The Old Oak (2023)

The Old Oak (2023)

British Cinema | BBC Two | 2026 | 1'48'09''

A pub landlord in a previously thriving mining community in County Durham struggles to hold on to his pub and keep it as the one remaining public space pe...

Versus – The Life and Films of Ken Loach

Versus – The Life and Films of Ken Loach

British Cinema | BBC Two | 2016 | 1'29'31''

Ken Loach reflects on his often controversial career, with comments from colleagues, friends and family.

Grenfell

Grenfell

Inequality and stratification | BBC One | 2018 | 1'29'18''

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...

02: A Great Society? | Wheeler on America

02: A Great Society? | Wheeler on America

History | BBC Four | 1996 | 49'25''

Charles Wheeler charts origins & decline of Lyndon Johnson's Great Society programme, looking at how it changed the lives of poor p...

Made in Dagenham (2010)

Made in Dagenham (2010)

Feminism | BBC Two | 2013 | 1'45'25''

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 ...

02: Edinburgh – Crime | Darren McGarvey’s Scotland

02: Edinburgh – Crime | Darren McGarvey’s Scotland

Crime and Deviance | BBC Scotland | 2019 | 29'01''

In Edinburgh, Darren examines the link between poverty and crime: how does it impact kids and their future? Bu...

Britain’s Lowest Paid Jobs – Part 4 | Britain’s Hardest Workers: Inside the Low Wage Economy

Britain’s Lowest Paid Jobs – Part 4 | Britain’s Hardest Workers: Inside the Low Wage Economy

Economics | BBC Two | 2016 | 22'14''

20 volunteers take part in an experiment to test their skills ...

Britain’s Lowest Paid Jobs – Part 3 | Britain’s Hardest Workers: Inside the Low Wage Economy

Britain’s Lowest Paid Jobs – Part 3 | Britain’s Hardest Workers: Inside the Low Wage Economy

Economics | BBC Two | 2016 | 31'49''

20 volunteers take part in an experiment to test their skills ...

Britain’s Lowest Paid Jobs – Part 2 | Britain’s Hardest Workers: Inside the Low Wage Economy

Britain’s Lowest Paid Jobs – Part 2 | Britain’s Hardest Workers: Inside the Low Wage Economy

Economics | BBC Two | 2016 | 22'39''

20 volunteers take part in an experiment to test their skills ...

Britain’s Lowest Paid Jobs – Part 1 | Britain’s Hardest Workers: Inside the Low Wage Economy

Britain’s Lowest Paid Jobs – Part 1 | Britain’s Hardest Workers: Inside the Low Wage Economy

Economics | BBC Two | 2016 | 35'58''

20 volunteers take part in an experiment to test their skills ...

The State of Welfare

The State of Welfare

Social class and social inequality | BBC Radio 4 | 2012 | 52'13''

Jane Garvey and Julian Worricker present a special programme marking the 70th anniversary of William Beveridge's ground-breaking report which founded th...

Episode 1 | Melvyn Bragg on Class and Culture

Episode 1 | Melvyn Bragg on Class and Culture

Acquiring Culture | BBC Two | 2012 | 59'12''

Melvyn Bragg explores the relationship between class and culture, starting with 1911 to 1945 and telling the story of how a rig...

Episode 2 | Britain’s Hardest Workers: Inside the Low Wage Economy

Episode 2 | Britain’s Hardest Workers: Inside the Low Wage Economy

Economics | BBC Two | 2016 | 58'54''

Volunteers test their skills against some of the jobs in Britain's low-wage sector. This time, they ...

Episode 1 | Britain’s Hardest Workers: Inside the Low Wage Economy

Episode 1 | Britain’s Hardest Workers: Inside the Low Wage Economy

Economics | BBC Two | 2016 | 58'37''

20 volunteers test their skills against some of the jobs in Britain's low-wage sector. In this episo...

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...

Benefits Street; future of the BBC | The Media Show

Benefits Street; future of the BBC | The Media Show

Social class and social inequality | BBC Radio 4 | 2014 | 28'15''

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