# I made reality TV; it's even more extreme now - The Saturday Story Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-26954/i-made-reality-tv-it-s-even-more-extreme-now-the-saturday-story Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-26954/i-made-reality-tv-it-s-even-more-extreme-now-the-saturday-story.md Podcast: [The Story](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-26954) Published: 2026-05-23T00:01:00+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/storiesofourtimes/episodes/i-made-reality-tv-shows-they-are-even-more-extreme-now-satur Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/storiesofourtimes/e/6a102df3a9d3d2ec14f3022b/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-story-26954/episodes/i-made-reality-tv-it-s-even-more-extreme-now-the-saturday-story Duration seconds: 764 ## Resource Former contestants on Married At First Sight this week made serious allegations of rape and sexual misconduct. All men accused deny any wrong doing. For TV producer and writer Daisy Goodwin, creator of shows like Grand Designs and Victoria, it’s another sign that reality TV is losing its grip, with people getting hurt. So how did we get here? Ready by: Daisy Goodwin, TV producer and writer for The Times. Producer: Dave Creasey. We want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.com Read more: I made reality TV shows β€” they are even more extreme now Clips: C4, BBC. Photo: Getty Images This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe  here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-story-26954/episodes/i-made-reality-tv-it-s-even-more-extreme-now-the-saturday-story/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-26954/i-made-reality-tv-it-s-even-more-extreme-now-the-saturday-story.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.