“Creationists reject Darwin's theory of evolution on the grounds that it is "just a theory". This is a valid criticism: evolution is indeed merely "a theory", albeit one with ten billion times more credence than the theory of creationism - although, to be fair, the theory of creationism is more than just a theory. It's also a fairy story. And children love fairy stories, which is presumably why so many creationists are keen to have their whimsical gibberish taught in schools.” ChildrenStoriesSchoolTaughtTheoryEvolutionTenFairsCriticismBillionsFairyRejectsChildren LoveCreationismTheory Of EvolutionWhimsicalCredenceFairy Stories Author:Charlie Brooker
“[British television series] Hammer House of Horror. I used to really enjoy these one-off stories where often there would be an incredibly cruel twist. A good example is the episode with Burgess Meredith and there's a nuclear war and he drops his glasses. To this day, you can show that to anyone and they'll go "Bwrrrrrrrr!" You know, sort of wander away shuddering.” KnowsWarStoriesShowsWould BeUsedHouseEnjoyExampleTelevisionHorrorSeriesGlassesBritishNuclearWanderThis DayEpisodesTwistsHammersNuclear WarGood ExamplesShudderingBritish Television Author:Charlie Brooker
“"Be Right Back," in which Hayley Atwell brings Domhnall Gleeson back from the dead using his social-media profile, sprang out of an unrelated conversation. Other stories you thrash away at for weeks and weeks.” StoriesSocialWeekMediaConversationSocial MediaProfile Author:Charlie Brooker
“My wife made me watch this documentary about the Iraq War, and there was a really powerful moment where they followed some civilian whose family had been killed. This was 5 or 10 minutes of this woman talking, and it was extremely arresting. You realize how you never hear from the person on the receiving end of a war without a reporter stepping in to compartmentalize the story. Usually they're just a few shots at the end of a news report, wailing and screaming at a funeral.” PersonsMadeWarEndsMomentsStoriesRealizingPowerfulTalkingWatchesWifeMinutesNewsShotsIraqMy WifeReportsFuneralReceivingReportersDocumentariesCiviliansIraq WarWailingReally PowerfulArresting Author:Charlie Brooker
“I mean, sometimes we do do that, The National Anthem was a caustic satire and sometimes that's the way to go with the story rather than me being particularly misanthropic.” WayMeanSometimesStoriesSatireAnthemNational AnthemMisanthropicCaustic Author:Charlie Brooker
“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 a message.” ThinkingTryingStoriesBlackMessagesMirrors Author:Charlie Brooker
“What we were also trying to do is vary the tone slightly across the season of Black Mirror, because there are six stories this time around, so you don't want it to just be the devastating, bleak-em-up.” WantTryingStoriesBlackSixSeasonsMirrorsToneEmsVaryBleak Author:Charlie Brooker
“Overall, looking at the stories [Black Mirror], almost every story we've ever done is concerned with authenticity or reality in some way.” WayDoneStoriesRealityBlackConcernedMirrorsAuthenticity Author:Charlie Brooker
“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 a war... it's not just a war story.” MenWarStoriesDifficultMilitaryBrilliantTitlesWar Stories Author:Charlie Brooker
