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Ring in the New Year with a look back at the past twelve months of television through the genius that is Charlie Brooker’s Screenwipe on BBC Four.

In his annual review of the year, Brooker takes you on a month-by-month recap of the year that was for television, the industry and the world.

And for a further trip down memory lane check out his review of 2007.

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Since 1993 Channel 4 has been offering viewers an alternative to the Queen’s Christmas message. With the likes of Ali G, Jamie Oliver and even Marge Simpson delivering a speech it’s generally been a rather tongue-in-cheek event.

This year however Channel 4 decided to court controversy with their decision to approach Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (who was so beautifully satirised by SNL here) to deliver the address.

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Norway’s TV2 embraces the Scandinavian creature of folklore Tomte for these Christmas idents, wishing us all a very god jul.

- Thanks to Hans for the videos.

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Wallace and Gromit are the stars of the BBC’s festive look this year, with the claymation duo featuring in their very own ident.

Sticking to the ‘circle’ theme, the Aardman creations are a slightly different take on the usual Christmas branding for BBC One which has previously featured ice skating penguins, and giant balls of snow.

And what would December be without some Christmas specials, including among other things the return of Gavin & Stacey, featured in the two trailers after the jump.

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- Big thanks to Andy for the videos.

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Based on a music video for Dutch group Kraak & Smaak, the same directors have repurposed the flip-book-meets-real-world concept for this series of idents for Fox owned Italian channel Cult.

According the channel, the idents are “an intriguing game of perspectives in which the protagonist is the claim of the channel: TV or not TV?.”

For a channel which describes itself as “curious, nonconformist and irreverent”, this trippy collection of mildy confusing idents, and an equally strange slogan all somehow works perfectly.

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"…он любит то, что она ему не принадлежит.
ксю затягивается с блаженством, ее голова запрокинута на его плечо.
- кто ломал твой лед, пока я была далеко? – толкая его в сердце резко и со смехом, падала в нежный холод комнаты.
- кто лгал тебе обо мне?
она, обнимая, задерживает дыхание. чуть задыхаясь, будто взглядом у горящей свечи, прислоняет открытые линии на ладони к его губам.
- ты забудь обо мне, ладно? впереди долгая, жестокая зима.
он запомнил только запах кожи – запах холодного ветра. запутал ее волосы, вокруг своей шеи, вокруг ее талии, ловить ее губы, задыхаясь, она, целует, как в последний раз. собирать языком слезы с ее щек. неизлечимо свободна.
холод в комнате насквозь. здесь замирает одиночество, погибают цветы в синем свете от снега…."

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