How TV Ruined Your Life Series 1, Episode 6 - Knowledge - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)

Charlie traces how TV's notion of knowledge has changed from bespectacled experts to celebrity presenter drivel. Warning: this episode contains an alien meeting with Danny Dyer and celebrity supernatural activity.

Preview clips

Broadcast details

Date

Tuesday 8th March 2011

Time

10pm

Channel

BBC Two

Length

30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast

Charlie Brooker Host / Presenter
Kevin Eldon Ensemble Actor

Guest cast

David Mitchell Self
Matthew Nelson (as DJ Slipmatt) Self
Beth Cordingly Ensemble Actor
Glenn Hugill Narrator

Writing team

Charlie Brooker Writer
Jason Hazeley Writer (Additional Material)
Joel Morris Writer (Additional Material)
Dan Swimer Writer (Additional Material)

Production team

Al Campbell Director
Christian Watt Director
Nick Vaughan Smith (as Nick Vaughan-Smith) Producer
Christian Watt Producer
Annabel Jones Executive Producer
Damon Tai Editor
Jason Boxall Editor
Matthew Jeffreys Editor
Charlotte Pearson Production Designer

Video

David Mitchell Reviews the Rave Scene

David Mitchell takes the viewer on a personal and sentimental journey through the Acid House and Rave scene in Charlie Brooker's How TV Ruined Your Life.

Featuring: Charlie Brooker & David Mitchell.