What is the appeal of TV dating shows?

Karen Blackett confesses watching TV dating shows like The Bachelor, The Bachelorette and The Millionaire Matchmaker is her guilty pleasure. She discusses their appeal and what we can learn from them with Lana Salah Series Editor of Channel 4’s First Dates and journalist and blogger Daisy Buchanan.

30 June 2017

5 minutes

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Woman's Hour—Takeover week: Karen Blackett

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