A sort of angry populism here in the UK and across Europe, a sort of anti-political mood and what then steps into that place? In one episode [of Black Mirror] you won't have seen, there's a very simple gaming gadget that turns out to be a monstrous idea, which I suspect we will end up doing for real.
Charlie BrookerI'm not some anti-technology person. I think it's often how people would assume that if they don't know me.
Charlie BrookerWe take things that would have struck us as miraculous five years ago for granted. Like Pokรฉmon Go would have been insane, and now it's just like, "Oh, okay."
Charlie BrookerOn the other hand [making a string of one-off episodes], there's a real freedom, because you're kind of reinventing the show every week.
Charlie BrookerSeriously, if I switched on the TV and they were showing live footage of an army of fire-breathing pterodactyls machine-gunning people to death on the streets of London right outside my door, I'd be horrified, but not entirely surprised, nor any more scared than I already am. I'd probably just shrug and wait for them to smash the door down. We're so screwed, I don't even know what to worry about first.
Charlie Brooker