search for the term ‘Coulson’, 1
Tyler, Smitch, 1
U, 1
U2, 1
unbreakable cycle, see ceaseless repetition
uncharacteristic behaviour: of friends, 1;
one’s own, 1
undeniable sexual appeal of Stephen Glover, 1
Unicef report, 1
US, visiting for first time, 1
Usher, 1
Utoya island shootings, 1
vampires, 1
Van Damme, Unclawed, 1
Van Outen, The Niece, 1
Vaz, Geeth, 1
vegetables, 1
vegetarians, 1;
giving food for thought, 1;
programmes not suitable for, 1
Venter, Crag, 1
Viakal, limescale removal product, about £3 for 500ml from Tesco, since you’re asking, 1
video screens, 1
videocalls, 1
Vileda Supermop: the Movie, 1
vinyl, vs CDs, 1
Viz magazine, 1
Vlad the Impaler, 1
vocational training, 1
The Voice, 1
Vonnegut, Kult, 1, 2
Walkman, Sony, 1
Wallace and Gromit, 1
Walsh, Cote, Das Unprentice, 1, 2, 3
Waltz with Bashir, utter body blow of a film, watch this immediately, 1
Wan, Glock, 1
Warsi, Baroness, 1
washing machines, buying, 1
Watchdog, 1
Watson, Tam, 1
Weetabix, 1, 2
Weisz, Ray Charles, 1
West, Kandle, 1
Westfield motherfuckin’ shopping centre, Shepherds Bush, 1, 2
white power, 1
Who Framed Roger Rabbit, 1
Who Moved My Cheese? 1
why the shivering heck that made it on screen is anyone’s guess, 1
Widdecombe, Ann, 1, 2
WikiLeaks, 1
William, Prince, see Royal wedding TV listings
Williams, Gwyneth, 1
Williams, Throbby, 1
Windows 1 launch parties, 2
Windows Vista, 1
Windsor, Barbarella, 1
Winner, Michael: feeling like, 1;
Michael Winner’s Dining Stars, 1
The Wire, apparently quite good according to virtually everyone at the Guardian and everyone on the internet, and the author blah blah blah, 1, 2, 3
Wolf Hall, 1
Wolfenstein 3D, 1
Women in Love, 1
Wood, Victorious, 1
woodlice, grilling, 1
Woods, Tigger, 1, 2, 3, 4
Wootton, Don, 1
Wootton, Mork, 1
workplace, messing up in, 1
World Cup advertising campaigns: Carlsberg, 1;
crisp flavours, 1;
Mars confectionery, 1;
Sony, 1
World in Action, 1
‘World in Motion’, 1
Wright, Owen, 1, 2, 3
Wright, Achoo, 1
writing process described, 1
The X Factor, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
x-rated Stephen Glover, 1
Yates, Pull, 1
The Young Ones, 1
you are imagining these words in the index
YouTube, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10;
dogs blowing off on, 1
Yuletide ads, see Christmas ads, and stop using the word ‘yuletide’;
my book, my rules
Z, Mister J, 1
Zealous coppers, etc, 1
About the Author
Charlie Brooker has worked as a writer, journalist, cartoonist and broadcaster. His TV writing credits include Nathan Barley, BAFTA-nominated satirical horror Dead Set and the Rose D’Or-winning sci-fi festival-of-cheeriness Black Mirror. He also writes and presents the RTS-winning ‘Wipe’ series of BBC shows, Channel 4’s Ten O’Clock Live, and Radio 4’s So Wrong It’s Right. He is also well known for his weekly columns in the Guardian newspaper. But so what? One day, he will die.
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Copyright
First published in 2012
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Table of Contents
Title Page
Dedication
Introduction
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four
Part Five
Part Six
Part Seven
Part Eight
Part Nine
Acknowledgements
Index
About the Author
By the Same Author
Copyright
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