Geoffrey Palmer narrates a six-part documentary series tracing the evolution of the middle class in Brit...
In Edinburgh, Darren examines the link between poverty and crime: how does it impact kids and their future? But...
Darren McGarvey sets out to understand why the privately educated dominate Britain's top jobs and uncovers the amazi...
tracing the history of the middle classes this programme examines the snobbery & insecurities of the years between...
This prog looks at how the upper middle classes replaced the aristocracy as the establishment, illustrated ...
When researching the UK labour movement at the turn of the twentieth century, Graham discovers the pioneering socialist and gay rights campa...
This program focuses on the daily struggle for survival in Britain by millions of families who lived in poverty, including...
Middle class radicals come under the spotlight, including Angie Zelter, who has been imprisoned sixteen times f...
Program looks at the way traditional middle-class values and attitudes have been killed off by society and econo...
This clip explores grammar schools and whether they help level the playing fiel...
A major inquiry into the future of the BBC begins, and does Channel 4's Benefits Street reinforce harmful stereotypes or ...
20 volunteers test their skills against some of the jobs in Britain's low-wage sector. In this episode, they do ...
20 volunteers take part in an experiment to test their skills ...
Laurie Taylor explores a unique piece of research conducted by BBC Lab UK and social scientists. Plus a tri...
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...
Is the term 'Chav' indicative of a growing tendency to demonise the working class? Laurie discusses class and popular culture. ...
With extraordinary access to devastated parents desperately searching for their stolen son; a man who brokers the deals and has so...
This programme looks at the Lyons, a lower middle class family.
How London has changed since Charles Booth's survey recorded social conditions in 1886. Deptford High Street was onc...
In 1963, armed with just a typewriter, a Midlands housewife began a 30-year battle against the permissive society. But how succ...
How can working class students break through the barriers to landing Britain's elite jobs? Amol Rajan investigates the tips and tr...
Jacques Peretti investigates how the super-rich are transforming Britain. He looks at why the wealthy were drawn to Britain and meets the s...
Volunteers test their skills against some of the jobs in Britain's low-wage sector. This time, they ...
The show features a wealthy family providing 'sponsorship' for a family living in poverty in the UK.
Amol Rajan looks at solutions to Britain's class inequality problem. How can employers and policy makers ensure a level playing fi...
Jacques Peretti investigates how the super-rich are transforming Britain. In the final part, he looks at how inequality was pinpointed as a...
An exploration of issues relating to gender equalit...
Documentary filmed throughout the year following the Grenfell Tower fire, hearing from those directly affected by the most devastating tower block fire in British h...
Series looking at changing Britain examines how childhood and families have transformed over the last decade. But from the scramble ...
Amol Rajan investigates how much class still matters in Britain's elite professions. What does it take for bright working-class youngsters to bre...
Idris Elba confronts the reality of knife crime, speaking to those most affected - from the streets to the system - in a quest to uncover ...
Exploration of issues of social class and education. Whether a public s...
Newspaper columnist Tony PARSONS explores the British class system. How have the aristocratic Gordon-Duff-Penningtons, owner of Muncaster C...
Explores how ordinary people in Liverpool are paying the price for gang crime and drug crime in their community. Drug lords and organ...
An exploration into whether the spending of the super rich benefits all of us in Britain. While t...
An exploration into the lives of billionaires and issues such as tax avoidance, capitalism, socie...
In this provocative documentary, Andrew Neil seeks to find out why politicians from all parties appear to be drawn from a...
Laurie Taylor discusses the largest ever survey of UK levels of deprivation. Plus new research on people who ...
Since the decline of grammar schools a comparison is made of how comprehensive schools and pri...
As Darren examines how social class shapes our identities and destinies, he meets people moving between the class...
Darren examines how social class and where we live impacts our lives in ways that few realise, from our addiction...
As Darren examines the power imbalance which lies at the heart of social class, he begins to question whether...
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