Is Marriage Patriarchal? | Timeshift

Poor Kids

Documentary telling the stories of some of the 3.5 million children living in poverty in the UK. They give their thoughts on their situation and their future prosp...

01: Marriage | The British Family

Kirsty Young begins a history of how British families have changed since the Second World War by looking at marriage, and how it has become...

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...

Christian Marriage And Christian Cohabitation | All Things Considered

Church marriages are in decline. So why does anybody still get married in church? Roy Jenkins looks at ...

03: Health | Darren McGarvey: The State We're In

Darren uncovers the heroic efforts of an NHS workforce battling rising patient numbers and an ageing population.

Divorce | All Things Considered

As divorce centres open across the UK designed to simplify the ending of marriages, Roy Jenkins looks at how divorce is understood by those f...

Part 2 | 42 Up

Concluding the two-part film offering the latest seven-yearly update on 14 people's lives. Tonight's episode catches up with Paul, who was last seen in Austra...

Part 1 | 42 Up

The first of two films continuing British television's longest-running documentary project, which began in when a group of seven-year-olds were asked their vi...

01: For Better, For Worse | Love And Marriage: A 20th Century Romance

Series looking at marriage from the 1900s to the present day. This first episode considers the strength...

03: To Have And To Hold | Love And Marriage: A 20th Century Romance

How marriage has survived, and for many got stronger, in the era from the 1980s onwards, looking at five ...

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...

Divorce And Separation | Bringing Up Britain

Mariella Frostrup and guests explore parenting through a divorce. From breaking the news to introducing new partners, how can yo...

S01E02: Kim and Jasmine | Underage and Pregnant

A look at what it is like to be underage and pregnant. Jasmine is diagnosed with borderline postnatal depression. Teen mum Ki...

S01E06: Zena | Underage and Pregnant

A look at what it is like to be underage and pregnant. Zena worries about having a miscarriage or stillbirth and, as she goes into labou...

The Art of Habit | Archive On 4

Author and journalist Lynsey Hanley tells the story of the rise of sociology, which explored the hidden patterns of our everyday lives and of...

Wedding Rites: In Sickness And In Health | Timeshift

Documentary looking at how and why weddings are on the increase and divorce rates in decline in the UK, and if it's the ...

02: To Love And Obey | Love And Marriage: A 20th Century Romance

How, in the 60s and 70s, the traditional ideals of marriage were questioned and challenged as never before b...

05: The Family | Soul of Britain

With the traditional family under immense pressure, Michael Buerk asks whether sex outside marriage and "till death do us part" are still re...

Money Box Live: Cohabitation | Money Box

What are your financial rights if you're cohabiting?

S01E01: Charlotte and Allanah | Underage and Pregnant

Series about what it is like to be underage and pregnant meets twins Charlotte and Allanah. Charlotte's baby has caused...