The television industry is one of the few parts of the Iraqi economy to have benefited from the fact that it is too dangerous for many people to venture out too often. The reality TV wave that swept through Europe and the Americas has also made for a smash hit.
Thanks to those canny producers, potential sectarian conflict is beamed right into Iraqi living rooms. Beit Beut, a sort of Big Brother and Survivor hybrid, puts Kurds, Shias, Sunnis and Christians under one roof. The programme's motto is: "United we stand, divided we fall" repeats Kim Murphy in the Los Angeles Times.
