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BBC Radio 4

Unreal: A Critical History of Reality TV

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

10. A Format In Crisis & The Future of Reality TV: Love Island, Part 2

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

9. The Influencer Sausage Factory: Love Island, Part 1

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

8. Lifestyles of The Mega-Rich: The Real Housewives & Selling Sunset

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

7. The British Docusoap: The Only Way Is Essex & Made In Chelsea

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

6. Climbing The Ladder: Keeping Up With The Kardashians

Pandora Sykes and Sirin Kale tread a nostalgic path back to their teenage years and The Hills, which birthed reality’s first wave of lifestyle influencers. Featuring interviews with Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag, 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 OC, Wonderland Sound and Vision
Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County, Go Go Luckey Productions
The Hills, Done and Done Productions
Nightline, ABC News Productions
Velvet’s Edge with Kelly Henderson, Nashville Podcast Network

5. The Birth of Scripted Reality: Laguna Beach & The Hills

Sirin Kale and Pandora Sykes explore how the rise in cosmetic surgery collided with reality TV, and laid the foundations for our current preoccupation with self-improvement. Featuring interviews with The Swan's show creator and contestant, 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 Swan, Galan Entertainment
What Not to Wear, BBC
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, Hot Sauce 
Parkinson, BBC

4. The Makeover Era: The Swan and What Not To Wear

Pandora Sykes and Sirin Kale deep-dive into some of reality TV’s most controversial shows in the early 2000s, exploring how the explosion in the genre caused ethics to fly out of the window. Featuring interviews with There's Something About Miriam's show creator and winning contestant, and many more.

Producer: Hannah Hufford
Executive Producer: Pandora Sykes
Executive Editor: James Cook 
Content Producer: Hannah Robins
Technical Producer: Giles Aspen

Archive credits: 
There’s Something About Miriam, Brighter Pictures
The Farm, Endemol UK 
Shattered, Endemol UK 
Who’s Your Daddy, 10 by 10 Entertainment
Harsh Reality: The Story of Miriam Rivera, Wondery
Big Brother, Endemol UK 
Have I Got News For You, Hat Trick Productions

3. The Wild West Years: There’s Something About Miriam and Who’s Your Daddy

Sirin Kale and Pandora Sykes look at how three men called Simon are responsible for the gold rush of talent shows in the early noughties and why the format no longer feels fit for purpose. 

Producer: Hannah Hufford
Executive Producer: Pandora Sykes
Executive Editor: James Cook 
Content Producer: Hannah Robins
Technical Producer: Giles Aspen

Archive credits:
The X Factor, Fremantle Media 
Britain’s Got Talent, Talkback Thames
Star Search, 2929 Productions
Popstars, Warner Bros. Television
Pop Idol, 19 Television
A Better Me: The Official Autobiography, Bolinda Publishing 
Misha B video discussing her experiences on and after The X Factor 
Cher Lloyd’s video on her X Factor experience 
Walk The Line, Syco Entertainment

2. The Talent Show Boom: Pop Idol and The X Factor

Pandora Sykes and Sirin Kale wind back to Britain's first ‘official’ reality show, to look at how it became a global phenomenon, the importance of authenticity, and how Jade Goody created a new type of celebrity - famous for simply being herself. Featuring interviews with housemates Nick Bateman aka 'Nasty Nick' and Brian Dowling, and Big Brother's Creative Director Philip Edgar Jones, plus many more. 

Producer: Hannah Hufford
Executive Producer: Pandora Sykes
Executive Editor: James Cook 
Content Producer: Hannah Robins
Technical Producer: Giles Aspen

Archive credits:
Big Brother, Endemol UK
Candid Microphone, Colombia Pictures
Candid Camera, ABC Television
The Family, BBC
The Late Review, BBC
The Reunion, Whistledown
Jade: The Reality Star Who Changed Britain, Blast! Films
Stars in Their Eyes, Granada Television
Celebrity Big Brother, Endemol UK
Prime Ministers Questions, Parliamentary Recording Unit 
Bigg Boss, Endemol Shine India

8. Lifestyles of The Mega-Rich: The Real Housewives & Selling Sunset

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