Tonight — Season 15

Aired 3 January 2013 • 30 min

In 2013 as Britain approaches its biggest baby boom for 40 years, Fiona Foster looks at whether services that are already stretched to the limit will be able to cope with demand.

Aired 10 January 2013 • 30 min

As people are priced out of the property market by the requirement of a huge deposit to buy, Jonathan Maitland looks at how this has sparked a boom in buy-to-let.

Aired 17 January 2013 • 30 min

Jonathan Maitland looks at how Britain throws away seven million tonnes of food and drink every year - mostly at the end of the supply chain in our own homes and in restaurants.

Aired 31 January 2013 • 30 min

Martin Lewis has been doing money makeovers for 10 years and he is on a mission to make sure we all get to grips with our finances in 2013.

Aired 13 February 2013 • 30 min

In a one hour special the Tonight programme investigates the lives of the 10,000 Brits on waiting lists for an organ transplant.

Aired 28 February 2013 • 30 min

As the UK struggles to recover from a long, deep economic crisis, record numbers are in employment - welcome to Part-Time Britain.

Aired 21 March 2013 • 30 min

Aired 28 March 2013 • 30 min

A special edition of Tonight reports exclusively on the shock findings of the biggest and most in-depth study into poverty levels in Britain. The Living Standards Survey asks 1,500 people living in Britain today what they deem to be necessities for everyday life. The survey finds that having a warm, damp free home and enough food to feed your family are basic necessities that almost everyone says no-one should go without and many now consider owning a computer with internet access and a mobile phone an essential part of modern life.

Aired 9 May 2013 • 30 min

Fiona Foster examines the impact of the Government's cuts to the defence budget, and asks whether part-time TA soldiers can fill the gap left by full-time regulars.

Aired 16 May 2013 • 30 min

Mark Williams Thomas takes a look at the murder of Tia Sharpe and how how her grandmother's boyfriend ended up being revealed as her killer.

Aired 23 May 2013 • 30 min

Tonight looks at the sheer power of tornadoes, like the one that ripped through the suburbs of Oklahoma City, killing at least 24 people and injuring over 200.

Aired 6 June 2013 • 30 min

With the teachers' unions threatening to take strike action over pay, pensions and criticism of their teaching practices, Jonathan Maitland is in the classroom to discover if they have a point.

Aired 13 June 2013 • 30 min

Six months after the Sandy Hook massacre, it is unlikely that many changes will be made to the US gun laws. Robert Moore examines the attachment between Americans and their guns.

Aired 4 July 2013 • 30 min

Chris Choi identifies the potentially lethal white goods that could be in your home. Some of Britain's biggest manufacturers are involved with more products affected than ever.

Aired 11 July 2013 • 30 min

With unprecedented numbers of people turning up at A and E centres, the NHS watchdog - the Care Quality Commission - believes emergency care is now out of control.

Aired 18 July 2013 • 30 min

Fiona Foster investigates why the number of bees has declined by over half in the last 30 years - and why is the UK's Government not backing a European pesticide ban?

Aired 25 July 2013 • 30 min

Aired 1 August 2013 • 30 min

Aired 8 August 2013 • 30 min

Over recent decades, the building of new houses in Britain has stalled at around half of what is needed. Jonathan Maitland reports on the reality of the country's housing crisis.

Aired 22 August 2013 • 30 min

Following Education Secretary Michael Gove's announced plans to overhaul the examination system, Tonight investigates whether GCSEs are still fit for purpose. Aasmah Mir reports.

Aired 29 August 2013 • 30 min

More than a million children in the UK are growing up without a father in their lives and the number of lone parent families is rising by 20,000 a year. Fiona Foster reports.

Aired 12 September 2013 • 30 min

Jonathan Maitland examines social media, looks into what might make a troll tick, meets the victims of online abuse and asks what can be done to bring the perpetrators to justice.

Aired 19 September 2013 • 30 min

Reporter Fiona Foster meets the protestors and villagers of Balcombe here in the UK and also travels to Pennsylvania in the United States to hear from those whose lives have been affected by this new industry

Aired 26 September 2013 • 30 min

Tonight examines whether there is still a social stigma and snobbery attached to particular regional accents in Britain. ITV Social Affairs Editor Penny Marshall reports.

Aired 3 October 2013 • 30 min

The British dream of owning a place in the sun has seemed less attractive in recent years, but many are now considering it again. Jonathan Maitland examines if they are correct.

Aired 10 October 2013 • 30 min

Correspondent Paul Davies catches up with Thusha Kamaleswaran, the little girl who was caught up in the crossfire of a south London gang feud in her uncle's shop two years ago.

Aired 17 October 2013 • 30 min

An investigation into so-called legal highs - chemicals designed to mimic the effects of drugs such as ecstasy and cocaine widely available on our high streets across the UK.

Aired 24 October 2013 • 30 min

Fiona Foster investigates the extent to which some drugs are being over-prescribed and how a growing number of infections are becoming antibiotic resistant.

Aired 29 October 2013 • 30 min

Special edition of the current affairs series. Jonathan Maitland investigates the shift in attitudes towards internet dating and its effect on relationships.

Aired 1 November 2013 • 30 min

British retailers are banking on a bumper festive period in 2013, with some experts predicting that, after six years of belt-tightening, the public could spend record amounts. ITV News Business Editor Laura Kuenssberg finds out how high-street and online companies are preparing for the run-up to Christmas and considers how shopping habits might change in the future

Aired 28 November 2013 • 30 min

Many parents admit that their toddlers know more about technology than they do. Is increasing exposure to new technology affecting the way our children learn, behave and interact?

Aired 5 December 2013 • 30 min

Aired 12 December 2013 • 30 min