Season 1

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  7.6/1051 votes

  Fear

  Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/25/2011

  From hysterical public information films to grisly crime dramas, terror spills out of almost every channel. As Charlie explores TV's approach to fear, you won't know whether to laugh or scream. Warning: contains traces of Michael Buerk and a semi-naked lady.

  Director: Christian Watt

  Writer: Charlie Brooker

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  8.3/1042 votes

  The Lifecycle

  Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/1/2011

  From kids shows to Countdown, TV has something to infuriate anyone of any age. Warning: this episode contains creepy dolls and the 1980s Oxo dad.

  Director: Christian Watt

  Writer: Charlie Brooker

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  8.6/1044 votes

  Aspiration

  Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/8/2011

  From Dallas to Grand Designs, TV continually rubs desirable lifestyles in your face, making you feel inadequate in the process. Warning: contains Sophie Dahl and coffins.

  Director: Christian Watt

  Writer: Charlie Brooker

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  8.5/1044 votes

  Love

  Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/15/2011

  Charlie Brooker argues that TV has warped our expectations of romance with a toxic combination of Blind Date and rom-coms. Do 'soulmates' even exist? Warning: this episode contains traces of Dirty Den and suggestive swimwear.

  Director: Christian Watt

  Writer: Charlie Brooker

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  8.1/1032 votes

  Progress

  Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/1/2011

  From the moon landings to Blake's 7 to CSI: Miami, Charlie Brooker argues that television has warped our relationship with technology. Warning: this episode contains a computerised Simon Cowell and a lady in a silver catsuit.

  Director: Christian Watt

  Writer: Charlie Brooker

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  8.1/1034 votes

  Knowledge

  Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/8/2011

  Charlie Brooker traces how TV's notion of knowledge has changed from bespectacled experts to celebrity presenter drivel.

  Director: Christian Watt

  Writer: Charlie Brooker