Reality TV
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Banged Up review: an illuminating reality TV series about prisons
The Week Recommends Celebrities are sent to a decommissioned prison in Channel 4's entertaining new show
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The Greatest Show Never Made review: stranger than fiction
The Week Recommends An oddly uplifting documentary about people being duped into joining a fake TV series
By Arion McNicoll, The Week UK Published
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‘Theatre of cruelty’: has the reality TV bubble burst?
Under the Radar A million fewer viewers watched the latest Love Island launch compared to last year
By Rebekah Evans, The Week UK Published
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Jerry Springer: former politician who presided over a tawdry TV circus
feature TV host who died last week earned millions from modern-day ‘freak show’
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Politicians on reality TV: pure narcissism or shot at redemption?
Talking Point Some MPs have rebranded themselves on the small screen but the move is ‘not without jeopardy’
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Nadine Dorries and the ‘fake’ Channel 4 show
feature Commons committee condemns former culture minister for ‘groundless’ claims about reality TV programme featuring MPs
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The Week Unwrapped: Immunity, Tunisia and Big Brother
podcast Will a drug called Evusheld cut Covid deaths still further? Is the Arab Spring over? And are we ready for the return of reality TV?
By The Week Staff Published
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Could TV viewers still stomach the original Big Brother?
Talking Point Reality show is set to return after a five-year break
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to star in ‘fly-on-the-wall’ Netflix reality show
Speed Read Former minister accuses couple of ‘exploiting’ royal links with big-bucks deal
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Love Island winners: where are they now?
In Depth Former champions gone on to have babies, star in panto and play international rugby
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52 ideas that changed the world: 29. Reality TV
In Depth From British bricklayers to the US president and the Kardashians, ‘real-life’ shows have created a new type of celebrity
By Joe Evans Last updated
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Instant Opinion: ‘Why are Millennials so boring?’
In Depth Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Monday 5 August
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Why ITV axed The Jeremy Kyle Show
In Depth Death of guest Steve Dymond after failing lie-detector test was ‘watershed moment’ for popular programme
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Who are the remaining 2019 Shipwrecked contestants?
In Depth One of the UK’s first ever reality TV shows concludes this Friday
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