A weekly programme which focuses on people and the situations which shape their lives.
Reporters: Angela Huth, Jeremy James, John Percival, Trevor Philpott, Desmond Wilcox

This week: A Case of Suicide
Suicide is a way of death that anyone can choose. The wealthy and apparently well-adjusted are as vulnerable as the poor and the deprived. But for those of us close to someone who chooses to die in this way there is another issue besides the sense of loss inseparable from sudden death. It is the issue of responsibility: 'If only', we say, 'we could have done something...' How much can we do to prevent someone who wants to commit suicide? How far should we blame ourselves when they succeed? With the people who have faced this, lived with the suicide of someone else, Man Alive tries to find out.
Report by John Percival.