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Charlie Brooker attempts to explain where it all went wrong and just how wildly the TV and movie ideal differs from life's grim reality.
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Previous episodes
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Season 1 Episode 6 - Knowledge
Aired on March 08, 2011
Charlie Brooker traces how TV's notion of knowledge has changed from bespectacled experts to celebrity presenter drivel.
Aired on March 01, 2011
From the moon landings to Blake's 7 to CSI: Miami, Charlie Brooker argues that television has warped our relationship with technology. Warning: this episode contains a computerised... (more) Simon Cowell and a lady in a silver catsuit.
Aired on February 15, 2011
Charlie Brooker argues that TV has warped our expectations of romance with a toxic combination of Blind Date and rom-coms. Do 'soulmates' even exist? Warning: this episode contains... (more) traces of Dirty Den and suggestive swimwear.
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aspiration
Aired on February 08, 2011
From Dallas to Grand Designs, TV continually rubs desirable lifestyles in your face, making you feel inadequate in the process. Warning: contains Sophie Dahl and coffins.
Season 1 Episode 2 - The Lifecycle
Aired on February 01, 2011
From kids shows to Countdown, TV has something to infuriate anyone of any age. Warning: this episode contains creepy dolls and the 1980s Oxo dad.
Actors
Charlie Brooker, Beth Cordingly, Brenda Dowsett, Gemma Arrowsmith, James Holmes, Kevin Eldon, Liz May Brice, Mark Powley, Nat Saunders, Stuart Organ