Tonight sees the long-awaited return to TV of Charlie Brooker’s ‘Screen Wipe’, an absolute must-watch for any media student. Essentially a more vicious and vitriolic version of Harry Hill’s TV Burp, Brooker chews up and spits out anything that stinks of hypocrisy and mediocrity. Think of it as The TV Vomit to TV Burp.
Charlie Brooker is a spectacularly foul-mouthed and hilarious commentator on the media. For proof of his genius you need look no further than this description of X-Factor hopeful Eoghan from his Guardian column at the weekend. ‘He’s like a cross between the Test Card clown and a crayon portrait of Jamie Oliver. Weird’.
It’s on BBC4 at 10:30 tonight, but if you don’t have access to the channel make use of the BBC iPlayer to catch it. There really is no better introduction to the current TV landscape.
Warning: Mr Brooker can be offensive, but never gratuitously so. Don’t blame me if he upsets you.
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