IS it me or does the latest reality TV show on Channel 4 really take the biscuit for bad taste?

Shattered started on Sunday involving a motley crew of 12 people who battle against each other for a potential prize pot of £100,000 by staying awake.

Each day, they face different challenges to test their increasingly weary mettle. And every time someone drops off to sleep, the prize money falls.

Before they went into the Shattered house, the contestants were kept awake for 36 hours.

Anyone who's seen the film They Shoot Horses, Don't They? about desperate Americans during the Depression going in for days long dance marathons will get the idea.

Sleep deprivation is an acknowledged form of torture. So, I'm not sure who is the sicker for being involved in this obnoxious telly programme -- the contestants for agreeing to take part, or us viewers for watching this depressing spectacle.

Mind you, judging by the enjoyment people clearly got from seeing John Fashanu suffering on I'm A Celebrity .... Get Me Out of Here! it will probably be a resounding hit.