Brooker's Back !

Abernathy · **Posted:** Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:06 am

Yup - new series of Charlie Brooker's Screen Burn began last night on BBC4 with a totally brilliant rant about the hypocrisy of newspapers like the Mail & Express whipping up a froth of outrage about the "deception" of the BBC.

Sample brazenly false tabloid headline by way of illustration : "TITTED SHARK MAULS TOT, 6." :shock:

Catch it again on BBC4 - I'm sure it'll be re-run soon. Or watch the next ep.

sven945 · **Posted:** Wed Sep 26, 2007 10:24 am

I've been looking forward to this for ages. Well, since Saturday when I saw it in the Guide.

It was fantastic, probably one of the funniest episodes of the programme that I've seen.

Adrian · **Joined:** Fri May 26, 2006 7:42 pm **Posts:** 1014

I saw it too, it was good. You can probably watch it on the new iPlayer if you're desperate.

mattomac · **Posted:** Wed Sep 26, 2007 1:05 pm

Adrian wrote:

I saw it too, it was good. You can probably watch it on the new iPlayer if you're desperate.

I'm hoping so.

Arrowhead · **Posted:** Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:12 pm

Charlie Brooker is an absolute genius, period.

I love the fact he also highlighted one of the other tricks that newspapers like to pull, namely the practice of taking dozens of photos of a celebrity (usually female) when they step out of a nightclub or bar, but proceeding to only publish the ones where they are snapped mid-blink, so as to reinforce the impression that said celeb was drunk/stoned out of their minds.

bairy · **Joined:** Tue May 08, 2007 1:40 pm **Posts:** 2807

Uknova link:
http://www.uknova.com/wsgi/torrent/view/49653

Esqui · **Posted:** Wed Sep 26, 2007 8:21 pm

Adrian wrote:

I saw it too, it was good. You can probably watch it on the new iPlayer if you're desperate.

Surely no-one could be that desperate. Also, WHY DID I NOT KNOW IT WAS ON? I must watch the repeats now..

daveinbrum · **Posted:** Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:11 pm

Chris wrote:

Adrian wrote:

I saw it too, it was good. You can probably watch it on the new iPlayer if you're desperate.

Surely no-one could be that desperate. Also, WHY DID I NOT KNOW IT WAS ON? I must watch the repeats now..

I missed it as well. Can't believe The Guide didn't preview it. There's a repeat late night on Friday if I remember to record it...

Daul Pacre · **Joined:** Tue Nov 28, 2006 8:12 pm **Posts:** 651

I liked the "Exprez" headline: "DIANA FOUND IN WAX MOUSE".

bairy · **Joined:** Tue May 08, 2007 1:40 pm **Posts:** 2807

I'll upload the uknova vid to a video sharing site, will take a couple of hours

bairy · **Joined:** Tue May 08, 2007 1:40 pm **Posts:** 2807

http://www.sendspace.com/file/ecq3wf

PeteNattress · **Posted:** Thu Sep 27, 2007 6:34 pm

This guy on YouTube usually uploads them in a day or two too. I caught it on TV; genius stuff as ever from the Brookmeister.

Run · **Posted:** Thu Oct 04, 2007 1:33 pm

for all past episodes: http://stage6.divx.com/Screenwipe/videos/

hel · **Posted:** Mon Nov 05, 2007 2:29 pm

i dont have BBC4 so i have been downloading episodes of screenwipe off youtube. i think i'm in love with it now, especially the fake newspaper headlines.

bairy · **Joined:** Tue May 08, 2007 1:40 pm **Posts:** 2807

Finally. A proper tv channel (well...)

Not sure if it's a repeat of something old though.

Quote:

COMEDY: Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe
On: BBC 2 Midlands (2)
Date: Monday 19th January 2009
Time: 22:00 to 22:30 (30 minutes long)

Charlie Brooker takes an irreverent look at all aspects of life on the small screen, including capsule reviews of the week's highs and lows. In an advertising special, there are reports from a mysterious insider dishing the dirt on all that is bad in the industry, as well a potted history of advertising. Brooker reveals the changing psychology used to keep people buying and how the portrayal of men and women in advertising have changed, plus poet Tim Key gives us an advert-related verse.
(Stereo, Widescreen, Subtitles)
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