Leah Betts: The Girl Next Door | Children Of Drugs
First of a three part series offering an insight into the world of drug use among young people. This prog examines the case of Leah Betts who died after taking Ecstasy and the effect on the lives of her family and friends.
Tweet- Clip length: 48'35''
- Broadcast year: 2000
- Sociology | What effect do the media have on audiences? | Theoretical views of media effects including hypodermic syringe, two step flow, cultural effects, uses and gratifications. Impact of social media and the role of new media.
Licence: ERA Licence required
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
- Provider: BBC
- Channel: BBC One
- Programme: Children Of Drugs
- Episode: Leah Betts: The Girl Next Door
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Freedom To Hate? | Heart Of The Matter
Joan Bakewell reports on the power of the BNP in Britain and asks if the right to democracy also includes the right to be racist. Following a recent spate of race related murders many people have called for the party to be banned.
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Why Stephen?: A Black Britain Special Report | Black Britain
Stephen Lawrence wasn't the first black person to be murdered on the streets of Britain, so why has his death touched such a nerve with the public? Was it the incompetence of the police or public revulsion?