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3: Morality | Soul of Britain

Michael Buerk examines where we look for our moral standards and the consequences of an "anything goes" society.

4: Consuming Passions | Soul of Britain

Today, three-quarters of the population believe there is no single moral code to live by and no absolutes to judge right and wrong. W...

Moral Panics | Moral Maze

Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk. With Anne McElvoy, Claire Fox, Matthew Taylor and Tim Stanley.

4: Doowutchyalike | Almost Grown

With Bowie Freaks, Punks and New Romantic's, styles became more weird and changed frequently. This program looks at how cults form styles an...

2: Sex | The British Family

Kirsty Young explores the impact of the sexual revolution on British families. She charts the explosion of sexual imagery in the 1970s and recall...

Does class still exist, and is social mobility possible? | Prescott: The Class System And Me

Former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott explores whether class still exists a...

Mods And Rockers | Witness History

How clashes between youth gangs at the English resort of Brighton sparked moral panic in 1964.

Risks of true crime TV shows | The Media Show

New BBC deputy director-general Anne Bulford gives her first interview. Plus was the BBC right to film the raid on Sir Cliff Ri...

You're Not Going Out Like That | Ready To Wear

Documentary series which explores the history of Britain through changes and developments in fashion. This programme looks at ...

Episode 1 | Prescott: The Class System And Me

John Prescott embarks on a journey through the British class system to see if class still exists, meeting lords, ladies, ''chav...

Moral Panic | Behind The Buzzwords

David Cannadine tells the story behind the buzzword Moral Panic. Where does it come from and where is it going?

Ending Violence | Analysis

Sonia Sodha traces the root causes of violence in society and asks if we can eradicate it.

7: New Age | Soul of Britain

This episode examines whether the rise of New Age thinking has led to increased superstition and gullibility.

Episode 2 | Banned! The Mary Whitehouse Story

During the 1970s and 1980s, Mary's campaigns against pornography and 'video nasties' raise her profile still further. But new m...

The TikTok Effect

What connects amateur sleuths turning up at crime scenes, antisocial behaviour in UK schools and French riots? This film finds evidence they are all exampl...

Episode 4 | Celebrity: A 21st-Century Story

Charting the last five tumultuous years, this final episode takes us to the end of 2020 and interrogates the methods used by cele...

Silent Roars | Listen To Britain 2017

Four of the internet's biggest female stars reveal how their followers are shaping them.

James Murdoch, Guardian cost-cutting, The growth of new media in Africa | The Media Show

A look at the media world, including James Murdoch's return to Sky, Guardian Media c...

Internet Influencers And Generation Gaps | Start The Week

Olivia Yallop, Sarah Ogilvie and Bobby Duffy discuss generational divides and the power of the internet influencers...

Episode 3 | Celebrity: A 21st-Century Story

This film tells the story of how celebrities capitalised on a digital revolution in order to sidestep the traditional routes to f...

Russia: 2: Gay & Under Attack | Reggie Yates' Extreme

Reggie Yates finds out what life is like for young people in what has been described as the hardest place in Europe to ...

Scandalous: Phone Hacking On Trial

Candid and exclusive testimony from Sienna Miller, Hugh Grant, Steve Coogan, Heather Mills and others on claims of unlawful information ga...

James Murdoch, Guardian cost-cutting, The growth of new media in Africa | The Media Show

A look at the media world, including James Murdoch's return to Sky, Guardian Media c...

Hacking: Power, Corruption and Lies | Panorama

Panorama Special in which Robert Peston investigates the questions behind the phone hacking trial which saw David Cameron's fo...

Do we live in a sexist country | Free Speech

Live current affairs debate from Cardiff. On the panel are Plaid Cymru's Leanne Wood, writer Laura Bates, journalist Angela Epst...

7: New Age | Soul of Britain

This episode examines whether the rise of New Age thinking has led to increased superstition and gullibility.

Views on LGBTQ in Black and Asian Communities | Reggie Yates' Extreme

Exploration of views about homosexuality in black and Asian communities, the role of religion in determ...

Episode 1 | Prejudice And Pride: The People's History Of LGBTQ Britain

Ordinary people share the objects that have helped define their lives since homosexuality was decrimin...

Hipsters and Post Modernism: Part 2 | Peter York's Hipster Handbook

Key terminology and its meaning in relation to hipster culture; craft, artisan, authentic, creativity, cu...

Beauty Myths and Airbrushing | Alesha: Look But Don't Touch

Why magazines airbrush women in their magazines to remove so-called flaws.

Moral Panics - The Agony And The Ecstasy | The Learning Zone

This programme shows examples of how the media has responded to youth sub-cultures in the past and how, despite ...

The Riots That Shocked the Country | Panorama

Darragh MacIntyre reports from some of the towns and cities most affected by the recent riots in the UK and asks what can be do...

Sexuality And Stereotypes | Mobeen Azhar

How true is my sexuality to the stereotype?

The Hip Hop Generation | Imagine...

Hip-hop has become a global youth culture. But why does the voice of young black America resonate equally with British teenagers from cit...

Episode 2 | Prejudice And Pride: The People's History Of LGBTQ Britain

Ordinary people share the objects that have helped define their lives since homosexuality was decrimin...

Hoodies Can Be Goodies | Mischief

Garron Mitchell sets out to try and rehabilitate the image of the hoodie, but can he convince middle England that hoodies can be goodies?

Peter York's Hipster Handbook

Social commentator Peter York speaks to crafts people and expert commentators as he seeks to understand what he sees as the modern obsession wi...

Meet You at the Hippos

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.

Kitty Clive

A comedy about the celebrated 18th century comedienne, Kitty Clive.

Hair Power: Me and My Afro

A taboo-busting look at how Afro-textured hair shapes Black experience in modern Britain, as writer Emma Dabiri talks to men and women about their...

UK: 3: Dying for a Six Pack | Reggie Yates' Extreme

Reggie investigates the extreme ways in which male body culture is impacting on young British guys - from extreme exercis...

Russia: 2: Gay & Under Attack | Reggie Yates' Extreme

Reggie Yates finds out what life is like for young people in what has been described as the hardest place in Europe to ...

Episode 4 | Celebrity: A 21st-Century Story

Charting the last five tumultuous years, this final episode takes us to the end of 2020 and interrogates the methods used by cele...

Privacy And Parenting By Mobile Phone. | Thinking Allowed

Why is privacy so important to us? Laurie Taylor discusses a sociological study of the role that privacy plays in e...

House And Home | The Hard Sell

Phill Jupitus narrates a series exploring 50 years of British TV advertising. Few items are given a harder sell than household products.

You're Not Going Out Like That | Ready To Wear

Documentary series which explores the history of Britain through changes and developments in fashion. This programme looks at ...

Working Class Heroes And Poverty Porn | Archive On 4

Stuart Maconie takes a trip from the Ealing Comedies to Benefits Street, trying to link the working class heroes of mid-...

I Am Andrew Tate

The explosive story of one of the world's most infamous and controversial internet stars' rise, arrest and fall.

Defending Digga D

Following rapper Digga D as he is released from a 15-month stint in prison. He is intent on making a success of his music career, but that's not straightfo...

Born With It | Deeply Human

Why are we so judgemental about how others beautify themselves?

Episode 3 | Celebrity: A 21st-Century Story

This film tells the story of how celebrities capitalised on a digital revolution in order to sidestep the traditional routes to f...

Alesha: Look But Don't Touch

Documentary in which Alesha Dixon, concerned about the increasing pressure on women to conform to an ideal body type, investigates airbrushing a...