Jeremy Kyle
Jeremy Kyle wasn't at the hearing in Westminster today in front of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee , when his ITV bosses were asked to defend their reality TV programmes. He 'declined' to show up. His bosses came along. Maybe this is a good point at which to remember Steve Dymond, a 'client' of the Jeremy Kyle show, who killed himself after appearing on the show. Has there been even one expression of regret from ITV for this man's death? Not that I can see. The man who took the prize for me at Westminster was Graham Stanier, "Director of Aftercare" at ITV. Was he sorry this man had died? He denied all responsibility, claiming he was answerable for his own behaviour but not for the behaviour of his reality hosts. Stanier was supposed to be in charge of the care of participants, and he obviously failed at the job. Didn't his job include supervision of reality hosts who deal daily with members of the public app...