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 3

Newswipe With Charlie Brooker. Charlie Brooker. Copyright: Zeppotron
Charlie Brooker looks at news anchors and how their styles have changed over the years, including reflecting on how they do it over in America. Plus, a short film by Power of Nightmares creator Adam Curtis, a look at what's happening with the war against terror, and a poem by Tim Key.

Broadcast details

Date
Wednesday 8th April 2009
Time
10:30pm
Channel
BBC Four
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Thursday 9th April 2009 11:00pm BBC4
Sunday 12th April 2009 11:25pm BBC4

Cast & crew

Cast
Charlie Brooker Host / Presenter
Tim Key Self
Guest cast
Adam Curtis Narrator
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
Bex Murray Editor
Liz Harbord Make-up Designer

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