{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67f584c18e7bdeb4a631c65b/6ad0e710b9a0305b85535ffe?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Traitors: How I Commissioned the BBC Hit with Syeda Irtizaali","description":"<p>The Traitors almost went to Costa Rica with bikinis and hot tubs with BBC editorial policy suggested avoiding the words “murder” and “kill”. </p><p><br></p><p>Now the show’s commissioner, Syeda Irtizaali joins TV Insiders Peter Fincham and Jimmy Mulville to reveal the decisions, disagreements and casting choices behind the hit show…</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode:</p><ul><li>How the Dutch format became The Traitors on the BBC</li><li>Why Syeda pushed for a Scottish castle instead of Costa Rica</li><li>The BBC’s concerns about “murder” and “kill” and why she rejected the advice</li><li>The A-list star who was almost in Celebrity Traitors Series 2</li><li>Claudia Winkleman’s worries about the first big twist</li><li>Why the original series launched with ordinary people, not celebrities</li><li>The fan test used to cast Celebrity Traitors</li><li>Can Netflix create its own nation-gripping reality hit?</li><li>“Prestige reality”, Netflix: Will You Marry Me? and the future of unscripted TV</li><li>PLUS: The Big Breakfast, a beer-stained job application and secretly training Denise Van Outen</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Have a question, opinion or suggestion? Leave a comment on YouTube, find us on socials @InsidersTVPod, or email podcasts@hattrick.com.</p><p><br></p><p>If you enjoyed the episode, please like, subscribe, and share the podcast with a friend—it really helps us grow.</p><p><br></p><p>CHAPTERS</p><p>00:00 Welcome and meet Syeda Irtizaali</p><p>01:20 Celebrity Traitors and the unnamed A-list star</p><p>03:30 How The Traitors came to the BBC</p><p>07:50 Costa Rica, hot tubs and the Scottish castle</p><p>09:10 Why the BBC questioned “murder” and “kill”</p><p>11:20 Claudia Winkleman and the first big twist</p><p>13:50 Why The Traitors started without celebrities</p><p>16:50 Celebrity Traitors and the casting fan test</p><p>18:10 Can Netflix create the next big reality hit?</p><p>19:30 Netflix: Will You Marry Me?</p><p>20:50 What is “prestige reality”?</p><p>22:20 Moving from the BBC to Netflix</p><p>24:00 The future of the BBC and Channel 4</p><p>27:10 Getting into television and The Big Breakfast</p><p>30:30 Secretly training Denise Van Outen</p><p>31:20 Something for the Weekend’s outrageous dating segment</p><p>32:20 Becoming a Channel 4 commissioner</p><p>34:35 Final thoughts and goodbye</p><p><br></p><p>New episodes every Friday.</p><p><br></p><p>YouTube: @insiderstvpodcast</p><p>Instagram: @InsidersTVPod</p><p>Email: podcasts@hattrick.com</p><p><br></p><p>#TheTraitors #CelebrityTraitors #ClaudiaWinkleman #Netflix #BBC #SyedaIrtizaali #DeniseVanOuten #TheBigBreakfast #RealityTV #TVPodcast #InsidersTVPodcast</p>","author_name":"Expectation / Hat Trick"}