One thing I thought I'd recommend is the new BBC Three series Blood, Sweat & Takeaways which has to be one of the best things I've seen on telly in a while.
Taking the done-to-death format of a reality TV show and turning it into a socially, culturally, politically relevant documentary, the makers have sent six 20something Brits packing off to South East Asia to toil amongst the thousands of underpayed workers who create all the food they are so used to eating back home.
The group of fast food lovers have to gut endless barrels of fish, pack tonnes of rice, irrigate paddy fields, slit thousands of chicken necks per hour, and many other soul destroying tasks.
They do the same hours as the native workers and receive the same wage, which results in six very hungry people most of the time, desperately pooling together their pittance in exchange for small amounts of bread and rice to live on.
Some of it is truly shocking, while some scenes in the final episode genuinely moved me to tears. These were the scenes in which the brits discovered the true personal cost of the food industry and how it massively affects the lives of men and, in this case especially, women.
It's available on iPlayer for ONLY FOUR MORE DAYS! So hurry up, you won't regret it.
WATCH IT HERE
Blood, Sweat & Takeaways cleverly uses the ever popular reality TV show formula to sell a hard hitting and important documentary to the Big Brother generation. Unmissable TV.
Nice one. Thanks for sharing this. I really enjoyed watching that. TV does good sometimes...
ReplyDeleteNo probs, and yeah, on the rare occasion TV is useful and powerful, it should be seen by as many people as possible
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