the most commonly used digit), a powerful projector, a business card printer and miniature turntables for scratching MP3s. Barley's now-defunct website, www.trashbat.co.ck, served as an official site for the television series. The DVD of the series was released in October 2005, featuring all six episodes, a number of extras (including the pilot), and a booklet written by Nathan featuring his artwork. The artwork in question is largely a parody of prolific graffiti artist Banksy by Shynola. Potential second series Though the show only aired for one series, in a 2017 interview, Julian Barratt says "We did do some work towards a second series back in the day. I think Nathan Barley was going to have a twin brother or something." Charlie Brooker commented in 2016 that the planned storyline for the second series "moved away from the style magazine", focusing on Barley's "financial support being cut off [...] He was left adrift in a world where things were crumbling, and he was less certain of things". However, those involved with the show were busy with other projects; Barratt opines that if the show were to return, "they would need to approach it differently" as "everything from it kind of came true". Reception According to Digital Spy, Nathan Barley was "a flop when it originally aired, but a cult hit on DVD". It pulled in 700,000 viewers and a 3% share. Reviews were generally favourable, though some criticised the show's jabs at the dot.com boom as lacking relevance, and believed that the portrayal and parody of the East London hipster was dated. However, the series is lauded today for predicting a future of memes, vloggers and hipsters, and the global influence of social media. Radio Times wrote "There are moments of Morris madness and it's a welcome comic oddity, though possibly one with limited appeal outside London's media maelstrom." The Telegraph described the title character as "so laughable he makes you want to cry". Music Music used in Nathan Barley includes "Einstein A Go-Go" by Landscape and "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" by Dead or Alive. See also Shoreditch Twat Poe's law The Booo Krooo TVGoHome References External links Trashbat.co.ck – Official Website BBC News: Anatomy of a backlash – Nathan in the context of Internet hype Text from press release for the Nathan Barley show NTK reference First reference in NTK in Y2K 2005 British television series debuts