How TV Ruined Your Life
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.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Fear
25-01-201130mFrom 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 lau...
- Ep 2
2.The Lifecycle
01-02-201130mFrom kids shows to Countdown, TV has something to infuriate anyone of any age. Warning: this episode contains creepy dolls and the 1980s Oxo dad.
- Ep 3
3.Aspiration
08-02-201130mFrom 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.
- Ep 4
4.Love
15-02-201130mCharlie 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...
- Ep 5
5.Progress
01-03-201130mFrom 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...
- Ep 6
6.Knowledge
08-03-201130mCharlie Brooker traces how TV's notion of knowledge has changed from bespectacled experts to celebrity presenter drivel.
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