Strange TV Programmes

Reality TV is extremely popular in the UK. These programmes give people a good look into the lives of different people in Britain. It is also very cheap to make these programmes, but they sometimes involve people behaving very badly.

Here’s a selection of some of the UK’s reality TV shows.

Strictly Come Dancing

In the show a celebrity learns to dance with a professional dancer. Every week they have to learn a different ballroom dance such as the tango, the waltz or the cha cha cha, after practising it for a week with a trainer they have to perform it live on TV on Saturday night. There are four judges on the show. The judges are professional dancers and they give scores to the competitor. They also make comments on what they did poorly or well. After that, people vote for their favourite. Every week one person leaves the show. This is a very popular show with small children, teenagers and adults of all ages.

Shattered

A group of young people live in a house for a week. There is only one rule: they must stay awake. They can’t sleep. If they sleep they have to leave the house. Each day the competitors must take some tests. Viewers vote on who stays in the house and text their comments every day.

Come Dine with Me

Each week four people prepare dinner in their home for the other contestants. Other competitors go to that person’s house and eat the food that she/he prepared. Competitors give the cook a grade out of 10 for the food and table setting. The winner gets a £1,000 cash prize. Sometimes the food is terrible and the contestants are very rude to each other.

World’s Strictest Parents

This is a very popular show with British teenagers. They send teens that misbehave or cause trouble at home to live with a super strict family for a week. They go to the local school there. Teens must follow all the rules of their host family. After seven days the teenagers return home and their parents see if their behaviour is better. There is often a lot of crying and shouting in this show but it can be incredibly funny too.