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voice-over: this is bbc news. well have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. on todays media show, one of the pioneers of reality tv. hello, hello, hello! fenton baileys behind rupaul�*s drag race, described by time magazine as "one of the most influential reality "tv shows of all time". the company he founded, world of wonder, has made documentaries about andy warhol, britney spears, monica lewinsky over the years...

streets of the french capital. the public consultation was called by the citys mayor anne hidalgo after three people died and more than 400 were injured in accidents involving e—scooters last year. passengers arriving at dover for the easter getaway to france have faced lengthy waits despite extra ferries being laid on to clear a backlog. marc ashdown reports. inch by inch things are slowly moving but coach loads of childrens have faced lengthy delays. we got to the queue at 230 this...

oversees the agenda. uproar as russia takes over the presidency of the un security council. ukraine calls it a slap in the face. now on bbc news, the arts interviews: fenton bailey. 0n todays media show, one of the pioneers of reality tv. hello, hello, hello! fenton baileys behind rupaul�*s drag race, described by time magazine as "one of the most influential reality tv shows of all time". the company he founded, world of wonder, has made documentaries about andy warhol, britney spea...

the government is looking at further land sites and vessels to house migrants who travel to the uk on small boats, just days after announcing three former military sites will be used. coach travellers in dover face estimated waits of six to eight hours, despite extra ferries being laid on overnight to try and help clear the backlog as passengers travel abroad for the easter holidays. now its time for the arts interviews: fenton bailey. on todays media show, one of the pioneers of reali...

but not worried" about the case. the bbc has launched a new education programme for children in afghanistan who are banned from attending school. the show — in pashto and dari — will help teach young afghans english, maths and science. in the uk, the port of dover has declared a critical incident, with up to 70 coaches delayed overnight as they tried to cross to france. port authorities cited french border controls and bad weather for the hold—ups. youre watching bbc news. now it...

Would be given a video camera and tell their story, and when the la riots happened, and because they had happened because of this tape, this rodney king tape, randy and i thought, "well, what if we did a kind of mass "video diary exercise, where we gave cameras "to lots of different people in la to tell their stories?" so, really, it was an idea that began with it — and that actually run on the bbc. it was called la stories. la stories, yes. you know, you left the uk for america, as you mentio...

Yeah, and i mentioned the programme spin—offs, we were talking about the bbc — you know, drag race uk is currently gearing up for its fifth season on the bbc — and in your book, you describe getting drag race to the uk as the "holy grail". i always felt, you know, my life has been profoundly changed by watching shows like are you being served?, top of the pops. how did they change your life, when you say that? well, i think that it was... on british tv, there was just this sense of camp th...

Because of that tape. all because it was caught on camera. it was on the news around the world. and when the police were acquitted, lajust exploded in riots and for, like, several days, it was like a huge reality show. it was like the world had gone sort of television. and you had the same thing with oj, when he fled down the freeway from — well, pursued by cameras and helicopters and everything. that was another kind of weirdly, mmm, life as a reality show, i suppose. and after rodney kings b...

It now — the original us show has produced versions in europe, asia, australia — i think ten countries, in total — and you even have a las vegas residency. did you always know it would go mainstream? well, you know, i would love to say, "yes, of course," but the truthful answer is no. but randy and i always loved drag and we always felt that drag was this — not marginalised, but it existed in underground clubs and it existed on the margins. and yet, here was this amazing celebration and ...

They were very kind of — very punk. and so, ourfirst idea was a show that highlighted, compiled clips of these public access shows. they werent restricted by a remit to educate and entertain, they were just unto themselves. and did you see — you mentioned educate and entertain — thats obviously part of the sort of reithian bbc values. yeah. did you have a problem with them? i think you said that you thought it was a bit patronising, or very patronising. well, i do think its patronising to ...