Critically examine the channel 4 programme Big Brother in relation to how celebrity is constructed and represented in our contemporary culture.

One cannot help but be bombarded with the plethora of so called reality television1 that underlines contemporary postmodern society.2 It is a new experience that is seen to provide addictive viewing and to many it provides one hundred days of entertainment,3 it is known internationally as Big Brother. Originally founded in 1999 in the Netherlands by brainchild John De Mol, big brother is now a franchised phenomenon to over thirty countries….(short extract)