Britain's newest reality TV show has been slammed as "insensitive", "voyeuristic" and even "nauseating" for recreating with six Britons the often fatal journeys made by thousands of refugees to the UK.

Bluntly titled "Go Back to Where You Came From", the part-documentary, part-reality TV show by Channel 4 follows the group of six, who hold strong views both for and against immigration.

They are divided into two teams, with one dropped into one war-ravaged Raqqa in Syria and the other sent to Mogadishu in Somalia.

Over four episodes which launched on February 3, they "experience some of the most perilous parts of the refugee journeys" according to Channel 4 -- although they travel largely in armoured vehicles.

The outspoken views of some participants, as well as the show's format, have been criticised by viewers, charities and some media.

Amnesty International UK called it "deeply disappointing" and "sensational".

Participant and chef Dave Marshall, 35, opens the series standing on the cliffs of Dover, calling for immigrants crossing the Channel to be "blown up".

Moments later, political commentator Chloe Dobbs, 24, says that unless immigration is reined in "Britain will........

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