180 years before Love Island, Chopin and Sands travelled to Mallorca to pursue their romance.
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The show – and the public's reaction – can tell us a huge amount about how ideas about love and romance have changed over the centuries.
Is 'social influencer' a real job? It's all about work-life balance.
The show's memorable bromances remind viewers that building lasting friendships is just as important as finding love.
Ordinary people have been getting their 15 minutes of fame on the small screen since the 1940s.
The popular daytime television show has been axed. Here's how programme makers can ensure proper aftercare fro reality show participants.
Reality TV shows depicting relationships are popular, but a tolerance of abusive behaviour is also being exposed to a wide audience – including younger viewers.
A recent study found that highly narcissistic people have thicker, denser eyebrows.
Teenagers often don't understand what emotional abuse is – and shows such as Love Island can make it seem normal.
Viewers are taking to Twitter to display their prejudice about Islanders' accents.
Exploitative reality show or a modern-day Jane Austen? You decide.
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