The dumbest genre in entertainment, or the one that tells us the most about ourselves? Since its conception, reality TV has divided... more
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Sirin Kale and Pandora Sykes look at how one of TV’s most popular shows became mired in tragedy and controversy.... more
Pandora Sykes and Sirin Kale analyse how Love Island became a finishing school for influencers and a commercial juggernaut through... more
Sirin Kale and Pandora Sykes slip into the moneyed world of the Californian 0.01% with the help of a Real... more
Pandora Sykes and Sirin Kale look at how these BAFTA-winning reality shows became national treasures and explore why the ingredients... more
Sirin Kale and Pandora Sykes delve into the story of America’s First Family, the Kardashian-Jenners, and how they leveraged reality... more
Pandora Sykes and Sirin Kale tread a nostalgic path back to their teenage years and The Hills, which birthed reality’s... more
Sirin Kale and Pandora Sykes explore how the rise in cosmetic surgery collided with reality TV, and laid the foundations... more
Pandora Sykes and Sirin Kale deep-dive into some of reality TV’s most controversial shows in the early 2000s, exploring how... more
Sirin Kale and Pandora Sykes look at how three men called Simon are responsible for the gold rush of talent... more
Pandora Sykes and Sirin Kale wind back to Britain's first ‘official’ reality show, to look at how it became a... more
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