Unreal: A Critical History of Reality TV
BBC Radio 4The dumbest genre in entertainment, or the one that tells us the most about ourselves? Since its conception, reality TV has divided its viewers.
Unreal: A Critical History of Reality TV is a 10-part audio documentary written and presented by journalists Pandora Sykes and Sirin Kale. They've been fans of reality TV since they first watched Big Brother as pre-teens and they've spent a fair amount o... more
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 12 | Founded | 3 years ago |
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| Category | Society & Culture | ||||
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- Unreal Season Two?
I love this podcast, I’ve re-listened to it twice (so 3 times all up!) .. please can you make a Season Two?
Vanderpump, Below Deck, Summer House/Southern Charm, Love & Hip Hop, Basketball Wives, Baddies (that is a crazy show!), another episode(s) on the Housewives .. I’d love to hear more about how the producers work with the cast. You could do two episodes per topic, one focused on the societal effect and the other on the producer-cast dynamic.
Thank you!
Apple Podcasts5Li$tening Queen
New Zealand8 months ago - Surprised
In 1993 I took part in The Living Soap which was the first reality TV show (as we know the format) We had the first diary room with pieces to camera. Admittedly it wasn’t the best show but a lot was learnt about how not to do a reality TV show and it had a cult following. I was surprised that it didn’t get a mention as it preceded Big Brother by quite a few years.
I met Pandora Sykes at an event soon after this podcast aired and mentioned The Living Soap. She couldn’t have been less interested!
Apple Podcasts2LEAHBLISH
United Kingdom2 years ago - Excellent Podcast
I worried this would just be a walk through the history of reality TV but it was so much more than this. Forensic, challenging and not afraid to face into the issues we have seen from this genre. Presented by two outstanding journalists. Excellent listen. Highly recommended.
Apple Podcasts4KENNYPVUnited Kingdom2 years ago - Loved it!
Absolutely loved this podcast series! Great hosts, well researched content!
Apple Podcasts5Memmett08
Australia2 years ago - Good idea but…
Their guests are retarded which brings the hosts down to retardation levels. Not for anyone with an IQ over 30. Perhaps you should have studied medicine?
Apple Podcasts1AR3942United Kingdom2 years ago
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