BBC comes under fire over new reality show blasted as 'poverty porn' #BBCNolan

The BBC has come under fire for a new reality TV show that has been blasted as 'poverty porn'. Britain's Hardest Grafters pits 25 low paid workers against each other to try and win a cash prize of £15,500 - equivalent to the minimum annual wage for workers outside London. The BBC has defended it as "a serious social experiment for BBC2 which investigates just how hard people in the low wage economy work". But critics have accused the show of feeling like the movie Hunger Games where poor people have to battle for survival. Stephen got the views of commentators Fionola Meredith and Heidi McAlpin