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Alan Turing | Icons

A genius of mathematics, Turing developed machines which were the forerunners of modern computers. Called upon to help crack Nazi codes, his work at Blet...

Online Abuse: Why Do You Hate Me? | Panorama

Reporter Marianna Spring investigates the rise of online abuse against women and asks why the police, the government and social ...

Emily Atack: Asking for It?

Actress Emily Atack explores why she is sexually harassed online on a daily basis and seeks to understand why the blame for unwanted sexual atten...

Bend It Like Beckham (2002)

To avoid her Sikh parents' disapproval, soccer-obsessed teenager Jess Bhamra hides the fact she has joined a local female football team, where he...

Divorce | The British Family

In the 1960s, the divorce rate doubled from post-war levels but the grounds for its enactment still meant someone had to be at fault.

Changing patterns of marriage | The British Family

''Brief Encounter'' changed the way people viewed marriage in the post-war years, leading to over 30,000 divorces being fi...

Gender roles in the 1950's | The British Family

In the 1950s, domestic chores were very much a woman's domain, so much so that, schools and discourse discouraged young girls...

Jamelia: Shame about Single Mums

The singer Jamelia is a single mum, but it's not something she's proud of. She explores where the sense of shame comes from by looking at st...

My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)

An ambitious Pakistani Briton and his white boyfriend strive for success and hope when they open a glamorous laundromat.

Why don't men report domestic violence? | The One Show

Dominic Littlewood has been investigating the growing numbers of men who are coming forward as victims of domestic vio...

11/02/1989 | Scottish Eye

Edinburgh has the highest incidence of AIDS sufferers of any city in Europe. Some of them are starting to plan ways of avoiding a slow and painful ...

Anti-sexist Workshops | Tyger Takes On...

Tyger Drew-Honey experiences a ''Good Lad'' workshop where men can learn about sexism, and how to speak to women positively.

Consent (2007)

Docudrama following a fictional date rape trial.

Paris Is Burning | Arena

A vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York City's African American and Latinx Harlem drag ball scene.

Robert Mapplethorpe | On Camera: Photographers at the BBC

Robert Mapplethorpe was regarded as very controversial for his explicitly homosexual photographs during the AIDS cr...

S01E02: Bully | Jimmy McGovern's Moving On

A father attempts to toughen up his son, but in doing so unleashes a chain of events that look impossible to stop. Can he repair t...

S01E03: Drowning Not Waving | Jimmy McGovern's Moving On

Near bankruptcy, Ellie Morgan must sell the home she loves. John Mulligan, an old flame from school, offers the perf...

S01E04: Dress to Impress | Jimmy McGovern's Moving On

A 17-year-old boy's secret love of dressing in women's clothes is discovered, in a turn of events which ignites a ticki...

S02E01: Sauce for the Goose | Jimmy McGovern's Moving On

Divorcee Anne falls in love with a computer repair man, but problems arise when sister Lynne suggests their mother b...

Social change for women | The British Family

Only 1 in 5 married women went to work in the 1950s and even that low figure was being signalled as the demise of domesticity.