First broadcast on FAB RADIO INTERNATIONAL at 19:00 on May 9th 2021

Episode thirty one of VISION ON SOUND finds PAUL CHANDLER, THE SHY YETI from THE SHY LIFE PODCAST returning to share his knowledge and wisdom of all manner of REALITY TELEVISION SHOWS, an area about which, I freely admit to knowing very little.

So, to make things easy for me, we discuss both BIG BROTHER and its CELEBRITY stablemate, before moving on via STRICTLY COME DANCING to BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT, and THE X FACTOR. Paul fondly recalls a favourite of his COME DINE WITH ME and we take a tentative dive into the perceived psychology of both the contestants and the viewers of such programmes, including their impact upon social media. We also ask what the definition of reality television really is, and whether it has a far longer history than either of us realise. Paul then reels me into the mysterious world of CATFISH, and I summon up a few memories of the documentaries, quiz shows, and Vox Pops which I think of as being reality tv by any other name.

PLEASE NOTE - For Copyright reasons, musical content has to be removed for the podcast edition. All the spoken word content remains (mostly) as it was in the broadcast version. Hopefully this won't spoil your enjoyment of the show.