TV series
How TV Ruined Your Life
2011, English, on BBC Two. Created by Charlie Brooker.
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.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 6
- Episode length
- 30 min
- Status
- Ended in 2011
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Latest episode
S1 E6: Knowledge
Aired 8 March 2011
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- Charlie BrookerCreator
- Charlie BrookerSelf - Presenter · 6 ep
- Liz May BriceVoiceover · 5 ep
- Kevin EldonCast · 4 ep
- Lucy ThackerayCast · 3 ep
- Beth CordinglyCast · 3 ep
- James HolmesCast · 2 ep
- Thaila ZucchiCast · 2 ep
- Glenn HugillVoiceover · 2 ep
- Gemma ArrowsmithCast · 1 ep
- Mark PowleyCast · 1 ep
- Brenda DowsettCast · 1 ep
- Stuart OrganCast · 1 ep
Details
- First aired
- 25 January 2011
- Last aired
- 8 March 2011
- Network
- BBC Two
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Miniseries
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How TV Ruined Your Life: quick answers
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How many seasons of How TV Ruined Your Life are there?
How TV Ruined Your Life has 1 season and 6 episodes, about 30 minutes each.
Is How TV Ruined Your Life finished?
Yes. How TV Ruined Your Life ended in 2011, so you can watch the whole story.
Which OTT platform is How TV Ruined Your Life on?
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What shows are like How TV Ruined Your Life?
If you liked How TV Ruined Your Life, try Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut), Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe, Brainiac: Science Abuse.
Who created How TV Ruined Your Life?
How TV Ruined Your Life was created by Charlie Brooker and stars Charlie Brooker, Liz May Brice, Kevin Eldon.