Charlie Brooker is to host a General Election special of his Weekly Wipe series.

Election Wipe will see Brooker give his unique take on the election campaign process, where he will be joined by regulars Morgana Robinson, Philomena Cunk and Barry S**tpeas.

The 60-minute special will air on BBC Two in the run-up to the General Election, which takes place on May 7.

Brooker said: "At a time of great political uncertainty it'll be an honour to bring some much-needed confusion to the national debate. Since our show transmits in the run up to the election, it will have to adhere to strict impartiality rules - which means it will, by law, be equally disparaging to all parts of the political spectrum."

Jack Dee will also host a three-part series titled Election Helpdesk, which is based on his Helpdesk live show. The comic will act as an agony uncle for...