Newswipe With Charlie Brooker. Charlie Brooker. Copyright: Zeppotron
Newswipe With Charlie Brooker

Newswipe With Charlie Brooker

  • TV comedy
  • BBC Four
  • 2009 - 2010
  • 10 episodes (2 series)

Spin-off from hit TV satire Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe, take an irreverent and often despairing look at global TV news coverage. Stars Charlie Brooker, Tim Key and Doug Stanhope.

Episode menu

Series 1, Episode 2

Newswipe With Charlie Brooker. Charlie Brooker. Copyright: Zeppotron
While charting the rise of the public's role in making the news via vox pops and mobile phone footage, Brooker examines the good, the bad and the absurd in citizen journalism. Plus, reviews of two big stories making the news and a controversial authored piece from Peter Oborne.

Broadcast details

Date
Wednesday 1st April 2009
Time
10:30pm
Channel
BBC Four
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Thursday 2nd April 2009 11:00pm BBC4
Sunday 5th April 2009 11:30pm BBC4

Cast & crew

Cast
Charlie Brooker Host / Presenter
Guest cast
Peter Oborne Self
Writing team
Charlie Brooker Writer
Production team
Al Campbell Director
Kufena Coulter Producer
Nick Vaughan Smith Producer
Annabel Jones Executive Producer
Damon Tai Editor
Iain Mitchell Editor
Liz Harbord Make-up Designer

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