Charlie Brooker's Screen Burn

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'These days, watching television is like sitting in the back of Travis Bickle's taxicab, staring through the window at a world of relentless, churning shod . ' Cruel, acerbic, impassioned, gleeful, frequently outrageous and always hilarious, Charlie Brooker's Screen Burn collects the best of the much-loved Guardian Guide columns into one easy-to-read-on-the-toilet package. Sit back and roar as Brooker rips mercilessly into Simon Cowell, Big Brother, Trinny and Susannah, Casualty, Davina McCall, Michael Parkinson . and almost everything elso on television. This book will make practically anyone laugh out loud.

Author Bio

Charlie Brooker has worked as a writer, journalist, cartoonist and television and radio presenter. Recent television credits include 10 O'Clock Live, You Have Been Watching, Screenwipe, which won a Royal Television Society award, Gameswipe and Newswipe. Charlie also wrote and produced Dead Set and Black Mirror two BAFTA-nominated satirical horror dramas for Channel 4. Other TV writing credits include the 11 O'Clock Show and the Brass Eye Paedophilia Special. Charlie is well-known for his weekly columns in the Guardian and has won The Press Awards' columnist of the year.