How TV Ruined Your Life

2011 NR 30m 8.3

A comedic documentary series in which Charlie Brooker uses a mix of sketches and jaw-dropping archive footage to explore the gulf between real life and television.

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Episodes:

Episode 1 Fear

1. Fear

Aired: Jan 25, 2011

The paranoia created by government via their Public Information Films.

Episode 2 The Lifecycle

2. The Lifecycle

Aired: Feb 1, 2011

How stereotypical programming paints our viewings of particular age groups.

Episode 3 Aspiration

3. Aspiration

Aired: Feb 8, 2011

How TV rubs our noses in other people's superior lifestyles.

Episode 4 Love

4. Love

Aired: Feb 15, 2011

Advertisements and movies' clichéd and unrealistic portrayal of romance.

Episode 5 Progress

5. Progress

Aired: Mar 1, 2011

Is progress really progress, or is progress regress?

Episode 6 Knowledge

6. Knowledge

Aired: Mar 8, 2011

The way TV pollutes our minds with the wrong kind of information.

Info about How TV Ruined Your Life

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC Two

Genres: Comedy, Documentary