02: Education | Darren McGarvey: The State We’re In

02: Edinburgh - Crime | Darren McGarvey's Scotland

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

S01E01: Identity Crisis | Darren McGarvey's Class Wars

As Darren examines how social class shapes our identities and destinies, he meets people moving between the classes on...

S01E02: Home Sweet Home | Darren McGarvey's Class Wars

Darren examines how social class and where we live impacts our lives in ways that few realise, from our addictions to ...

S01E03: Power to the People | Darren McGarvey's Class Wars

As Darren examines the power imbalance which lies at the heart of social class, he begins to question whether the ...

S01E04: Rear-View Mirror | Darren McGarvey's Class Wars

As Darren examines social class, he begins to wonder if we can ever overthrow the legacy it continues to exert over o...

Dream Baby

A bitter sweet comedy abt the romantic entanglements of two young Scottish girls in Edinburgh. Annie's life is in choas and she has two boyfriends to get rid of. ...

Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis

Idris Elba confronts the reality of knife crime, speaking to those most affected - from the streets to the system - in a quest to uncover ...

The Rise of the Super Rich | Super Rich: The Greed Game

The making of the super rich in the early 2000s through private equity firms and hedge funds.

Happy Families? | Are We Having Fun Yet?

Series looking at changing Britain examines how childhood and families have transformed over the last decade. But from the scramble ...

Episode 1 | Britain's Hardest Workers: Inside the Low Wage Economy

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

Episode 1 | The Super-Rich and Us

Jacques Peretti investigates how the super-rich are transforming Britain. He looks at why the wealthy were drawn to Britain and meets the s...

How to Break into the Elite

Amol Rajan investigates how much class still matters in Britain's elite professions. What does it take for bright working-class youngsters to bre...

Trainspotting (1996)

Smart, funny, sickly, and sometimes just plain unconscious, Mark Renton is a hero of our times. Set in an underbelly of Edinburgh the city fathers never...

Episode 2 | How to Crack the Class Ceiling

Amol Rajan looks at solutions to Britain's class inequality problem. How can employers and policy makers ensure a level playing fi...

Private Vs Comprehensive | Posh And Posher: Why Public School Boys Run Britain

Since the decline of grammar schools a comparison is made of how comprehensive schools and pri...

Unequal Opportunities With John Humphrys

John Humphrys examines the reasons behind the stark educational attainment gap between advantaged and disadvantaged pupils, which ha...

Why Can't a Woman Earn As Much As a Man? | The Trouble with Working Women

Sophie Raworth and Justin Rowlatt ask why, several decades after the Equal Pay Act, there is still ...

Why Can't a Woman Succeed Like a Man? | The Trouble with Working Women

Sophie Raworth and Justin Rowlatt investigate what we think of women at work. Why do men still hold th...

British class survey; Tribute to Geoff Pearson | Thinking Allowed

Laurie Taylor explores a unique piece of research conducted by BBC Lab UK and social scientists. Plus a tri...

Episode 1 | How to Crack the Class Ceiling

How can working class students break through the barriers to landing Britain's elite jobs? Amol Rajan investigates the tips and tr...