3. The Wild West Years: There’s Something About Miriam and Who’s Your Daddy
How the explosion of reality TV in the early 2000s caused ethics to fly out the window.
Unreal: A Critical History of Reality TV · BBC Radio 4
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Show Notes
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.
Producer: Hannah Hufford Executive Producer: Pandora Sykes Executive Editor: James Cook Content Producer: Hannah Robins Technical Producer: Giles Aspen
Archive credits: There’s Something About Miriam, Brighter Pictures The Farm, Endemol UK Shattered, Endemol UK Who’s Your Daddy, 10 by 10 Entertainment Harsh Reality: The Story of Miriam Rivera, Wondery Big Brother, Endemol UK Have I Got News For You, Hat Trick Productions