Are Grammar Schools the Right Approach? | Posh And Posher: Why Public School Boys Run Britain

1: The People in Between | The Middle Classes: Their Rise And Sprawl

Geoffrey Palmer narrates a six-part documentary series tracing the evolution of the middle class in Brit...

2: Edinburgh - Crime | Darren McGarvey's Scotland

In Edinburgh, Darren examines the link between poverty and crime: how does it impact kids and their future? But soon Darren...

2: Education | Darren McGarvey: The State We're In

Darren McGarvey sets out to understand why the privately educated dominate Britain's top jobs and uncovers the amazing sta...

2: Them and Us | The Middle Classes: Their Rise And Sprawl

tracing the history of the middle classes this programme examines the snobbery & insecurities of the years between...

3: Leaders of Society | The Middle Classes: Their Rise And Sprawl

This prog looks at how the upper middle classes replaced the aristocracy as the establishment, illustrated ...

4: Only Connect | The Other Side

When researching the UK labour movement at the turn of the twentieth century, Graham discovers the pioneering socialist and gay rights campa...

4: Pig's Head and Bed Bug | A Labour of Love

This program focuses on the daily struggle for survival in Britain by millions of families who lived in poverty, including a loo...

4: Trouble Makers | The Middle Classes: Their Rise And Sprawl

Middle class radicals come under the spotlight, including Angie Zelter, who has been imprisoned sixteen times f...

6: Trouble Ahead | The Middle Classes: Their Rise And Sprawl

Program looks at the way traditional middle-class values and attitudes have been killed off by society and econo...

Benefits Street; future of the BBC | The Media Show

A major inquiry into the future of the BBC begins, and does Channel 4's Benefits Street reinforce harmful stereotypes or ...

Britain's Hardest Workers: Inside the Low Wage Economy

20 volunteers test their skills against some of the jobs in Britain's low-wage sector. In this episode, they do our di...

Britain's Lowest Paid Jobs - Part 1 | Britain's Hardest Workers: Inside the Low Wage Economy

20 volunteers take part in an experiment to test their skills against some of th...

Britain's Lowest Paid Jobs - Part 2 | Britain's Hardest Workers: Inside the Low Wage Economy

20 volunteers take part in an experiment to test their skills against some of th...

Britain's Lowest Paid Jobs - Part 3 | Britain's Hardest Workers: Inside the Low Wage Economy

20 volunteers take part in an experiment to test their skills against some of th...

Britain's Lowest Paid Jobs - Part 4 | Britain's Hardest Workers: Inside the Low Wage Economy

20 volunteers take part in an experiment to test their skills against some of th...

British class survey; Tribute to Geoff Pearson | Thinking Allowed

Laurie Taylor explores a unique piece of research conducted by BBC Lab UK and social scientists. Plus a tri...

Can I Sack Teacher? | Panorama

New research shows that the standard of teaching is the most important factor to a child's education. So why are so many bad teachers being al...

Chavs - Ageing Goths | Thinking Allowed

Is the term 'Chav' indicative of a growing tendency to demonise the working class? Laurie discusses class and popular culture. Also, ...

China's Stolen Children | Dispatches

With extraordinary access to devastated parents desperately searching for their stolen son; a man who brokers the deals and has sold his...

Class By Class

This programme looks at the Lyons, a lower middle class family.