PROGRAMS / FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT
PROGRAMS / FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT
MEAT THE FAMILY Topical new social experiment series that explores what happens when a family’s dinner comes to stay A life-changing, emotional experiment An accessible overview of topical debates around eating meat and animal welfare, supported by the latest scientific findings Format licensed to territories including Germany, France, Denmark and the Netherlands How much do we really know about the animals we put on our plates? Why would we eat a lamb, but not a dog? This noisy new social experiment sees four meat-eating families welcome the animal they most frequently serve for dinner into their homes: from chicken and sheep, to pigs and even cows! They treat the new arrival like a beloved pet – taking it for walks and playing with it – in a bid to understand its intellectual and emotional capacity, and to see if living with it makes it less palatable to eat! During the experiment, the families travel around their own country and abroad to learn about animal welfare, farming and production, food processing, and the impact eating animals has on the environment and our health. At the end of three weeks, they are forced to make one of the toughest decisions of their lives: go vegetarian forever and send the animal to a sanctuary, or remain meat eaters and kill their new best friend.
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FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT / REALITY 3 x 47’ Based on a format created by Rise Films Produced by Spun Gold TV for Channel 4 (UK) FORMAT AVAILABLE More info
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An unusually thoughtful example of reality TV The Independent
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