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Picture of a TV show: Back to Life

Picture of a movie: Naked

Picture of a movie: The Personal History of David Copperfield

Picture of a TV show: The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer

Picture of a TV show: House of Cards

Picture of a TV show: Brass Eye

Picture of a TV show: Queer as Folk

Picture of a podcast: Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

Picture of a podcast: The Bugle

Picture of an author: Charlie Brooker

Picture of an author: John Irving

Picture of an author: Bill Hicks

Picture of a TV show: Monkey Dust

Picture of a TV show: The Day Today

Picture of a TV show: Nighty Night

Picture of a TV show: Saxondale

21 Shows, 4 Movies, 3 Authors, 2 Podcasts

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Back to Life

After 18 years behind bars, Miri Matteson returns home and stumbles back into adult life in the claustrophobic coastal town she once knew in this half-hour comedy series. Miri attempts to rekindle old relationships, make new ones, look for work and readjust to life outside, while desperately waiting for the world to forget about what happened on that fateful night.

Naked

Johnny flees Manchester for London, to avoid a beating from the family of a girl he has raped. There he finds an old girlfriend, and spends some time homeless, spending much of his time ranting at strangers, and meeting characters in plights very much like his own.

The Personal History of David Copperfield

A fresh and distinctive take on Charles Dickens' semi-autobiographical masterpiece, The Personal History of David Copperfield, set in the 1840s, chronicles the life of its iconic title character as he navigates a chaotic world to find his elusive place within it. From his unhappy childhood to the discovery of his gift as a storyteller and writer, David's journey is by turns hilarious and tragic, but always full of life, color and humanity.

The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer

Bizarre, anarchic and frequently silly comedy sketch show written by and starring double act Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer.

House of Cards

Francis Urquhart is the Chief Whip of the Conservative Party. When

shows

Brass Eye

Controversal spoof of current affairs television, and the role of celebrity in the UK.

shows

Queer as Folk

Two gay friends, Vince and Stuart, live on a cocktail of sex, drugs and clubbing. They are both 29, and Stuart is the type of guy who cops off every time he goes out. One night, he spots 15-year-old Nathan, and brings him back to his apartment where they make love. Now, Nathan is still after Stuart, but Stuart just thinks of Nathan as one in a long line of one night stands.

Picture of a podcast: Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

Geoffrey Frank Norcott is an English comedian, writer and political commentator. He first performed in 2001 and has appeared on Mock the Week, Live at the Apollo and Question Time, and written for The Daily Telegraph, The Independent and Spiked.

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The Bugle

The Bugle is a satirical news podcast, created by John Oliver and Andy Zaltzman in 2007. It is currently hosted by Zaltzman and a rotating cast of co-hosts including Alice Fraser, Nish Kumar, Anuvab Pal, Hari Kondabolu, Tom Ballard, and Helen Zaltzman. It focuses on global news stories.

Charlie Brooker

Charlton Brooker is an English television presenter, writer, producer and satirist. He is the creator and co-showrunner of the sci-fi drama anthology series Black Mirror, and has written for comedy series such as Brass Eye, The 11 O'Clock Show and Nathan Barley.

John Irving

John Winslow Irving is an American-Canadian novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter.

Bill Hicks

William Melvin Hicks was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, satirist, and musician. His material—encompassing a wide range of social issues including religion, politics, and philosophy—was controversial and often steeped in dark comedy.

shows

Monkey Dust

A definitely-not-for-children animated series with each episode made up of an array of perverse skits.

The Day Today

A satire of British news programmes. It parodies the 'hard-hitting' Gulf War-era style of journalism, as well as mocking sports journalism, weather reports, American news programmes, business reports, soap operas, 'vox pops', and many other targets.

Nighty Night

Although Jill's husband seems to respond well to cancer treatment, she tells him that he's dying. Jill pretends she's already a widow and pursues her next-door neighbor, Don. Jill manipulates and torments Don's wife, who suffers from MS.

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Saxondale

Tommy Saxondale is an ex-roadie with anger management issues and his own pest control business in Stevenage. Having survived a hostile divorce, Tommy now lives with his girlfriend Magz. Tommy regards himself as a maverick and free thinker and takes the opportunity to impart his wisdom to his naïve assistant Raymond.

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Picture of a TV show: 15 Storeys High

15 Storeys High

The lives of two men sharing a flat in South London.

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The Thick of It

Set in the corridors of power and spin, the Minister for Social Affairs is continually harassed by Number 10's policy enforcer and dependent on his not-so-reliable team of civil servants.

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The League of Gentlemen

An interweaving narrative chronicling the antics of such diverse characters as: a transgender taxi driver, a family obsessed with hygiene and toads, a fiery reverend, a carnival owner who kidnaps women into marriage, and a xenophobic couple who run a local shop for local people.

Picture of a TV show: Man to Man with Dean Learner

Man to Man with Dean Learner

Live from his luxury apartment in London's glittering East End, Dean Learner (Club owner, Celebrity Manager, Entrepreneur and Publisher of high-class gentleman's magazines) invites you to meet some of his closest friends, Man to Man.

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Fist of Fun

Hilarity prevails as comic geniuses Stewart Lee and Richard Herring present their musings via the medium of sketch.

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The Smoking Room

A British comedy set in the smoking room of a workplace.

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Jam

A collection of bleakly dark comedy sketches pushing the boundaries of taste, decency and television in general, shot using new and different techniques and fading slowly in and out of each other against a slow musical soundtrack. Regular themes include death, insanity and, most often of all, the medical profession.

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Green Wing

An offbeat comedy from the team behind 'Smack the Pony', set in a hospital, and is very much character-based, with storylines involving a staff liasion officer who hates people, a humourless consultant who thinks he's funny, and a handful of sexual predators and inadequates.

Picture of a TV show: Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle

Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle

The multi-award winning STEWART LEE'S COMEDY VEHICLE made a long awaited return to BBC TWO in Spring 2014. The third series follows a BAFTA and two British Comedy Awards for Series 2, and sees Stewart continue to push the boundaries of what stand-up comedy can be as he presents his unique take on six new subjects. Filmed once again at the atmospheric Mildmay Club in north east London, the series also features beautifully shot film items featuring Kevin Eldon and Paul Putner, plus the daunting prospect of Stewart being taken to task on his ideas by script editor Chris Morris.

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The Trip

When Steve is asked by The Observer to tour Northern England's finest restaurants, he envisions it as the perfect getaway with his beautiful girlfriend. But, when she backs out on him, he has no one to accompany him but his best friend and source of eternal aggravation, Rob. Series two finds the men touring Italy.

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Nathan Barley

Dan Ashcroft, a bad-tempered and chaotic journalist working for hip magazine 'Sugar Ape', believes that he is surrounded by what he calls 'idiots': hedonistic scenesters who care about nothing but the latest trend. Nathan Barley is a prime example of this species, so logically he and his website 'trashbat.co.ck' are a hit with Dan's dim-witted workmates. No matter how much Dan tries to avoid him, Nathan keeps causing awkward situations for both Dan and his sister, earnest film-maker Claire. Can the rise of the idiot be stopped?

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Catterick

Ex soldier Carl Palmer returns home from Cyprus to join his brother Chris who has agreed to help find Carl's son.

Picture of a TV show: The Armando Iannucci Shows

The Armando Iannucci Shows

Observations of society and life by Armando Iannucci in comedy sketches and narration.

Picture of a TV show: Time Trumpet

Time Trumpet

A T.V sketch show set in the future looking back over the beginning of the 21st century, between 2005 and 2030.

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Big Train

A British sketch comedy show where people in ordinary situations suddenly find themselves in absurd situations.

Picture of a TV show: Screenwipe

Screenwipe

Satirical TV show critique.

Picture of a TV show: I'm Alan Partridge

I'm Alan Partridge

Alan Partridge, a failed television presenter, is now presenting a programme on local radio in Norwich. He desperately tries to revive his broadcasting career.

Picture of a TV show: Human Remains

Human Remains

This is a series of documentary type comedy it shows a different couple each episode, we see the occasional friend or neighbour.

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