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Season 1 – How TV Ruined Your Life

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Charlie Brooker exploring the gap between real life and television.
How TV Ruined Your Life — Season 1

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Cast & Crew

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Charlie Brooker

Host

Liz May Brice

Actor

Roger Sloman

Actor

Beth Cordingly

Actor

Helen Fospero

Actor

Chris Hayward

Actor

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 25, 2011 Fear Charlie explores how television approaches fear; traces of Michael Buerk and a semi-naked lady. Details Episode 2 Aired Feb 1, 2011 The Lifecycle This episode contains creepy dolls and the 1980s Oxo dad. Details Episode 3 Aired Feb 8, 2011 Aspiration From Dallas to Grand Designs, TV continually emphasizes desirable lifestyles and makes the viewer feel inadequate. Details Episode 4 Aired Feb 15, 2011 Love TV has warped expectations of romance with a combination of 'Blind Date' and rom-coms; this episode contains traces of Dirty Den and suggestive swimwear. Details Episode 5 Aired Mar 1, 2011 Progress Television warps the relationship with technology; this episode contains a computerized Simon Cowell and a lady in a silver catsuit. Details Episode 6 Aired Mar 8, 2011 Knowledge How TV's notion of knowledge has changed from bespectacled experts to celebrity presenters; an alien meeting with Danny Dyer. Details

Season Info

Director
Al Campbell, Christian Watt
Executive Producer
Annabel Jones
Screenwriter
Charlie Brooker, Jason Hazeley
Network
BBC
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
Jan 25, 2011