Charlie Brooker says he ‘always expected’ something like Covid-19 pandemic ahead of Wipe special

“We know that you’re a homosexual, we’ve been following you.”Trigger Warning: This story has details of suicidal ideation and might be distressing to some readers. For 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention call Lifeline on 13 11 14. For Australia-wide LGBTQI peer support call QLife on 1800 184 527 or webchat.This is what Yvonne Sillett,  a former Australian soldier and cipher operator, was told during a 1988 interrogation into her sexuality in relation to her security clearance. The royal commission is gathering evidence from ADF members who have had suicidal ideation or from surviving family members of those who have died.  Describing her interrogation, Sillett said that “after several hours of this questioning they said they would be taking the matter further and that, based on my sexuality, I could no longer be in Signal Corps as I’d be open to blackmail, and that they were downgrading my security clearance which was needed to do that job. They told me I’d never instruct women again.”According to The Guardian, during her interrogation, she was asked to give up the names of other homosexual military personnel but she refused to do so.With the help of a partner at the time, Sillett was able to “pull through.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentZDF Enterprises, a key production-distribution component of one of Europe’s biggest public broadcaster powerhouses, Germany’s ZDF, is set to operate under the new name of ZDF Studios.Effective from April 1, the title, announced by ZDF Enterprises President and CEO Fred Burcksen on Monday in Mainz, captures much better ZDFE’s current business reach, scale and ambitions.“We are a studio, we cover all elements of our industry, from early development to longtail sales. The new name fits our business model much better and reflects our production and distribution expertise,” Burcksen said.ZDF Enterprises was launched in 1993 to handle worldwide program distribution as new content-avid private TV networks sprang up in Europe and beyond and also to deal with the business affairs of the acquisition of programs from around the world.

Charlie Brooker's famous Screenwipe returned to screens last night for a special edition, putting a cheeky spin on the coronavirus pandemic.

Viewers have praised Charlie Brooker’s Antiviral Wipe as the “perfect tonic” to the lockdown.

Charlie Brooker and Konnie Huq are typically a private couple choosing not to splash their marriage across our social media feeds, but we do know they are one of the longest-lasting celebrity pairings. 

Presenter and screenwriter Charlie Brooker, 49, has been in lockdown with his wife Konnie Huq, 44, and their two children Covey, eight, and six-year-old Huxley during the coronavirus pandemic. Opening up on what life has been like during lockdown, he said he’s been trying not to scare his kids about the virus, but also feared his son would get picked on at school because of his name.He explained: “I hope we’ve done a good job of not scaring them, while impressing the need to wash their hands, and explaining why we can’t get in the car and go to the woods or whatever.“Our eldest is called Covey, which sounds uncomfortably close to Covid.“So I was worried he’d get picked on at school.

Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker is back on our TV screens tonight as his Bafta Award-winning Wipe format returns for the first time in four years.

Even before the 2018 debut of Netflix's first big interactive programming swing, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, the architects behind it knew they would need to find a way to top the hit project and thus prove that the format wasn't just a one-off gimmick. "What can we do that's just as impactful, but feels different?" Carla Engelbrecht, director of product innovation, remembers asking Andy Weil, vp of original series, over breakfast at Netflix's 13th-floor cafe a few months before the Charlie Brooker film was released, generating significant buzz and garnering two Emmys.

Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker doesn't think viewers "would be able to stomach" season six which focuses on "societies falling apart" as the coronavirus pandemic continues.

One of the great joys of television is its outlet as an escape from reality; it almost serves as a sense of balance. While not an exact science, when the world is going great, we seek out darker television shows because our emotional capacity can handle it. When the world is a giant, gaping hellhole, we long for television that will lift our spirits.

CHARLIE Brooker doubts the public ‘would be able to stomach’ a Black Mirror season six ‘about societies falling apart’ after coronavirus. The 49-year-old created the dystopian anthology series - which currently airs on Netflix - with the last season released in June last year.

"I don’t know what stomach there would be for stories about societies falling apart"

BLACK Mirror's Charlie Brooker will make a return to the BBC for a coronavirus screenwipe special. The screenwriter will present a half-hour special, titled Charlie Brooker’s Antiviral Wipe, which will focus on the coronavirus pandemic.

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Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker will offer an acerbic look at the coronavirus pandemic in a half-hour lockdown special for BBC Two.

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Konnie Huq has gotten candid about the relationship between herself and her husband Charlie Brooker.

It's not the first time Brooker has made headlines for predicting the future

Charlie Brooker has an unfortunate knack of predicting the future with his dystopian television shows – and now fans have even suggested that there are parallels between Dead Set and the coronavirus outbreak.