The four-part series is billed as taking an “unflinching look at the truth of immigration” as a group of six contributors with differing views on immigration, travel to the homelands “that refugees are so desperate to leave”. The programme has been created as immigration remains a divisive topic in the UK after new Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer confirmed the Rwanda deportation scheme to deter migrants from crossing the English Channel is to be scrapped. The series, currently titled Go Back To Where You Came From, will see the contributors dropped into two high-risk locations, starting their journey in Mogadishu in Somalia and Raqqa in Syria.
“How will they cope experiencing the threat of near-by missile strikes, witnessing mass overcrowding of camps, and being up close to those living in devastating poverty?” a statement said. They will then travel to countries on migrant routes through Africa, the Middle East and Europe into the UK, “facing scenarios and experiences which continually challenge their views”. It will feature treks through the African desert, border crossings through mountain ranges and “the terror of small boat crossings”.
“Will these immense and extremely challenging experiences alter their personal views on immigration and create some difficult and controversial conversations amongst the group?” said. The series is set to “confront, educate, anger, shock and tug at the heartstrings of liberals, the right wing and everyone in betwe.