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Made in Chelsea vs TOWIE: Reality rivalry

From the Essex nightlife scene to the streets of West London, we look at how two of Britain’s biggest reality TV shows came to define an era, the origins of structured reality television, and what Made in Chelsea and TOWIE tell us about British culture, class and aspiration.

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