Unreal: A Critical History of Reality TV
Gepresenteerd door BBC Radio 4
Het domste entertainmentgenre, of het genre dat ons het meeste over onszelf vertelt? Sinds de conceptie heeft reality-tv zijn kijkers verdeeld. Unreal: A Critical History of Reality TV is een tiendelige audiodocumentaire, geschreven en gepresenteerd door journalisten Pandora Sykes en Sirin Kale. Ze zijn fan van reality-tv sinds ze als tieners voor het eerst naar Big Brother keken en ze hebben behoorlijk wat tijd besteed aan het verdedigen van reality-tv als mensen er snobistisch over zijn, of het belang ervan in onze bredere cultuur afwijzen. Maar ze hebben ook last van wat ze in het genre hebben gezien: de uitbuiting; het gebrek aan nazorg; de gevolgen van plotselinge roem. Aan de hand van interviews met de makers, producenten en sterren van enkele van de meest iconische realityshows van de afgelopen twintig jaar, en met toonaangevende cultuurcritici van vandaag, onderzoekt Unreal hoe reality-tv entertainment, mode, schoonheid, beroemdheden en zelfs de politiek heeft gevormd. van de ethische kwesties die het format oproept.
Afleveringen
10. A Format In Crisis & The Future of Reality TV: Love Island, Part 2
<p>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. </p><p>Producer: Hannah Hufford Executive Producer: Pandora Sykes Executive Editor: James Cook Content Producer: Hannah Robins Technical Producer: Giles Aspen</p><p>Archive credits: The Victoria Derbyshire Show, BBC
9. The Influencer Sausage Factory: Love Island, Part 1
<p>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. </p><p>Producer: Hannah Hufford Executive Producer: Pandora Sykes Executive Editor: James Cook Content Producer: Hannah Robins Technical Producer: Giles Aspen</p><p>Archive credits: Love Island, ITV Studios/Lifted Entertainment/Motion Content Group Sau
8. Lifestyles of The Mega-Rich: The Real Housewives & Selling Sunset
<p>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. </p><p>Producer: Hannah Hufford Executive Producer: Pandora Sykes Executive Editor: James Cook Content Producer: Hannah Robins Technical Produce
7. The British Docusoap: The Only Way Is Essex & Made In Chelsea
<p>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. </p><p>Producer: Hannah Hufford Executive Producer: Pandora Sykes Executive Editor: James Cook Content Producer: Hannah Robins Technical Producer: Giles Aspen</p><p>Archive credits: The British Academy Television
6. Climbing The Ladder: Keeping Up With The Kardashians
<p>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.</p><p>Producer: Hannah Hufford Executive Producer: Pandora Sykes Executive Editor: James Cook Content Producer: Hannah Robins Technical P
5. The Birth of Scripted Reality: Laguna Beach & The Hills
<p>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.</p><p>Producer: Hannah Hufford Executive Producer: Pandora Sykes Executive Editor: James Cook Content Producer: Hannah Robins Technical Producer: Giles Aspen</p><p>Archive credits: The OC, Wonderland Sound and Vision Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County, Go Go Luckey
4. The Makeover Era: The Swan and What Not To Wear
<p>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.</p><p>Producer: Hannah Hufford Executive Producer: Pandora Sykes Executive Editor: James Cook Content Producer: Hannah Robins Technical Producer: Giles Aspen</p><p>Archive credits: The Swan, Galan Entertainment What Not to Wear, BBC Friday N
3. The Wild West Years: There’s Something About Miriam and Who’s Your Daddy
<p>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.</p><p>Producer: Hannah Hufford Executive Producer: Pandora Sykes Executive Editor: James Cook Content Producer: Hannah Robins Technical Producer: Giles Aspen</p><p>Archive credits: There’s Some
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