Charlie Brooker's NEWSWIPE

"Non Stop" and "The Awakening" in one trail?

Yeah I've noticed that - It's the News at Ten theme isn't it?

Another great edition.

News sources are untrustworthy, butter will kill you and N-Dubz are a waste of airtime.

I don't need to watch it now.

Fantastic programme tonight. Possibly the best ridicule kept for the very end of the show. First time I laughed out loud in a while.

Charlie just nails it again.

This has to be my favourite part from tonight's show, partly because its so very true!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Z4b_KMNpfs

It was fantastic, and the whole premise of a filler episode based upon when news programmes are filled with similar content, was a smart decision what with recent events.

Mmm... I think the argument that you must reveal all your sources was a bit simplistic (and, indeed, if this is how all American journalists are trained, is a bit worrying). Otherwise the MPs expenses scandal would never have come out, for example. But I accept the point that the practice is overused.

Otherwise, hi-larious as always, especially the vox-pop on what people thought about vox-pops.

That reminded me of ITN/ITV's "The Pulse"

David

Damn missed it, yay for iPlayer...

I've mentioned the 'f**k' censorship on the -wipes before, and I'm confused by why he's got away with it in his 'News report' report, yet elsewhere he is bleeped.

Petty point but it plays on my mind...

I've noticed he tends to use the bleep for comic effect rather than censoring. It works, because i find swearing a lot funnier if it's bleeped, but then I'm infantile.

I think he avoids using the bleeps for the more serious stuff where he's trying to make a point. Yesterday was more of a serious programme so probably used the bleeps less when he was making a serious point.