Reality TV shows appear to be the norm these days with shows like Big Brother and I’m a Celebrity dominating airtime.

In the late 1950s and early 60s, television was accused of corrupting young minds, when scenes of violence crept into dramas.

Timid shows like Dixon of Dock Green gave way to Z Cars, introducing a new age of television with increasing controversy among viewers.

Satire pitched in with programmes like That Was The Week That Was, where class barriers were broken and people of note were game for a laugh.

TV moguls were quick to defend the new trend, claiming that their programmes portrayed life as it was. Ever since then, television has been breaking new ground with all manner of shows and today it is rare not to see a programme involving public participation.

The search for new programmes with eye-catching titles gets tougher, as nearly every subject appears to have been covered.

Whether it be cooking, house-buying, decorating, ballroom or ice dancing, talent shows, general knowledge, you name it and you will find there is a game show linked with it.

However, there is an area ripe for exploitation – affordable housing. The demand for low-cost housing, especially for rent, has become a major problem for district councils and housing associations.

New estates are springing up everywhere, where previous accepted standards are ignored, allowing houses to shrink in size to make room for more.

Oxford is no exception and the development in Rose Hill is a good example where density levels are high and have no new amenities to support it. This, I fear, will lead to problems in the future. Will it lead to I’m A Tenant, Get Me Out Of Here?

If such a programme did materialise, the ideal hosts to present it should be none other than Rose Hill’s dynamic duo, councillors Ant and Ed.

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