

That's a no, I guess.

Did anyone seen the new Screenwipe? Charlie Brooker speaks the truth.

**SiHart** · 28th Sep 2007, 5:47 PM

I'm a convert. I'd never seen the show before this week, and wasn't really sure if it was something I'd like. I found it was something I'd like. I was really very impressed with him and the show. Very funny, very rude, but very sharp and intelligent with it, which is a great mix!

I'll be watching again.

Si xx

**Milky Tears** · 3rd Oct 2007, 12:40 PM

I think last night's was his best episode yet. The "History of Corners", Top Ten C***s and She C***s, Street Doctors and Billie's Sonic were the highlights.

**SiHart** · 3rd Oct 2007, 12:49 PM

He certainly chose the best candidate for top C**k, didn't they? I'd have put in the "Oh where's the phone?" guy from inbetween Sky's episodes of The Simpsons though!

Si xx

**Perry Vale** · 3rd Oct 2007, 1:08 PM

Originally Posted by Milky Tears

I think last night's was his best episode yet.

I think I agree, very funny!

Edited to add another

at the 'full' version of Pip's new avatar.

**Perry Vale** · 26th Oct 2007, 12:06 PM

Just to say, that for those of you without BBC Four, Screenwipe is getting to a BBC Two screening next week!

**Milky Tears** · 21st Dec 2007, 12:05 AM

Superb stuff from Barry Shitpeas in the Screenwipe Christmas Special!

Pip Madeley · 21st Dec 2007, 1:08 AM

He was bang on about the Collins advert.

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