Journalists Pandora Sykes and Sirin Kale explore how reality TV shapes our lives and the ethical questions raised by the format, featuring iconic shows and star... More
Journalists Pandora Sykes and Sirin Kale explore how reality TV shapes our lives and the ethical questions raised by the format, featuring iconic shows and star... More
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10. A Format In Crisis & The Future of Reality TV: Love Island, Part 2
Sirin Kale and Pandora Sykes look at how one of TV’s most popular shows became mired in tragedy and controversy. Where did it all go wrong? And is this the end for reality TV? Featuring interviews with Megan Barton-Hanson, Dr Alex George, Jake Cornish, Rachel Finni and many more.
Producer: Hannah Hufford
Executive Producer: Pandora Sykes
Executive Editor: James Cook
Content Producer: Hannah Robins
Technical Producer: Giles Aspen
Archive credits:
The Victoria Derbyshire Show, BBC
Love Island, ITV Studios/Lifted Entertainment/Motion Content Group
This Morning, Granada Television
Caroline Flack: Her Life and Death, Curious Films
1Xtra Talks with Richie Brave, BBC
Sophie Gradon On Internet Trolls, Radio Aire
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee meeting 14 September 2021, Parliamentary Recording Unit
The Great British Bake Off, Love Productions
The Voice, Wall to Wall
Big Brother, Endemol UK
18/5/2022
52:47
9. The Influencer Sausage Factory: Love Island, Part 1
Pandora Sykes and Sirin Kale analyse how Love Island became a finishing school for influencers and a commercial juggernaut through its association with fast fashion. Featuring interviews with Megan Barton-Hanson, Dr Alex George, and many more.
Producer: Hannah Hufford
Executive Producer: Pandora Sykes
Executive Editor: James Cook
Content Producer: Hannah Robins
Technical Producer: Giles Aspen
Archive credits:
Love Island, ITV Studios/Lifted Entertainment/Motion Content Group
Sausages, Adam Buxton
Trying on Love Island x I Saw it First outfits… is it worth the money!?, Roxxsaurus
Ethical Fashion, Brett Staniland
The Diary of a CEO with Steven Bartlett, Steven Bartlett
Let’s Talk Business: Meet My Manager (Finally), Molly Mae Hague
Blindboy Undestroys the World, Rumpus Media for BBC 3
Olivia Attwood video on influencers flying to Dubai for work
17/5/2022
46:29
8. Lifestyles of The Mega-Rich: The Real Housewives & Selling Sunset
Sirin Kale and Pandora Sykes slip into the moneyed world of the Californian 0.01% with the help of a Real Housewife and a Selling Sunset realtor, to examine property porn, toxic wealth, and why audiences want schadenfreude. Featuring interviews with Real Housewife's Taylor Armstrong, Selling Sunset's Mary Fitzgerald, plus the show creators and more.
Producer: Hannah Hufford
Executive Producer: Pandora Sykes
Executive Editor: James Cook
Content Producer: Hannah Robins
Technical Producer: Giles Aspen
Archive credits:
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Evolution Media
Dallas, Lorimar Productions
Desperate Housewives, Cherry Productions
Selling Sunset, Done and Done Productions
ABC News, ABC
17/5/2022
53:01
7. The British Docusoap: The Only Way Is Essex & Made In Chelsea
Pandora Sykes and Sirin Kale look at how these BAFTA-winning reality shows became national treasures and explore why the ingredients for a good reality show are the same, wherever they are set. Featuring interviews with Spencer Matthews, Georgia Toffolo, James Lock, plus many more.
Producer: Hannah Hufford
Executive Producer: Pandora Sykes
Executive Editor: James Cook
Content Producer: Hannah Robins
Technical Producer: Giles Aspen
Archive credits:
The British Academy Television Awards: 2011, Whizz Kid Entertainment
The Only Way is Essex, Lime Pictures
Made in Chelsea, Monkey Kingdom
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, Hot Sauce
The Reality of Reality TV with Fleur East, Bauer Media
What We Don't Post, Nicola Hughes and Tiffany Watson
I’ve Been There: Amy Childs and Cosmetic Surgery, Nine Lives Media
17/5/2022
51:13
6. Climbing The Ladder: Keeping Up With The Kardashians
Sirin Kale and Pandora Sykes delve into the story of America’s First Family, the Kardashian-Jenners, and how they leveraged reality tv to redefine beauty ideals and create an entirely new category of uber-celebrity. Featuring interviews with Keeping Up With The Kardashian's executive producer for all 20 seasons, plus @NorisBlackBook creator, and many more.
Producer: Hannah Hufford
Executive Producer: Pandora Sykes
Executive Editor: James Cook
Content Producer: Hannah Robins
Technical Producer: Giles Aspen
Archive credits:
Keeping Up With the Kardashians, Bunim-Murray Productions
Oprah's Next Chapter, Harpo Studios
X17onlineVideo's video of Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian with paparazzi
Kim Kardashian’s Business Advice, Variety
Journalists Pandora Sykes and Sirin Kale explore how reality TV shapes our lives and the ethical questions raised by the format, featuring iconic shows and stars.