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How TV Ruined Your Life(2011)

January 25, 20111 Season · 6 Episodes

Ended

Documentary

Comedy

3.8from 27 users

Overview

How TV Ruined Your Life is a six-episode BBC Two television series written and presented by Charlie Brooker. Charlie Brooker, whose earlier TV-related programmes include How to Watch Television, Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe and You Have Been Watching, examines how the medium has bent reality to fit its own ends. Produced by Zeppotron, the series aired its first episode in January 2011.

Created by Charlie Brooker

Network BBC Two

Seasons

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Season 1 poster

Season 1

6 Episodes

2011

E01

Fear

1/25/2011·30m

From hysterical public information films to grisly crime dramas, terror spills out of almost every channel. As Charlie explores TV's approach to fear, you won't know whether to laugh or scream. Warning: contains traces of Michael Buerk and a semi-naked lady.

E02

The Lifecycle

2/1/2011·30m

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.

E03

Aspiration

2/8/2011·30m

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.

E04

Love

2/15/2011·30m

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 traces of Dirty Den and suggestive swimwear.

E05

Progress

3/1/2011·30m

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 Simon Cowell and a lady in a silver catsuit.

E06

Knowledge

3/8/2011·30m

Charlie Brooker traces how TV's notion of knowledge has changed from bespectacled experts to celebrity presenter drivel.

Where to Watch

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Cast

Charlie Brooker

Charlie Brooker

Presenter

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