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EPISODE · Aug 13, 2018 · 24 MIN

The Burton and Taylor of reality TV

from Barely Contained · host Barely Contained

Chris Beckett and Matt Withers take another deep dive into the UK's sea of online celebrity journalism, emerging with tales of the Burton and Taylor of reality TV, how Sting filled his time waiting to meet the Pope, and Jeremy Kyle losing his shoes.

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Chris Beckett and Matt Withers take another deep dive into the UK's sea of online celebrity journalism, emerging with tales of the Burton and Taylor of reality TV, how Sting filled his time waiting to meet the Pope, and Jeremy Kyle losing his shoes.

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