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Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One South WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Channel Islands

Sam Smith chats to Pippa Davey, who is attempting to rebuild her life after having her child taken into care. And Mark Horton tours Devon's ancient stone circles and hill forts. Show more

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Presenter:
Sam Smith
Executive Producer:
Simon Willis

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One South WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Channel Islands

Sam Smith reports on the High Court enforcement officers attempting to track down and recover hundreds of thousands of pounds from some of the region's biggest debtors. Show more

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Presenter:
Sam Smith
Series Producer:
Dimitri Houtart
Series Editor:
Simon Willis

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One South WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Channel Islands

Sam Smith investigates a historic Cornish hotel and follows the divers searching for the wreck of HMS Ullswater - a Royal Navy Patrol Service ship sunk by enemy action in WWII. Show more

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Presenter:
Sam Smith
Series Editor:
Simon Willis

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One South WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Channel Islands

Sam Smith reports on why potholes are becoming such a problem in the region. And why East Devonians are concerned about the region's status as an area of outstanding natural beauty. Show more

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Presenter:
Sam Smith
Series Producer:
Dimitri Houtart
Series Editor:
Simon Willis

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One South WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Channel Islands

Sam Smith follows the Taxpayers' Alliance as they question whether some council jobs are justified in these austere times. And the management consultant trying to become a comic. Show more

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Presenter:
Sam Smith
Series Editor:
Simon Willis

Wild Weather

The South West

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One South WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

David Braine travels across the South West looking at the sometimes devastating impact of the region's volatile and varied weather. Where will he find the best local climate? Show more

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Presenter:
David Braine
Executive Producer:
Simon Willis
Producer:
Mick Catmull
Director:
Mick Catmull

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One South WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Channel Islands

Sam Smith follows Plymouth retail magnate Chris Dawson as he tries to mentor a young art student and get him off benefits and into work. Plus Exeter Museum's refit. Show more

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Presenter:
Sam Smith
Series Editor:
Simon Willis

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One South WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Channel Islands

Sam Smith chats to Alexis Bowater whose life was damaged by a stalker, and who now runs a charity that supports victims and campaigns for the offence to be taken more seriously. Show more

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Presenter:
Sam Smith
Executive Producer:
Simon Willis

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One South WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Channel Islands

A report on a woman poisoned by wild mushrooms fighting to get a kidney transplant. And the controversial opening of a new supermarket in traditional Ottery St Mary. Show more

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Presenter:
Sam Smith
Series Editor:
Simon Willis
Series Producer:
Dimitri Houtart

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One South WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Channel Islands

The underwater wheelchair artist set to perform at the cultural Olympiad. The hotelier struggling in the economic downturn, and the challenge facing a Devon costume designer. Show more

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Presenter:
Sam Smith
Series Editor:
Simon Willis
Series Producer:
Dimitri Houtart

The Truth about Wildlife

Episode 3: Woods, Moor, Heath

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Chris Packham examines wildlife conservation. He learns of foreign conifers that do little to aid native wildlife, and asks whether fragmented heathlands should be reconnected. Show more

The Truth about Wildlife

Episode 2: Coast

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Chris Packham takes a look at the nation's wildlife and its conservation. He travels to Lundy to examine an exclusion zone there that has benefited undersea creatures. Show more

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Channel Islands

Victims of cyber bullying reveal its impact on their lives. Plus the Torbay street pastors who tend to binge drinkers, and the man who makes harvest jugs in the rural tradition. Show more

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Presenter:
Sam Smith
Series Editor:
Simon Willis
Series Producer:
Dimitri Houtart

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One South WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Channel Islands

A report on the impact of housing benefit cuts in Axminster. Plus, the Camborne woman who helps disadvantaged youth in Cornwall, and a chat with Olympian Mary Rand. Show more

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Presenter:
Sam Smith
Series Editor:
Simon Willis
Series Producer:
Dimitri Houtart

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One South WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Channel Islands

A young man's campaign to get glasses in clubs and pubs banned. Plus, the controversy over the impact of water turbines on fragile wildlife on the River Walkham. Show more

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Presenter:
Sam Smith
Series Editor:
Simon Willis
Series Producer:
Dimitri Houtart

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Channel IslandsLatest broadcast: on BBC One South West

Thirty three years on, John Tate returns to the scene of his daughter Genette's disappearance. Plus Devon's best kept village and the wild boar farmer fighting for survival. Show more

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Presenter:
Sam Smith
Series Producer:
Dimitri Houtart
Series Editor:
Simon Willis

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One South WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Channel Islands

Sam Smith follows two pensioners to see how their lives may be at threat because they do not heat their homes enough. Plus, the electricity thieves ripping off bill payers. Show more

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Presenter:
Sam Smith
Series Editor:
Simon Willis

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One South WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Channel Islands

Sam Smith investigates the difficulties older people in Devon and Cornwall face getting mortgages. Chris Packham catches up with developments at Elbury Farm in East Devon. Show more

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Presenter:
Sam Smith
Reporter:
Chris Packham
Series Editor:
Simon Willis

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One South WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Channel Islands

How property developers are scaling back on commitments to build affordable housing. And following Plymouth-based GOD TV as they open up a new studio complex in the city. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Sam Smith
Series Editor:
Simon Willis