Overall, looking at the stories [Black Mirror], almost every story we've ever done is concerned with authenticity or reality in some way. — Charlie Brooker Copy Share Image
I mean, sometimes we do do that, The National Anthem was a caustic satire and sometimes that's the way to go with… — Charlie Brooker Copy Share Image
What we were also trying to do is vary the tone slightly across the season of Black Mirror, because there are six… — Charlie Brooker Copy Share Image
[British television series] Hammer House of Horror. I used to really enjoy these one-off stories where often there would be an incredibly… — Charlie Brooker Copy Share Image
Creationists reject Darwin's theory of evolution on the grounds that it is "just a theory". This is a valid criticism: evolution is… — Charlie Brooker Copy Share Image
"Be Right Back," in which Hayley Atwell brings Domhnall Gleeson back from the dead using his social-media profile, sprang out of an… — Charlie Brooker Copy Share Image
My wife made me watch this documentary about the Iraq War, and there was a really powerful moment where they followed some… — Charlie Brooker Copy Share Image
I'm trying to think overall. Some of our stories [Black Mirror], I think you're right in that they don't tend to have… — Charlie Brooker Copy Share Image
Men Against Jive is a brilliant title! That's a military story, that's a difficult one to explain really because that's sort of… — Charlie Brooker Copy Share Image
People bemoan the loss of watercooler chat, but I think that there's more of that than ever. It's just that it's online. — Charlie Brooker Copy Share Image
On the other hand [making a string of one-off episodes], there's a real freedom, because you're kind of reinventing the show every week. — Charlie Brooker Copy Share Image
What I disliked most about working as a shop assistant wasn't the occasional snooty customer or the shop or the hours, but the way… — Charlie Brooker Copy Share Image
I think the problem we have as apes is we're asking far bigger questions than we could possibly process. — Charlie Brooker Copy Share Image
In the age of social media, everyone's a newspaper columnist, exaggerating what they think and feel. — Charlie Brooker Copy Share Image
Women - why aren't you running the world yet? Frankly I'm disappointed in you. Men are still far too dominant for their own good,… — Charlie Brooker Copy Share Image
We've got characters in the UK like Boris Johnson, who's kind of like a proto Trump in many ways even down to the crazy… — Charlie Brooker Copy Share Image
The internet's perfect for all manner of things, but productive discussion ain't one of them. It provides scant room for debate and infinite opportunities… — Charlie Brooker Copy Share Image