Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe - Series 04 (2007)

Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe
Series 04
Year: 2007
Produced By: BBC4

Episode 01:

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." Nicholas Parsons talks about Saturday night entertainment.

Episode 02:

In this edition of "Screenwipe," Charlie Brooker shouts his opinion on end credit squeezes, gives a colourful account of a career in telly and gets particularly vexed by twits in adverts. He reviews Ann Widdecombe versus prostitution, "Secret Diary of a Call Girl" and "Street Doctor." Richard Herring talks about "Big Cook Little Cook."

Episode 03:

In this television news special, Charlie talks about the need to entertain on the news and also the rise of 24-hour news. Adam Curtis talks about the rise and fall of the television journalist. Some strong language.

Episode 04:

Charlie talks about television that is aimed at today's youth. He reviews "My Super Sweet 16," "America's Next Top Model" and "The Tudors." Matt Berry talks about television theme tunes, especially those of Ronnie Hazelhurst. Contains some strong language and some sexual content.

Episode 05:

Charlie looks into TV elimination shows and he creates his own to demonstrate how they can be edited to distort the truth. He reviews "Pete's P.A." and "Any Dream Will Do." Strong language.