‘Special forces’, ‘The expedition’ and ‘Kamp Waes’: what inspires participants to take part in extreme programs? | TV

TV“I’m not willing to give up the feeling that you’re going to die.” An emotional Nora Gharib (30) said after the first swimming test in ‘Special Forces’, after which she gave up. Earlier in the TV season we saw candidates go to the extreme in ‘Kamp Waes’ and ‘The Expedition: Greenland’. In the battle for viewers, aren’t TV makers flirting too much with the boundaries of what is still safe? ‘Dag Allemaal’ asked various experts on the matter: “Actually, there should be a warning every time.”