Charlie Brookers Newswipe
Season 1

s01e01 / global recession, the pope and condoms, NatWest 3

25th Mar '09 - 10:30pm
global recession, the pope and condoms, NatWest 3 Summary

Charlie Brooker looks at the news's obsession with the credit crunch, and the potty levels it has reached. Nick Davies authors a piece about the influence the PR industry has over the news and Tim Key performs a poem.

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s01e02 / vox pops, viewer content, Jade Goody

1st Apr '09 - 10:30pm
vox pops, viewer content, Jade Goody Summary

Charlie Brooker sets his satirical sights on news and current affairs. In 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, controversial authored pieces, a poem and much more.

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s01e03 / newsreaders, war on terror, politcal corruption

8th Apr '09 - 10:30pm
newsreaders, war on terror, politcal corruption Summary

Charlie Brooker sets his satirical sights on news and current affairs, looking at how news anchors and their styles have changed over the years and 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.

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s01e04 / G20 Summit, MMR vaccine, protests

15th Apr '09 - 10:30pm
G20 Summit, MMR vaccine, protests Summary

Charlie Brooker sets his satirical sights on news and current affairs, taking a look at how graphics have morphed over the years from modest explaining devices to shouty, scary, video game-style extravaganzas.

Brooker also charts the way the media handled both the politics and the protests of the G20 summit in London, while Ben Goldacre, author of Bad Science, vents his anger over its coverage of science stories.

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s01e05 / Episode Five (The Best of Newswipe)

22nd Apr '09 - 10:30pm
Episode Five (The Best of Newswipe) Summary

Special Best of Compilation Show.

Due to some unforseen circumstances Charlie Brooker's team had to swap the 5th and 6th episode around, so instead of a regular one, this is the Special Best of Compilation Show (full of 'classic' scenes from the first series of Newswipe).

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s01e06 / the media

29th Apr '09 - 10:30pm
the media Summary

In the final episode of this series Charlie Brooker sets his satirical sights on news and current affairs, with the help of Nick Davies and Peter Oborne.

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