05: Inventing the Teenager | James May’s 20th Century

05: Inventing the Teenager | James May’s 20th Century

Family and Households | BBC Two | 2007 | 29'20''

During the 20th century teenagers evolved to the point of almost becoming a separate species. James May is on a j...

Ian Wright: Home Truths

Ian Wright: Home Truths

Changing Awareness of Crime | BBC One | 2021 | 58'31''

Footballer Ian Wright shares his own story and investigates what effect growing up in a psychologically abusive and violent home has on children in t...

Out of Control

Out of Control

Crime and Deviance | BBC One | 2002 | 1'29'25''

Tamzin Outhwaite and David Morrissey star in Dominic Savage's harsh drama. When teenagers hit the streets, one winds up in a young offenders' prison. Adult co...

Sticks and Stones

Sticks and Stones

Beliefs in Society | BBC Two | 1986 | 23'19''

A play for children about a boy who moves from Glasgow with his mother to London and the problems he has in settling down to a new life and his difficultie...

Raised By The State

Raised By The State

Age and stratification | BBC Two | 2002 | 55'00''

A personal insight into the British care system, presented by David Akinsanya. Placed into care at just ten days old, Akinsanya assesses whether the care...

01: Baby on Board | Counterblast

01: Baby on Board | Counterblast

Changing patterns of the family | BBC Two | 1997 | 28'18''

Many people strive to be perfect parents. Dr. Mike Fitzpatrick (GP) argues that putting children first and adults last could be damaging to ...

Cathy Come Home | The Wednesday Play

Cathy Come Home | The Wednesday Play

British Cinema | BBC One | 1966 | 1'17'23''

Landmark 1960s TV play about a young couple and their children who are cruelly overtaken by events which lead them into an unrelenting t...

05: Bombs at Bedtime | A Labour of Love

05: Bombs at Bedtime | A Labour of Love

Family and Households | BBC Two | 1993 | 38'56''

This program deals with the exhausting burden caused by the disruption of everyday routines that mothers faced during the Second Worl...

03: Happy Days | A Labour of Love

03: Happy Days | A Labour of Love

Acquiring Culture | BBC Two | 1993 | 39'18''

The first holiday camps, hop picking, bonfire night, and trips to the countryside were ways families enjoyed themselves together in the ear...

01: Making Babies | A Labour of Love

01: Making Babies | A Labour of Love

Family and Households | BBC Two | 1993 | 42'20''

Stories of home birth and the strict rigors of infant care methods in the first half of the 20th century (1900-1950).

03: Suffer the Children | Disclosure

03: Suffer the Children | Disclosure

Beliefs in Society | BBC One | 2018 | 25'58''

Mark Daly investigates allegations of sexual and physical abuse across four decades at a Christian children's home in Argyll.

Gaskin

Gaskin

Being in care | BBC Two | 1983 | 1'13'17''

Drama based on the case history of a Liverpool boy, Graham Gaskin, who spent most of his youth in care. Graham Gaskin says it is not just his story - 'It's all the ot...

Battered Baby: 2: Breaking the Chain | Horizon

Battered Baby: 2: Breaking the Chain | Horizon

Child development | BBC Two | 1986 | 47'20''

Six weeks after Baby Jane is taken into hospital her parents are fighting for possession. The family show why the right decisi...

Battered Baby: 1: From Generation to Generation | Horizon

Battered Baby: 1: From Generation to Generation | Horizon

Child development | BBC Two | 1986 | 48'56''

An eight-week-old baby is rush ed to hospital bruised and with a broken arm. Her mother has admitted to "shaking he...

Understanding the Foster Care System | Care Home Kids: Looking for Love

Understanding the Foster Care System | Care Home Kids: Looking for Love

Age and social inequality | BBC Three | 2012 | 55'34''

Ashley John-Baptiste revisits his experiences of care and talks to young people and foster carers abo...

Understanding Poverty in the UK | Famous, Rich and Hungry

Understanding Poverty in the UK | Famous, Rich and Hungry

Family and Households | BBC One | 2014 | 57'19''

Four different families' experiences of poverty shared, looking at how they cope on benefits, with food poverty and...

Radicalisation of Young Men Online | Inside The Secret World Of Incels

Radicalisation of Young Men Online | Inside The Secret World Of Incels

Acquiring Culture | BBC One | 2019 | 8'35''

An exploration asking does violence online lead to violence offline?<br><br><strong>(Contains sensitiv...

The Rise of the Hoodies | History Of Now: The Story Of The Noughties

The Rise of the Hoodies | History Of Now: The Story Of The Noughties

Changing youth cultures | BBC Two | 2010 | 4'47''

During the 2000s anti-social behaviour rose, hoodies became popular amongst young people and were banned...

The Baby Gap | History Of Now: The Story Of The Noughties

The Baby Gap | History Of Now: The Story Of The Noughties

Changing youth cultures | BBC Two | 2010 | 2'11''

A brief summary of the trend of women having children later but then experiencing challenges of not being able to h...

Hip Hop’s Association with Violence | imagine…

Hip Hop’s Association with Violence | imagine…

Acquiring Culture | BBC One | 2003 | 17'31''

An exploration of the emergence of hip hop in America, its association with violence and how it influenced the mus...

Rebuilding Relationships | Prison Dads

Rebuilding Relationships | Prison Dads

Family and Households | BBC Three | 2013 | 13'28''

Part 2 - Preparing for life on the outside and rebuilding relationships with their children.

Youth Offending and Parenting | Prison Dads

Youth Offending and Parenting | Prison Dads

Family and Households | BBC Three | 2013 | 11'28''

Part 1 - An insight into young fathers in Glen Parva Young Offenders Institution and how they try to maintain relationships with ...

The Consequences of Poor Socialisation | Kids Behind Bars

The Consequences of Poor Socialisation | Kids Behind Bars

Acquiring Culture | BBC Three | 2011 | 10'23''

Children and young people living in a secure residential unit. Explores issues such as poor socialisation, formal a...

Part 3 | Living Proof

Part 3 | Living Proof

Acquiring Culture | BBC One | 1999 | 7'18''

The boy reunites with monkeys and further discussion of the plausibility of this story takes place.

Part 2 | Living Proof

Part 2 | Living Proof

Acquiring Culture | BBC One | 1999 | 1'49''

A discussion with scientists as to whether the evidence the boy who lived with monkeys gives is plausible.

Part 1 | Living Proof

Part 1 | Living Proof

Acquiring Culture | BBC One | 1999 | 3'56''

John, a boy in Uganda describing his year living with monkeys when he was 4-5 years old.

Russia: 3: Teen Model Factory | Reggie Yates’ Extreme

Russia: 3: Teen Model Factory | Reggie Yates’ Extreme

Age and stratification | BBC Three | 2015 | 56'49''

Reggie Yates visits Siberia to meet the young girls who are going to extreme lengths to attract the international...

Special: The Babes in the Wood Murders | The Prosecutors

Special: The Babes in the Wood Murders | The Prosecutors

Crime and Deviance | BBC Four | 2019 | 58'29''

Exclusive documentary following the culmination of a 32-year fight for justice in a notorious unsolved double child ...

S02E02: Modern Day Slavery | The Prosecutors

S02E02: Modern Day Slavery | The Prosecutors

Crime and Deviance | BBC Four | 2018 | 59'00''

Film which follows the police and the Crown Prosecution Service as they bring a groundbreaking case against a shadowy network tr...

Marcus Rashford: Feeding Britain’s Children

Marcus Rashford: Feeding Britain’s Children

Age and social inequality | BBC One | 2020 | 59'13''

How the England footballer won public and political support for a deeply personal cause. Inside Marcus Rashford's campaign ...

Learning to survive: The School Fighting the Cost of Living Crisis | File on 4

Learning to survive: The School Fighting the Cost of Living Crisis | File on 4

Education | BBC Radio 4 | 2023 | 36'39''

The story of one primary school doing more than most to make sure children are fed, warm and h...

Episode 1 | Famous, Rich and Hungry

Episode 1 | Famous, Rich and Hungry

Family and Households | BBC One | 2014 | 58'53''

Four famous volunteers live with families who can't afford to eat. Theo Paphitis moves in with a working mum who regularly skips meals to...

Care Home Kids: Looking for Love

Care Home Kids: Looking for Love

Age and social inequality | BBC Three | 2012 | 56'57''

Film in which singer-songwriter Ashley John Batiste looks at children growing up in the UK care system with little chance of adoption and no...

Growing Up Skint | Born Survivors

Growing Up Skint | Born Survivors

Family and Households | BBC Three | 2007 | 57'09''

Documentary about child poverty. In Glasgow, Mansfield and London, children show the courage and determination to rise above their circumst...

Episode 8 | Back in Time for School

Episode 8 | Back in Time for School

Age and stratification | BBC Two | 2019 | 58'58''

Our class return for one final adventure. Reflecting on the past 100 years, they venture beyond, into a future filled with virtual classr...

Episode 7 | Back in Time for School

Episode 7 | Back in Time for School

Age and stratification | BBC Two | 2019 | 59'04''

The pupils and teachers arrive in their final time-travelling decade, the 1990s, ready to embrace girl power, Brit pop, Oasis and Blur, M...

Episode 6 | Back in Time for School

Episode 6 | Back in Time for School

Age and stratification | BBC Two | 2019 | 59'01''

The class embrace the new world of the 1980s. With robots, early computers and synths, the kids get to grips with Britain's new high-tech...

Episode 5 | Back in Time for School

Episode 5 | Back in Time for School

Age and stratification | BBC Two | 2019 | 58'44''

The class enters the experimental 1970s. They rewrite the rule book and learn weird and wonderful lessons as the free spirit of the era c...

Episode 4 | Back in Time for School

Episode 4 | Back in Time for School

Age and stratification | BBC Two | 2019 | 58'58''

Pupils and teachers embark on a time-travelling adventure. In the swinging 60s, the class experience bricklaying, typing, cooking and eve...

Episode 3 | Back in Time for School

Episode 3 | Back in Time for School

Age and stratification | BBC Two | 2019 | 58'36''

Pupils and teachers embark on a time-travelling adventure. The class enters the 40s and 50s - deportment, debate and even dancing are on ...

Episode 2 | Back in Time for School

Episode 2 | Back in Time for School

Age and stratification | BBC Two | 2019 | 58'40''

Pupils and teachers embark on a time-travelling adventure. The class enters the interwar years. They learn bizarre new languages, test th...

Episode 1 | Back in Time for School

Episode 1 | Back in Time for School

Age and stratification | BBC Two | 2019 | 58'42''

Fifteen pupils and three teachers embark on a time-travelling adventure to discover how much life at school has changed. The class start ...

Inside The Secret World Of Incels

Inside The Secret World Of Incels

Acquiring Culture | BBC Three | 2019 | 49'31''

A never-before-seen look at the incel community, an online subculture to which multiple mass murders and hate crimes against women have bee...

Growing Young | History Of Now: The Story Of The Noughties

Growing Young | History Of Now: The Story Of The Noughties

Changing youth cultures | BBC Two | 2010 | 59'06''

A look back over the last decade. During the Noughties, an ageing Britain became obsessed with recapturing its you...

The Boy Who Lived With Monkeys | Living Proof

The Boy Who Lived With Monkeys | Living Proof

Acquiring Culture | BBC One | 1999 | 29'21''

Sally Magnusson and Prof Doug Candland, an expert in feral children, travel to a remote village in Uganda to meet John who clai...

A Day In The Life Of A Tweenager | Little Women

A Day In The Life Of A Tweenager | Little Women

Acquiring Culture | BBC Two | 2001 | 49'13''

Documentary about a new generation of pre-teen girls ,aged between 7-11 years old but who possess the confidence ,sense of st...

Growing Up In A Violent Family | Kilroy

Growing Up In A Violent Family | Kilroy

Changing Awareness of Crime | BBC One | 2003 | 57'48''

Robert Kilroy-Silk presents a discussion on growing up in a violent family.

I’m In Here For A Reason | Kids Behind Bars

I’m In Here For A Reason | Kids Behind Bars

Acquiring Culture | BBC Three | 2011 | 56'36''

Series set in Vinney Green secure unit for children follows three of the youngest boys, who started getting into trouble wh...