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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 ...

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...

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

Darren McGarvey sets out to understand why the privately educated dominate Britain's top jobs and uncovers the amazing st...

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...

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.

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

Unequal Opportunities With John Humphrys

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

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 | 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...

Posh And Posher: Why Public School Boys Run Britain

In this provocative documentary, Andrew Neil seeks to find out why politicians from all parties appear to be drawn from a...

Saltburn (2023)

A student at Oxford University finds himself drawn into the world of a charming, aristocratic classmate, who invites him to his eccentric family's sprawling ...

The Schools Scandal: Playing The System | Panorama

Demand for places at high-achieving state schools across the UK far outstrips supply, turning the schools admissions proce...

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...

04: Only Connect | The Other Side

When researching the UK labour movement at the turn of the twentieth century, Graham discovers the pioneering socialist and gay rights camp...

Benefits Street; future of the BBC | The Media Show

A major inquiry into the future of the BBC begins, and does Channel 4's Benefits Street reinforce harmful stereotypes or ...