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Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe

Series 1

Episode 4

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Charlie Brooker picks his way through the week's headlines and looks at the latest telly, film and advertising in thirty, topical, fun-filled minutes. It has been a busy week, with the pope's surprise resignation, the manhunt for ex-Los Angeles policeman Christopher Dorner coming to an end, meteorites striking central Russia and the horsemeat scandal continuing to grow.

Peep Show writer Jesse Armstrong and comedian Isy Suttie review the DVD release of Skyfall, the latest James Bond film, and Charlie looks at the way women are portayed by the tabloid press. Plus, media absorbists Barry and Philomena ponder the Wonders of Life, Tim Key reads a poem about asteroids and Doug Stanhope looks at the nasty characters on reality television. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Charlie Brooker
Participant:
Jesse Armstrong
Participant:
Isy Suttie
Participant:
Tim Key
Participant:
Doug Stanhope
Executive Producer:
Annabel Jones

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