Many people strive to be perfect parents. Dr. Mike Fitzpatrick (GP) argues that putting children first and adults last could be damaging to b...
Dr Amanda Foreman explores the role of women in society. In the final episode, Amanda looks at women in revolutions that have transformed...
Dr Amanda Foreman explores the role of women in early civilisations. Amanda looks at the stories of women behind some of the most powerful emp...
Dr Amanda Foreman explores how early civilisations dealt with the status of women. Amanda explores the role of women in Asia under Confuc...
Travelling from the Eurasian steppes to the sites of early civilisations, Dr Amanda Foreman explores how early civilisations dealt with...
This program deals with the exhausting burden caused by the disruption of everyday routines that mothers faced during the Second World...
Mark Bonnar returns to the Scottish new towns in which he grew up to explore the street sculpture made by artists such as his dad.
Fatherhood from the 1990s, access rights to children after divorce, step-parenting, Fathers for Justice.
Changes in family structures as a result of the women's liberation movement and changes in laws to homosexuality and div...
The emergence of a new type of fatherhood over the past 50 years as changes in society meant fathers were able to b...
An exploration of the domestic division of labour and discussion with couples as to how it has evolved or hasn't evolved over time.
Describes the increase in single parent families.
Describes the impact of money and wealth on women's place in the family. Working women and a rise in sin...
Couples have their household activity analysed to find out who does what. Matt goes out to work while Phil works from home - so should Phil...
Jemima Khan investigates the practice of polygamy in the UK today. Why are some Muslim women opting to become part-time wives, and is it a...
Combative, provocative and engaging live debate chaired by Michael Buerk. With Anne McElvoy, Melanie Phillips, Ash Sarkar and Matthe...
Filmed over six months in Britain's biggest young offenders institution, Prison Dads follows fathers on the inside and their partners on the outside.
Late-night discussion featuring the conversations men tend not to have on air. In this episode, the focus is on fatherhood, a pivotal moment for m...
Although fatherhood gave many the most profound emotional fulfilment, fathers were not expected to participate in raising their children and...
The modern father has a more intimate relationship with his children, but the sexual revolution, feminism and modern divorce laws...
The story of the revolution in modern fatherhood in Britain during the last 100 years. How did fathers cope after returning home ...
Series charting the revolution in modern fatherhood in Britain over the last 100 years. The opening part explodes the myth of th...
Kirsty Young looks at how children have come to dominate family life in the last decade and reveals just how far we have come from the 'seen...
Kirsty Young explores the impact of money on British families. She charts the 1980s and 1990s when our pursuit of cash and career had a deep ef...
Kirsty Young explores the impact of the sexual revolution on British families. She charts the explosion of sexual imagery in the 1970s and recall...
Stacey investigates the growing community of 'tradwives' - women who have rejected career ambitions in favour of becoming the archetypa...
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