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Newswipe with Charlie Brooker

30min

News

Documentary

Newswipe with Charlie Brooker was a British news review programme broadcast on BBC Four written and presented by Charlie Brooker. It is similar to Brooker's Screenwipe series which is also shown on BBC Four. A first series of six episodes ran between 25 March 2009 and 29 April 2009. A second series began on 19 January 2010 and concluded on 23 February 2010.

Episodes

Cast

Season 1

Global Recession, The Pope and Condoms, NatWest 3

1. Global Recession, The Pope and Condoms, NatWest 3

30min

25th Mar 2009

Vox Pops, Viewer Content, Jade Goody

2. Vox Pops, Viewer Content, Jade Goody

30min

1st Apr 2009

Newsreaders, War on Terror, Politcal Corruption

3. Newsreaders, War on Terror, Politcal Corruption

30min

8th Apr 2009

G20 Summit, MMR Vaccine, Protests

4. G20 Summit, MMR Vaccine, Protests

30min

15th Apr 2009

Compilation

5. Compilation

30min

22nd Apr 2009

The Media

6. The Media

30min

29th Apr 2009

In the final episode of this series Charlie Brooker sets his satirical sights on news and current affairs, with the help of Nick Davies and Peter Oborne.

First air date

25th Mar 2009

Last air date

23rd Feb 2010

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks