About this season
The flagship documentary series show distinctive, compelling films that offer a snapshot of life in Britain today.
Episodes (23)
1. Surviving Gazza
Aired 5 January 2009
2. Killer in a Small Town
Aired 5 February 2009
3. A Very British Storm Junkie
Aired 12 February 2009
Stuart Robinson is a man who travels around the world to chase storms. This documentary follows follows his quest to get into the eye of the storm in America and the impact it has on his wife.
4. Love, Life and Death in a Day
Aired 26 February 2009
A look at a collection of births, marriages and deaths that all take place on one day.
5. Revenge of the Bin Men
Aired 2 March 2009
A look at the growing dispute between UK residents and bin men.
6. Addicted to Surrogacy
Aired 9 March 2009
Looking at serial surrogates. Questioning women who give birth to other people's children are addicted to the process and the effects it can have on their health.
7. Trophy Kids
Aired 26 March 2009
A look at parents who are determined to go to any lengths to ensure their children are successful within a chosen sport.
8. Would You Save a Stranger?
Aired 2 April 2009
Showing the heroic acts of courage members of public have performed to save a person's life.
9. The Millionaire and the Murder Mansion
Aired 9 April 2009
An investigation into a case of double-murder, suicide and arson in a Shropshire mansion.
10. Kimberley: Young Mum 10 Years On
Aired 23 April 2009
Follow up to the 1999 film, Fifteen. 10 years later the film follows the progress of Kimberley, a mum of two children; after having one child taken off her by social services she is determined not to have the other taken away. The film also explores her life with her new boyfriend and tries to find out what makes a good mother.
11. My Wall Street
Aired 30 April 2009
A look at UK citizens who live in different areas called Wall Street and are suffering because of the recent recession.
12. Madeleine Was Here
Aired 7 May 2009
Two years after the disappearance of Madeline McCann, what was life like for the parents involved? This documentary tries to piece together the evidence to find out what really happened.
13. The Homecoming
Aired 14 May 2009
14. Emergency in the Womb
Aired 21 May 2009
Follows life and death stories of ill children undergoing emergency surgery in the womb.
15. Captive for 18 Years: The Jaycee Lee Story
Aired 1 October 2009
The story of Jaycee Lee Dugard, a girl who was kidnapped outside a school bus stop and found alive eighteen years later.
16. The Red Lion
Aired 15 October 2009
Red Lion is the most common pub name in England. Director, Sue Bourne explores the people which inhabit the Red Lion pubs.
17. The Bigamist Bride: My Five Husbands
Aired 22 October 2009
Emily Horne is 30 and has been married to five different men but she never got divorced. The documentary looks behind the headlines to reveal the truth about her life.
18. Katie: My Beautiful Face
Aired 29 October 2009
19. The Schoolboy Who Sailed the World
Aired 5 November 2009
Following Michael Perham, a 14-year-old schoolboy from Potters Bar as he tries to break the record for the youngest person ever to sail around the world.
20. Confessions of a Traffic Warde
Aired 19 November 2009
A look at the day in the life of a traffic warden, as seen through the eyes of recently recruited non-British traffic wardens.
21. Jess: Britain's Youngest Sleepwalker?
Aired 26 November 2009
Revealing the life of three-year-old Jess. Her condition has baffled experts which led her to be dubbed Britain's Youngest Sleepwalker.
22. The Pregnant Man
Aired 8 December 2009
23. Teens and Tiaras
Aired 17 December 2009
Follows young upper-class women as they prepare for the Queen Charlotte Ball.