London, England, May 11, 2004 / 22:00 pm
The BBC’s latest attempt to take reality TV to a higher level has sceptics wondering if the program’s objectives will actually be reached.
The new series will feature four young professionals, who have volunteered to live in a monastery for two months.
The BBC’s religion and ethics department, which commissioned the series, insists it will be a serious documentary looking at the role that religion, God and spirituality play in one’s daily life, but the series is said to have strong elements of other well-known reality TV shows.
A spokesman said the program is an attempt to understand monastic life and make religion more accessible.