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Live webchat with Charlie Brooker on Monday 23rd November at 12pm

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RachelMumsnet · 19/11/2009 10:07

Guardian columnist and broadcaster Charlie Brooker will be joining us at Mumsnet for a live webchat next Monday (23rd November) between 12 and 1pm. If you can't join us, post your advance questions to Charlie here.

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CaptainNancy · 20/11/2009 11:16

and of course, vice versa

CatIsSleepy · 20/11/2009 11:21

oooooh charlie brooker!!!!

DorotheaPlenticlew · 20/11/2009 11:29

Have faith, Cap'n. I'm sure he would only be scathing and/or rude if someone deserved it, in which case fair enough. MN can take it.

midnightexpress · 20/11/2009 14:31

That's right hassled. Thanks. Ignore all my remarks re marriage Mr Brooker, but you can answer my question if you like.

Why is Jim Shelley a wanker, Hassled (don't read the Mirror)?

Hassled · 20/11/2009 16:03
  • I'm sure Mr Shelley is a lovely, lovely man. He was only a wanker because he abandoned the Guardian for the Mirror. But then if he hadn't, Charlie wouldn't have got the Screen Burn gig and the world would be a much poorer place.

So in fact I should be thanking him, rather than randomly abusing him on the internet.

ProfessorLaytonIsMyLoveSlave · 20/11/2009 16:19

Charlie, given that you have written that you hate kids "without exception", hate parents and genuinely believe that children should be seen and not heard "and preferably neither", is doing a Mumsnet webchat a sign that you (a) have lost all your marbles (b) are rather missing all the hate mail you got over that George Bush thing, or (c) just want to tell us about your favourite biscuit?

midnightexpress · 20/11/2009 16:30

or (d) have something to plug?

ProfessorLaytonIsMyLoveSlave · 20/11/2009 16:43

I was rather taking (d) as a given.

midnightexpress · 20/11/2009 17:04

Maybe he's going to stand as an MP?

arolf · 20/11/2009 17:35

My DP wants to ask Mr Brooker 'Why do women love you so much, given that your whole schtick is whining about the crapness of the world?'

(i think he's just jealous)

Oh, and not a question - but when I was living in america, your columns were the highlight of my week - thank you for keeping me in touch with the scathing british humour I missed so much

dizietsma · 20/11/2009 17:45

[swoons]

When's the next series of Newswipe Charlie?

Also, WTF are you thinking? Mumsnet webchat? Talk about out of you element!

[brings popcorn]

RumourOfAHurricane · 20/11/2009 17:54

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MissWooWoo · 20/11/2009 17:58

About fucking time we had a real man on here ... you can keep your Gordon's and your David's

BRING ON THE CHARLIE !!!

PfftTheMagicDragon · 20/11/2009 18:22

I bet Mr Brooker can answer more than 1 question every 13.5 minutes. Well, lets hope....

JackBauer · 20/11/2009 18:23

Thank you MN! Awesome!

Hmmm, questions...so many

Tidey · 20/11/2009 18:35

Oh..My...God

I can't possibly think of a question good enough.

defineme · 20/11/2009 18:46

Was Dappy from Ndubz really that stupid?

choosyfloosy · 20/11/2009 18:48

This feels extremely incongruous.

Just wanted to say thanks very much for your piece(s?) on the death of Oliver Postgate.

[stays gingerly balanced above the sea of overheated lust boiling below]

JackBauer · 20/11/2009 18:49

Oh I know.

It has been discussed here many times how a lot of households have a Zombie Plan. As our house is not easy to secure from Zombies our plan is to all get on the motorbike with the kids in carriers, speed through Zombies down to the marina. Get onto boat and stay out at sea until it is clear or we find a safe haven. (It includes little variants obviously)

Do you have a Zombie plan and what is it?

Sparkletastic · 20/11/2009 19:04

Firstly I'd like to briefly fawn over you and casually mention that I am currently reading 'Dawn of the Dumb'.

I should ask you something desperately insightful and intelligent but what I really want to know is are you still friends with Aisleyne and would you ever go to Glastonbury again (with or without Aisleyne)?

x

claraquack · 20/11/2009 19:13

What does Mr Brooker actually do? I have heard of him but not sure why. Is he on the telly? (Sorry I am a bit out of it as I don't live in the UK at the moment).

ohmeohmy · 20/11/2009 19:17

If the leader of the world (Murdoch??) forced you to go on a reality programme (on threat of death of many many puppies if you didn't) which would you grace with your presence?

southeastastra · 20/11/2009 19:18

oh fab i love him! he twitters alot. can't think of anything to ask him

second the aisleyne question (lame)

are you going to make any more tv shows?

MissAnthrope · 20/11/2009 19:23

Lenin - the Moir tightrope line was a RT was it not?

LeninGrad · 20/11/2009 19:27

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