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BBC CASTAWAY 2000
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Stars of real-life TV attack 'distorted footage' BY PAUL MCCANN, MEDIA CORRESPONDENT REALITY television, the trend that spawned Big Brother and Castaway 2000, came under attack from three people made famous by the genre for causing psychological harm. In an episode of Panorama that has itself been cited as an example of “dumbing down”, Melanie Hill and Nick Bateman from Big Brother and Ron Copsey from Castaway condemned the television executives they believe humiliated them on screen to make good television and attract viewers. Miss Hill, 26, who was filmed photocopying her breasts in the Big Brother house, said that she felt she needed to go into hiding when she left because it had made her hated by the public. “I feel angry with the programme-makers because we had no idea what they were going to do with all the footage and what they did was manipulate it into our little stereotypes,” Miss Hill said. She was joined by Mr Cop-sey, who left Castaway after rows with other participants. He said: “I found it really humiliating to watch. It felt like being psychologically beaten up.” Even Nick Bateman, the Big Brother contestant who has made most of his notoriety and will host a game show on Channel 4, attacked the programme’s producers. “I think once you leave (the Big Brother house) and you’re able to look at how it’s been conducted, you become cynical. At the end of the day we were just pawns in a game.” Jeremy Mills, the executive producer of Castaway, said: “It is often difficult when people see themselves on the screen for the first time.” Last night’s Panorama was itself cited as an example of the lowering of television standards because it was presented by the celebrity critic Mariella Frostrup. In recent weeks the programme has tackled paedophiles among the Roman Catholic clergy, police tactics against child muggers and the alleged use of sweatshop suppliers by Nike and Gap.
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