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Made in Dagenham (2010)

Comedy drama charting the fight of female factory workers at the Ford Dagenham plant for equal pay. In 1968, one determined factory worker leads her ...

Trad Wife | Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over

Stacey investigates the growing community of 'tradwives' - women who have rejected career ambitions in favour of becoming the archetypa...

Florence Nightingale: Nursing Pioneer

Film following the life of an extraordinary woman, a trailblazer who revolutionised modern nursing and reformed healthcare at home and ...

01: Libbers | Women

A documentary series about feminism and its impact on women's lives. This first episode charts the rise of the women's liberation movement in the 1970s.

The Transgender Debate | Womanhood

A discussion about what it means to be transgender and the debate over women only spaces.

The Women's Liberation Movement - Part 1 | Women

How the rise of the women's liberation movement involved consciousness raising, where women came to share their experiences ...

EDL Girls: Don't Call Me Racist

Documentary exploring the lives of three women within the English Defence League's ranks - a committed 'EDL Angel' as female members are know...

Kitty Clive

A comedy about the celebrated 18th century comedienne, Kitty Clive.

The Women's Liberation Movement - Part 2 | Women

The organisation of society along sexist lines. Anne Oakley's research into socialisation and definitions of sex and gender.

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 ...

Cosmetic Surgery and Body Image | Womanhood

An exploration of the objectification of women and how women view their appearance and how this has changed over time.

British Family Life in the 1980s - Part 2 | The British Family

Describes the increase in single parent families.

British Family Life in the 1980s - Part 1 | The British Family

Describes the impact of money and wealth on women's place in the family. Working women and a rise in single pa...

03: Activists | Women

Vanessa Engle's film looks at a small group of passionate and committed young activists, who believe that the need for feminist politics is now more ur...

Womanhood

Six female celebrities spanning different age ranges, backgrounds and experiences come together in Leeds to tackle some of the most hotly contested issues facing w...

The Trouble With Women with Anne Robinson

Anne Robinson meets women from across the UK to find out what is still preventing them from achieving equality and what they are do...

Alesha: Look But Don't Touch

Documentary in which Alesha Dixon, concerned about the increasing pressure on women to conform to an ideal body type, investigates airbrushing a...

Violence Against Women | Y Byd ar Bedwar

We look at the crime of violence against women, and of coercive control.

04: Revolution | The Ascent of Woman

Dr Amanda Foreman explores the role of women in society. In the final episode, Amanda looks at women in revolutions that have transforme...

03: Power | The Ascent of Woman

Dr Amanda Foreman explores the role of women in early civilisations. Amanda looks at the stories of women behind some of the most powerful em...

Communism | A-Z of Belief

Six young people in a warehouse in Belfast pose many questions about communism to Mary Browning. Simon Booth also shares his ideas on the subject.

Grenfell

Documentary filmed throughout the year following the Grenfell Tower fire, hearing from those directly affected by the most devastating tower block fire in British h...

Disenchantment | Thinking Allowed

What does it mean for society to turn its back on ideas of magic? What is the social effect of rationality? Laurie Taylor explores Max Webe...

A Special Programme On Pierre Bourdieu | Thinking Allowed

Pierre Bourdieu: Laurie Taylor presents a special programme exploring his ideas and legacy.

Marx and Marxism | Thinking Allowed

May 2018 sees the 200th anniversary of Karl Marx's birth. Laurie Taylor explores the philosopher's ideas and legacy.