How London has changed since Charles Booth's survey recorded social conditions in 1886. Deptford High Street was once 'the Oxford Street of south London'. Show more
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The series about archetypal streets in Scotland's great cities focuses on Edinburgh's New Town - a prime example of Georgian neo-classical architecture. Show more
Start the Week
Nature or Nurture?
43 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Cultural discussion programme. Mary-Ann Sieghart looks at studies of health, wellbeing and life chances with Helen Pearson, Oliver James, Marcus Munafo and Joseph Bullman. Show more
The story of trainee warehouse manager Megan, who, desperate to keep her new job, bullies her pregnant friend Alys to get her pick rate up, putting Alys and her baby at risk.
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The Secret History of My Family
Episode 1: The Gadbury Sisters
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland
The story of three pickpocketing sisters raised in 1830s Shoreditch, in the heart of London's criminal underworld, as told by their descendants. Show more
The Secret History of My Family
Episode 2: The Manleys and the Hunts
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD
The true story of two Victorian mothers, Lavinia and Florence, from opposite ends of the social scale - brought together by domestic violence. Show more
The Secret History of My Family
Episode 3: The Salford Scuttlers
59 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Descendants of rival gang leaders in 1890s Salford and descendants of the judge who tried to stop them tell their family stories. Show more
The Secret History of My Family
Episode 4: The Nelsons and Margaret Marchant
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD
The story of an Edwardian family trapped in welfare dependency and a mother accused of a shocking crime against her own child. Show more
Support for the far right is growing in Britain’s post-industrial towns and cities. This factual drama tells the story of a young man who gets drawn into a far right hate crime. Show more