A study of relative poverty in Tyneside and Zimbabwe from the perspective of a former refugee and her husband living on the Meadow Well estate, one of the most deprived in Britain. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four
Daisy Asquith investigates the mysterious world of children's entertainers and how the talents of magicians, singers and clowns are often wasted on screaming, distracted kids. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Inspired by the lives of single mums, and informed by opera experts at the English National Opera, performance artist Bryony Kimmings writes and directs her own operetta. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four
Actress and comedian Liz Smith does the one thing she has never managed to achieve in her life - go on a proper holiday. Liz chooses to take a cruise with like-minded individuals. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
A Storyville documentary: Daisy Asquith tells the personal story of her mother's conception after a dance in the 1940s in Ireland, in an adventure in social and sexual morality. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Film looking at a century of cycling, using archive BFI footage on a journey from the invention of the modern bike, through the rise of recreational cycling, to competitive races. Show more
A Storyville documentary that uses archive to traverse a century of gay experiences, encompassing persecution, love and desire, forbidden encounters, sexual liberation and pride. Show more