Would I Lie to You? is the comedy panel show hosted by Rob Brydon with team captains David Mitchell and Lee Mack.

Over a series of rounds, the teams compete head-to-head, as each player reveals amazing facts and embarrassing personal tales for the consideration of their rivals. Some of the yarns are true; some are not, and it’s the panellists’ task to separate the fraudulent chaff from the genuine wheat.

Joining David Mitchell this week are fashionista Trinny Woodall and League of Gentleman and Psychoville star Reece Shearsmith; and teaming up with Lee Mack are West End star Michael Ball and acerbic critic and TV presenter Charlie Brooker.

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Writer, comedian and TV presenter Charlie Brooker hosts a brand new comedy quiz about TV. Each week Charlie offers his unique interpretation on the curious, wonderful and often inglorious world of television, and guests are quizzed on the week’s TV highlights. You Have Been Watching features the highs and lows of programming both in the UK and worldwide, presenting a unique take on the shows that command the greatest following – but perhaps shouldn’t – and revealing some of the worst programmes that claim to be entertainment.

Tuesday 7 July 2009
10:00pm, Channel 4

Hot from the huge success of E4’s Dead Set and BBC Four’s Newswipe, writer and Guardian columnist Charlie Brooker will be bringing his inimitable style and humour to prime time Channel 4.

You Have Been Watching is a brand new comedy review show about TV. Each week Charlie will offer his unique interpretation on the curious, wonderful and often inglorious world of television.

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Following on from the huge success of Charlie Brooker’s Screenwipe, Brooker will now take an impertinent look at how the news is covered by the media.

In the first of a six part weekly digest Brooker looks at the potty levels the news’ obsession with the Credit Crunch has reached.

There’s an authored piece by Nick Davis (writer of Flat Earth News), about the influence the PR Industry has over the news, a poem by Tim Key and a bucket load more.

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Following on from the huge success of Charlie Brooker’s Screen Wipe, BBC Four has commissioned Zeppotron, an Endemol company to produce a brand new series- Charlie Brooker’s News Wipe.

The aim of the Charlie Brooker’s News Wipe is to expose the inner workings of news media, just as Screen Wipe does to TV in general. The series will be a funny, thoughtful and scabrous digest of recent news events. News Wipe will take a look at the brilliant or preposterous way the news is presented to us.

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