Newswipe with Charlie Brooker - Specials

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Unaired Pilot

1 - Unaired Pilot

An unaired pilot episode of Newswipe with Charlie Brooker.

Election Special

2 - Election Special

Air Date: May 6, 2010

A short look at the 2010 Election news coverage, from Channel 4's Alternative Election night.

Paranoia and Moral Panics

3 - Paranoia and Moral Panics

Air Date: August 19, 2010

Mini-documentary on paranoia and moral panics for the Charlie Brooker's Newswipe done by Adam Curtis.

2010 Wipe

4 - 2010 Wipe

Air Date: December 27, 2010

Since you've probably already forgotten what happened this year, Charlie Brooker's 2010 Wipe is here to fill in the blanks. From the Chilean miners to the General Election, from Sherlock to The Only Way is Essex, Brooker unhelpfully points a finger and laughs. With contributors including Doug Stanhope, Grace Dent and Nick Davies and poetry from Tim Key you'd be a fool to miss it, which is why you won't.

2011 Wipe

5 - 2011 Wipe

Air Date: December 31, 2011

Charlie Brooker takes a comedic look back at events of 2011 - a year of royal weddings, riots and phone hacking.

2012 Wipe

6 - 2012 Wipe

Air Date: January 1, 2013

Charlie Brooker takes an irreverent look back at 2012. It was a busy year crammed full of Olympian events, including the jubilee, some elections, pussy riots, exposed regal flesh, The Valleys and also some actual Olympian events. With added extras from Doug Stanhope, Sharon Horgan and Peter Serafinowicz.