Directory of Brass Eye Resources

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Controversial media satire featuring mock news investigations and studio debates, and celebrities duped into expressing support for ludicrous spoof campaigns. Written by Chris Morris and Peter Baynham. Starring Chris Morris, Peter Baynham, Bill Cashmore, Hugh Dennis, Doon Mackichan, Claire Skinner, Mark Heap, Kevin Eldon, Amelia Bullmore and Julia Davis. First broadcast on Channel 4 in January 1997.

Subcategories

• Heap, Mark
• Morris, Chris

Resources in This Category

• BBC News - Channel 4 defends 'sick' satire

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1461240.stm
  Report on the controversy surrounding the 2001 special.

• BBC News - Star consults lawyers over TV spoof

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1445870.stm
  "Phil Collins takes legal advice after he was tricked into appearing on Brass Eye to back a hoax anti-paedophile campaign."

• BBC News - Watchdog orders Brass Eye apology

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1529015.stm
  "Broadcasting watchdogs order Channel 4 to air a public apology for its satirical documentary on paedophilia, Brass Eye."

• h2g2: The Brass Eye Paedophile Special

  http://h2g2.com/dna/h2g2/alabaster/A676424
  Offers a detailed analysis of the episode, and the public's reaction to it.

• IMDb - Brass Eye

  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118273/
  Includes a message board, viewer comments, trivia and a list of cast and crew.

• The Observer - Why Chris Morris had to make Brass Eye

  http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2001/aug/05/news.film
  "The man who set Britain talking with a 30-minute TV satire is already moving on to his next target." By Euan Ferguson.

• Wikipedia - Brass Eye

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brass_Eye
  Article examining the original series and the 2001 special. With screen captures and links.

 

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