How TV Ruined Your Life

Season 1

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.

Where to Watch Season 1

6 Episodes

  • Fear
    E1
    FearFrom 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.
  • The Lifecycle
    E2
    The LifecycleFrom kids shows to Countdown, TV has something to infuriate anyone of any age. Warning: this episode contains creepy dolls and the 1980s Oxo dad.
  • Aspiration
    E3
    AspirationFrom 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.
  • Love
    E4
    LoveCharlie 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.
  • Progress
    E5
    ProgressFrom 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.
  • Knowledge
    E6
    KnowledgeCharlie Brooker traces how TV's notion of knowledge has changed from bespectacled experts to celebrity presenter drivel.

Cast of Season 1

  • Charlie BrookerPresenter
  • Al CampbellDirector
  • Christian WattProducer

 

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