9. The Influencer Sausage Factory: Love Island, Part 1
How Love Island became a finishing school for influencers and a commercial juggernaut through its association with fast fashion.
Pandora Sykes and Sirin Kale analyse how Love Island became a finishing school for influencers and a commercial juggernaut through its association with fast fashion. Featuring interviews with Megan Barton-Hanson, Dr Alex George, and many more.
Producer: Hannah Hufford
Executive Producer: Pandora Sykes
Executive Editor: James Cook
Content Producer: Hannah Robins
Technical Producer: Giles Aspen
Archive credits:
Love Island, ITV Studios/Lifted Entertainment/Motion Content Group
Sausages, Adam Buxton
Trying on Love Island x I Saw it First outfits鈥� is it worth the money!?, Roxxsaurus
Ethical Fashion, Brett Staniland
The Diary of a CEO with Steven Bartlett, Steven Bartlett
Let鈥檚 Talk Business: Meet My Manager (Finally), Molly Mae Hague
Blindboy Undestroys the World, Rumpus Media for 大象传媒 3
Olivia Attwood video on influencers flying to Dubai for work
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Love Island: Is It Too Toxic?
What do the tragedies and controversies mean for the future of the show.
Broadcast
- Thu 15 Dec 2022 21:00大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
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Unreal: A Critical History of Reality TV
The dumbest genre in entertainment, or the one that tells us the most about ourselves?
