Archive for the ‘television’ Category

Have I Got News for You | BBC1

14 April, 2017

Series 53 begins 9pm, Fri 21 April.

Kirsty Young

Inside No 9 | BBC2

28 February, 2017

I am proud to have performed the minor role of “crossword consultant” for this excellent episode of Inside No 9, The Riddle of the Sphinx:

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I’m further proud to have filled the role of some kind of muse:

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Charlie Brooker’s 2016 Wipe | BBC2

5 December, 2016

I am a proud member of Team 2016 Wipe, which is broadcast after Christmas.

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Update 14 May 2017: Bafta winner, Comedy & Comedy Entertainment Programme

Have I Got News For You | BBC1

1 October, 2016

Series 52 begins 9pm, Fri 7 October.

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Nigel Farage Gets His Life Back | BBC2

25 August, 2016

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Kevin Bishop is Nigel Farage, in a programme imagining his life after resigning. Blurb:

“On the 23rd June, Britain voted to leave the European Union,” added the BBC. “Then, on the 4th July, Nigel Farage, the man who had made it all possible, resigned saying he wanted his life back. But what sort of life has he gone back to, and how does a man forever in the spotlight fill his days now he has nothing to do?”

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Only Connect | BBC2

11 July, 2016

Series 12 of Only Connect, with me in the question-editor chair, begins tonight on BBC Two at 8.30pm.

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“It’s a safe space, where a very specifically talented group of people get to show off in their own understated way for an audience of their peers. And this is what makes it so brilliant.” – Stuart Heritage, Guardian

“…that will surely be the highlight of the week for all lovers of uncompromisingly smart television” – James Walton, Telegraph

“What is the link between these numbers? 285,000, 684,000, 1.1m, 2.9m. The answer is they are soaring viewers figures for Only Connect, the toughest quiz on television, which began as a BBC4 obscurity and has now overtaken BBC1 in the ratings.” – Adam Sherwin, Independent

“Only Connect: the best quiz on TV?” – Radio Times

The One Show | BBC1

15 March, 2016

I’m on The One Show this evening, discussing spying and crosswords with Gyles Brandreth.

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Charlie Brooker’s 2015 Wipe | BBC2

29 December, 2015

I am a proud member of Team 2015 Wipe, which is broadcast tomorrow.

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On Stage: Live From Television Centre | BBC4

14 November, 2015

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Tomorrow night, Live From Television Centre, a four-play theatrical collaboration with Battersea Arts Centre, is on BBC4.

I am proud to have made a contribution to the last part, Jess Thom‘s Broadcast from Biscuit Land, which also features Jess Mabel Jones and, fleetingly, me.

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Only Connect | BBC2

13 July, 2015

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Series 11 of Only Connect, with me in the question-editor chair, begins tonight on BBC Two at 8.30pm.

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Charlie Brooker’s Election Wipe | BBC2

30 April, 2015

I am a proud member of Team Election Wipe, the fruits of whose labours will be broadcast shortly before the polls open.

Alternative Election Night | Channel 4

30 April, 2015

I have been writing for Channel 4’s Alternative Election Night.

Channel 4's Alternative Election Night

Charlie Brooker’s 2014 Wipe | BBC2

22 December, 2014

I am a proud member of Team 2014 Wipe, the fruit of whose toil will be on BBC Two on 30 December:

Update 29 Jan 2015: The new series of Weekly Wipe begins tonight:

Only Connect — Now on BBC Two

28 August, 2014
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Series ten of Only Connect, with me in the question-editor chair, begins on BBC Two on Mon 1 September 2014 at 20:30.

Only Connect for BBC Four

14 April, 2014

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The new series of quiz show Only Connect starts tonight on BBC Four, with me in the question-editor seat.

Charlie Brooker’s 2013 Wipe for BBC Two

28 December, 2013

I am a proud member of Team 2013 Wipe, the fruit of whose toil will be on BBC Two tonight:

Update 6 Jan: And the second series of Weekly Wipe begins on Thu 9 Jan on BBC Two.

A Young Doctor’s Notebook and Other Stories

18 November, 2013

Series two of A Young Doctor’s Notebook begins this week.

Only Connect: A Quiz Show for BBC4

1 November, 2013

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As of the next series, I will be the question editor for BBC Four’s million-viewer quiz Only Connect, which will incidentally move to BBC Two in 2014.

    Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe for BBC Two

    28 January, 2013

    I am a proud member of Team Weekly Wipe, which starts on BBC Two on Thursday evening at 22h00.

    Update 01-02-2013: Here’s the programme, while it lasts:

    A Young Doctor’s Notebook DVD

    7 January, 2013

    Good news for those who don’t own a squarial: A Young Doctor’s Notebook is available today on DVD from BBC Worldwide and Big Talk.

    A Young Doctor's Notebook on DVD