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Live News,19 May 2026,29 mins,

Should C4 ever have shown Married at First Sight?

Newsnight
Contains strong language, scenes of a sexual nature, scenes of sexual violence and scenes which some viewers may find upsetting.

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After BBC Panorama reports allegations that two women had been raped during the filming of Married at First Sight UK, and a senior MP calls it "an accident waiting to happen", should Channel 4 ever have broadcast the format? We hear from another former contestant. Plus, we ask Reform UK some unanswered questions about Nigel Farage's house purchase. With Victoria Derbyshire.

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