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The New Father

The final episode reveals how the experience of being a father was transformed between the 1960s and the present day and looks at the lives of a fascinating cross-section of fathers from all walks of life over the past fifty years. The modern hands-on father has a more intimate relationship with his children than the past, but the sexual revolution and feminism has also made fathers more insecure than ever before. Modern divorce laws have excluded fathers from family life and from the access they want to their children. The anguish felt by many dads was expressed in the Fathers 4 Justice protest movement.

English
  • Originally Aired July 5, 2010
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-G
  • Network BBC Four
  • Notes Is the series finale
  • Created July 3, 2010 by
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Name Type Role
Nick Maddocks Director