How TV Ruined Your Life

From hysterical public information films to grisly crime dramas, terror spills out of almost every channel. As Charlie explores TVs approach to fear, you wont know whether to laugh or scream. Warning: contains traces of Michael Buerk and a semi-naked lady.

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.

From the moon landings to Blakes 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.