BBC show where poor compete for cash feels like 'Hunger Games'

Updated May 29 2015 - 11:14am, first published 10:26am
The show has been likened to a real-life version of <i>The Hunger Games</i>.
The show has been likened to a real-life version of <i>The Hunger Games</i>.
Poverty porn? Early outrage has mirrored that we saw in Australia at early promos for SBS's <i>Struggle Street</i>.  Photo: SBS
Poverty porn? Early outrage has mirrored that we saw in Australia at early promos for SBS's <i>Struggle Street</i>. Photo: SBS

A new BBC reality show where the poor compete for a cash prize has been criticised as a tribute to The Hunger Games.

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