Newswipe with Charlie Brooker

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2009•30m

Newswipe with Charlie Brooker was a British news review programme broadcast on BBC Four written and presented by Charlie Brooker. It is similar to Brooker's Screenwipe series which is also shown on BBC Four. A first series of six episodes ran between 25 March 2009 and 29 April 2009. A second series began on 19 January 2010 and concluded on 23 February 2010.

Production

Seasons

6 Episodes • Premiered 2009

1. Global Recession, The Pope and Condoms, NatWest 3

2. Vox Pops, Viewer Content, Jade Goody

3. Newsreaders, War on Terror, Politcal Corruption

4. G20 Summit, MMR Vaccine, Protests

5. Compilation

6. The Media

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.