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First shown:: 8 February at 22:00
Last shown:: 28 March at 22:00

Charlie Brooker explores the gulf between real life and TV. Here, he shows how, from Dallas to Grand Designs, TV continually rubs desirable lifestyles in your face.

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Thu 17 Feb 2011
Luke's blog: Gift list guilt?
Thu 10 Feb 2011
The Bright Side: Why TV Ruined My Life - no more
Wed 9 Feb 2011
Breathe: How TV Ruined Your Life

Buzz about How TV Ruined Your Life

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Luke's blog: Gift list guilt?
The Bright Side: Why TV Ruined My Life - no more
Breathe: How TV Ruined Your Life
Andy's Blog: A Braveheart moment
The Dabbler: Dabbler Review: Charlie Brooker’s How TV Ruined Your Life (BBC 2)
Culture | guardian.co.uk: Rewind TV: How TV Ruined Your Life; Scenes from a Teenage Killing; Posh and Posher; The Killing
Reviews from Geekdom: Charlie Brooker (the New Jeremy Clarkson) for Prime Minister?
Wrong End of the Country: No, I will not cheer up

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