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Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe
Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe is a British television review programme created and presented by Charlie Brooker and broadcast on BBC Four. The programme contains reviews of current shows, as well as stories and commentary on how television is produced.
Format.
"Screenwipe" is presented by comedian Charlie Brooker, who reviews other British television programmes with a caustic and humorous tone. Brooker analyses specific programmes and genres, regularly making jokes about how programmes are created. Brooker often pays particular attention to more obscure channels on
Screenwipe" production crew to illustrate points; for example, director Al Campbell as the half-witted satirist "Barry Shitpeas", and researcher Mike Bradley in a number of roles.
The series has spawned several spin-off shows which use a very similar format but examine different media: "Newswipe with Charlie Brooker", "Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe", and "Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe".
Episodes.
The first full series finished with an extended edition on US television billed as "Screenwipe USA