2: A Great Society? | Wheeler on America

2: A Great Society? | Wheeler on America

History | BBC Four | 1996 | 49'25''

Charles Wheeler charts origins & decline of Lyndon Johnson's Great Society programme, looking at how it changed the lives of poor pp...

2: Edinburgh – Crime | Darren McGarvey’s Scotland

2: Edinburgh – Crime | Darren McGarvey’s Scotland

Crime and Deviance | BBC Scotland | 2019 | 29'01''

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

Benefits Street; future of the BBC | The Media Show

Benefits Street; future of the BBC | The Media Show

Responses and solutions to poverty | BBC Radio 4 | 2014 | 28'15''

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

Britain’s Hardest Workers: Inside the Low Wage Economy

Economics | BBC Two | 2016 | 58'37''

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

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

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

Economics | BBC Two | 2016 | 35'58''

20 volunteers take part in an experiment to test their skills ...

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

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

Economics | BBC Two | 2016 | 22'39''

20 volunteers take part in an experiment to test their skills ...

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

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

Economics | BBC Two | 2016 | 31'49''

20 volunteers take part in an experiment to test their skills ...

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

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

Economics | BBC Two | 2016 | 22'14''

20 volunteers take part in an experiment to test their skills ...

Episode 1 | Melvyn Bragg on Class and Culture

Episode 1 | Melvyn Bragg on Class and Culture

Acquiring Culture | BBC Two | 2012 | 59'12''

Melvyn Bragg explores the relationship between class and culture, starting with 1911 to 1945 and telling the story of how a rig...

Episode 2 | Britain’s Hardest Workers: Inside the Low Wage Economy

Episode 2 | Britain’s Hardest Workers: Inside the Low Wage Economy

Economics | BBC Two | 2016 | 58'54''

Volunteers test their skills against some of the jobs in Britain's low-wage sector. This time, they ...

Grenfell

Grenfell

Inequality | BBC One | 2018 | 1'29'18''

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...

Growing Up Skint | Born Survivors

Growing Up Skint | Born Survivors

Family and Households | BBC Three | 2007 | 57'09''

Documentary about child poverty. In Glasgow, Mansfield and London, children show the courage and determination to rise above their circumst...

Made in Dagenham (2010)

Made in Dagenham (2010)

Changing roles of women | BBC Two | 2013 | 1'45'25''

Comedy drama charting the fight of female factory workers at the Ford Dagenham plant for equal pay. In 1968, one determined factory worker leads her ...

The State of Welfare

The State of Welfare

Responses and solutions to poverty | BBC Radio 4 | 2012 | 52'13''

Jane Garvey and Julian Worricker present a special programme marking the 70th anniversary of William Beveridge's ground-breaking report which founded th...
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