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How TV Ruined Your Life is a six-episode BBC Two television series written and presented by Charlie Brooker. Charlie Brooker, whose earlier TV-related programmes include How to Watch Television, Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe and You Have Been Watching, examines how the medium has bent reality to fit its own ends. Produced by Zeppotron, the series aired its first episode in January 2011.
Original Release
01/25/2011 on BBC
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Charlie Brooker | Self - Presenter / Presenter |
| Liz May Brice | Voiceover / News Reporter / Karen Itis |
| Kevin Eldon | Spook Talk Interviewee / Publisher / Prime Minister / Damien Spent |
| Beth Cordingly | Spook Talk Interviewee / Sitcom Wife / Morning TV Presenter |
| Lucy Thackeray | Siobhan Laine |
| James Holmes | Peter Susan Coffle / Morning TV Advisor |
| Thaila Zucchi | Sitcom Neighbour / Desirable Woman |
| Glenn Hugill | Voiceover |
| Roger Sloman | Apprentice-style Boss |
| Helen Fospero | Newsreader |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fear | Wednesday, 26 January 2011 |
| 2 | The Lifecycle | Tuesday, 01 February 2011 |
| 3 | Aspiration | Tuesday, 08 February 2011 |
| 4 | Love | Tuesday, 15 February 2011 |
| 5 | Progress | Tuesday, 01 March 2011 |
| 6 | Knowledge | Tuesday, 08 March 2011 |
Directors
Writers
Joel Morris, Charlie Brooker, Jason Hazeley, Dan Swimer, Daniel Maier
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Charlie Brooker | Self - Presenter / Presenter |
| Liz May Brice | Voiceover / News Reporter / Karen Itis |
| Kevin Eldon | Spook Talk Interviewee / Publisher / Prime Minister / Damien Spent |
| Beth Cordingly | Spook Talk Interviewee / Sitcom Wife / Morning TV Presenter |
| Lucy Thackeray | Siobhan Laine |
| James Holmes | Peter Susan Coffle / Morning TV Advisor |
| Thaila Zucchi | Sitcom Neighbour / Desirable Woman |
| Glenn Hugill | Voiceover |
| Roger Sloman | Apprentice-style Boss |
| Helen Fospero | Newsreader |
| David Mitchell | David Mitchell |
| Chris Hayward | Oliver Hammond |
| Helen Watson | Sitcom Mum |
| Bradley Hall | Ryan Daniels |
| Slipmatt | DJ Slipmatt |
| Abigail Hamilton | Oxygen Woman |
| Belinda Stewart-Wilson | Sophie dahl |
| Mark Powley | Morning TV Presenter |
| Betty Mannassi | Ivy Henshaw |
| David Morley Hale | (as David Morley-Hale) |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Annabel Jones | Executive Producer |
| Sam Terroni | Producer |
| Nick Vaughan-Smith | Producer |
| Jodie Krstic | Producer |
| Gemma Martin | Producer |
| Anna Coane | Producer |
| Christian Watt | Producer |
| Ben Jessop | Producer |
Editors
Damon Tai, Jason Boxall, Lynda Featherstone, Matthew Jeffreys
