Podcast HackReality TV: A Social ExperimentBy Unreal: A Critical History of Reality TV, Sirin Kale, Pandora Sykes
In a Nutshell
In this May 2022 episode of the BBC's Unreal podcast, journalists Pandora Sykes and Sirin Kale look back on the history of Britain's first reality TV show and how it influenced our modern culture.
Favorite Quote
Big Brother … birthed the modern-day obsession with authenticity, renegotiated the boundaries of celebrity, and started a debate that we are still having today about the moral responsibilities of making reality TV.
Pandora Sykes
Introduction
Reality television shows are often frowned upon as 'low culture,' but over the past three decades, they have become a cultural phenomenon with implications for both entertainment and wider society.
Pandora Sykes and Sirin Kale are British broadcasters and investigative journalists who followed the development of reality TV since its inception.
In the BBC's Unreal podcast, Sykes and Kale look into the history of reality television in Britain and how it has influenced people's understanding of celebrity, entertainment, truth, and morality.
In this episode from May 2022, Sykes and Kale focus on one of the pioneering shows that set the stage for the reality television genre: Big Brother.
Here are the 3 key insights from this Hack
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