Nosheen Iqbal

Francesca, thank you so much for your time.

Thank you.

That was UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese.

Her book, When the World Sleeps, Stories, Words and Wounds of Palestine, is out now and available to buy from all good bookshops.

That's it for today.

This episode was presented by me, Nosheen Iqbal.

It was produced by Eli Block and Saskia Collette.

Sound design is by Ross Burns.

The executive producers were Sami Kent and Huma Khalili.

We'll be back this afternoon with the latest.

Today, why can't reality TV deal with its real-life consequences?

Shirin Kale is an investigations reporter for The Guardian.

As viewers, we are complicit in making a show a hit.

How much do we really know about what goes on behind the scenes?

Last week, an investigation into allegations of rape on the ratings blockbuster Married at First Sight UK have shown, again, how flawed the reality format is.

Is it even possible to make a show like this safe while keeping it a bingeable success?

Because what's happened with Married at First Sight UK isn't a one-off.

From The Guardian, I'm Nosheen Iqbal.

Today in Focus, could Married at First Sight UK force a reckoning for reality TV shows?

Shirin Kale, you're The Guardian's investigations correspondent.