The ‘Thing’ That HAUNTS Black Mirror’s Charlie Brooker!

Over a decade ago, Black Mirror exploded onto our screens with its chilling vision of the future — tackling the dark side of technology, social media, and artificial intelligence. Now entering its seventh series, many are asking: how much of Black Mirror is still fiction? And in 2025, are we closer than ever to living in the very world the show predicted? In this episode, Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker joins Emily and Lewis in the studio for an honest, thought-provoking conversation. He opens up about how his personal anxieties fuel the show's most unsettling ideas, his fears around the rapid rise of AI, and how the lines between reality and dystopia are becoming increasingly blurred. They discuss the future of TV in a tech-driven world, the creative threat AI poses to writers and storytellers, and why — despite everything — Brooker still believes in the resilience of humanity. #charliebrooker #blackmirror #netflix #ai #aithreat #robots #future #futuretech #anxiety #intelligence #artificialintelligence #aitools #chatgpt #openai #deepseek #tv #film #series #writers #storytelling #Podcast #UKPodcast #PoliticsPodcast #News #Politics #NewsAgents #EmilyMaitlis #JonSopel #LewisGoodall Download The News Agents with Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel and Lewis Goodall from 5PM every weekday on Global Player: https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/42KuVj/ Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@thenewsagents The News Agents is a Global Player Original podcast. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with us on the Socials! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/newsagents.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenewsagents/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thenewsagents Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenewsagentsofficial Twitter: https://x.com/TheNewsAgents