Following a campaign to get mental health support for dads with postnatal depression
Rob’s got one fight left in his battle against social phobia - three rounds in the ring.
An ex-soldier retrains other veterans as HGV drivers as they struggle on civvy street.
One cold water swimmer swears a dip in the icy sea does wonders for your mental health.
Key workers tackle their mental health through the healing power of the outdoors.
Intensive care nurses battle around the clock to keep their critically ill patients alive.
A night shift at Grimsby Fish Market where the race is on to get the catch ready to sell.
Behind the scenes at Bristol Port Company as nightshift workers unload huge cargo ships.
It’s the NHS’s biggest blood drive ever. We see the workers and donors keeping life going.
Meet the street pastors – Christian volunteers who help those in need.
Where does our waste go? We meet the people who collect, sort and sell our rubbish.
Can 29-year-old Kalkidan beat the odds and raise a million pounds to revolutionise retail?
Conor is a photographer to the stars. He revisits the people that gave him his break.
Ama’s wellness business was an overnight success. Then, the trouble started.
Steffi’s handmade chocolate business sky rocketed thanks to a shout out from Joe Wicks.
22-year-old Jake runs a successful business, despite his teachers’ expectations.
Jenny and Lenny have put every penny of their life savings into a new Cumbrian farm at a time when agriculture is at a crossroads. With a young family to support, can they make it pay?
How a beef farm in Oxfordshire became a haven for people on the autism spectrum.
Farmer Izzi invents new ways to make money and survive in uncertain times.
Two potato farmers are diversifying to make environmentally friendly crisps.
The oystermen of the River Fal estuary battle to save their precarious way of life.
Pig farmers try to avoid culling their animals as a crisis engulfs their industry.
The story of one MMA gym in Middlesbrough helping people get their lives back on track.
A community united by a passion for stock car racing battle to save their track.
John has run his working men’s club in Clacton for decades. Now, he has to modernise.
We follow trainee vicars Leah and Sarah in their first weeks in their new parishes.
A dance studio becomes an outlet for youths to express, share, and overcome problems.
Riders in Hastings prepare for one of England’s top BMX competitions.
Students are taking over a Newcastle suburb, but the residents are fighting back.
A working-class community face eviction from their privately rented homes.
Jess can’t get on the property ladder, so she’s bought a 30 foot boat. Will it work out?
People are escaping soaring house prices and rents by living in their vehicles in Bristol.
Yacob owns his home on an estate, but the council wants to knock it down and build a new development. Now they’re the last family left in the block, fighting to save their home.
A housing initiative in Nottingham is trying to get the homeless into their own homes.
Underdog wheelchair basketball team the Bath Romans take on one of the best squads in the country. But with many new and inexperienced players, do they stand a chance?
Swim tutor Annalize is determined to get more people from the black community to enjoy swimming and be safer in the water.
Three overweight Carlisle men take to the football pitch. Their goal is to shed the lockdown pounds and feel better about their bodies. Can they put it in the back of the net?
Portsmouth boxer Ebonie gets back in the ring after a relationship that knocked her confidence, and starts living her sporting dreams again.
A man from Liverpool walks 2,500 miles around Britain in a pair of swimming trunks to give back to the charities who helped him through his battle with addiction and homelessness.
Young horse riders from under-represented communities take the reins to pursue their dreams of being top jockeys at a new academy inspired by Magnolia Cup winner, Khadijah Mellah.
Waxed jackets have been handmade in a north east factory for over 100 years. We meet the workers keeping these traditional skills alive and bringing old jackets back to life.
We meet the people behind a family-run ice cream van factory, seeing how they hand-build the vans and how they're innovating to deal with tough economic conditions in the industry.
Can apprentices learning the traditional welding technique of brazing stand the heat as they join an iconic folding bike company during a period of unprecedented demand?
After a year when the pandemic brought the aviation industry to a standstill, Derby’s famous Rolls-Royce factory is investing in technology and people for the future.
We meet the workers behind the two Mini factories that run 24/7, producing nearly 1,000 cars a day.
It’s one of England’s last family-run traditional shoemakers and it has just dressed James Bond. But can it survive the trainer trend?
In 2001, Damean Vernon was found dead near a Birmingham canal. The verdict of death by misadventure was rejected by his family. 20 years later, his brother searches for answers.
In 1986, Peter and his lover Lindy were shot dead in Rake, Hampshire. Their killer has never been found. With the help of Sussex police, his sons are searching for answers.
In 2010, 68-year-old grandfather Barry Rubery was beaten to death as he returned home. Twelve years on, police revisit the case and appeal to the public for information.
Four years ago, Adam Ellison was killed on a night out. We follow his family as they continue to raise awareness about his case in the hope that they can finally get justice.
With stabbings on the rise, Barney Green, a vascular surgeon in Middlesbrough, and the Madgin family from Wallsend, who lost their daughter Samantha to knife crime, band together.
Michelle disappeared from Norwich's red light district. Her body was discovered two days later. Twenty years on, her killer hasn’t been found. Now, her father retraces her steps.
Kema Kay, star of I Daniel Blake, moved to Newcastle from Zambia aged three for his father's education. He calls the city home, but has always struggled with a sense of belonging. Despite Kema and his family entering the country legally, he faced years of delays to his immigration case, leaving him in limbo for most of his adult life. Kema is retracing his steps, talking to the people who impacted his life, his closest friends, his surrogate family and Ken Loach, the person who gave him his big break, to understand what made him the man he is today.
Observational comedian Jayde Adams has spent the last 20 years carving out a successful career in comedy for herself. Most of that has been in London, but now she is moving back home to Bristol, to the place that made her who she is. It's a chance to reconnect with old friends and family. It's also a chance to re-visit some of the emotional events that dominated her younger years, including the death of her older sister.
Actor, director, and writer Jassa Ahluwalia has mixed heritage. His father is Indian, and his mother is Anglo-Saxon. Jassa has white skin, and speaks fluent Punjabi. Jassa and his sister Ramanique spent a large amount of their childhood living with and next door to their paternal grandparents in Leicester, where they were deeply immersed in Punjabi culture. Jassa speaks fluent Punjabi, and has visited India several times.
Drag queen Bimini Bon Boulash rose to fame on series 2 of Rupaul's Drag Race UK. They didn't win the drag competition but the have since been walking the catwalk at London fashion week, publishing an autobiography, posing for high profile photo shoots and launching a music career. But their journey to success as an artist and LBGTQ+ icon has humble roots.
Growing up in Leeds shaped rapper Graft's music and after a rapid rise to fame, he was crowned the winner of BBC's The Rap Game. Now he has embarked on a new journey to fuse his music with his true identity. With a lifelong desire to know more about his family history, Graft is now on a mission to trace his ancestral roots whilst pursuing even further heights in his music career.
Livvy Haydock is known for documenting crime and interviewing violent criminals. In recent years she's tracked down kidnappers, drug smugglers and moped gangs robbing people on London's streets – to name a few. She's used to uncovering secrets, but for the first time she's turning the tables and sharing her own story – revealing where her fascination with crime began.
We pass construction sites every day, but most people don't know that behind the flurry of activity and noise, the industry has the worst suicide rate of any job in the UK. We meet the people building our cities and towns, doing a physically and mentally draining job, often while struggling with their mental health.
Run by professional player Jamie Caven, the junior darts academy in Derby is helping to improve teenagers' mental wellbeing, as well as shaping the stars of the future, like Henry from Darley Dale in Derbyshire who's battling it out to be world number one.
Go behind the scenes as we step into the ring at the Bradford Church of Wrestling. Gareth ‘Angel' Thompson set up one of England's only wrestling churches in Bradford in 2021. After overcoming his own experiences of abuse and homelessness, he wants to help others build positive mental health through wrestling.
Toby G founded Street Factory in Plymouth 17 years ago with his wife Jo. They use hip-hop to bring people together, boost confidence and improve mental health.
In September 2021, Bedford barber Fabio Moliterno took his own life after years of struggling with his mental health. In this deeply personal and powerful story, Fabio's family and some of the staff from his barbershop have embarked on a campaign to raise mental health awareness. We follow them as they undertake suicide intervention training to help tackle the issue of male suicide.
Peter had battled with his mental health from a young age. Unhappy with his body image and low self-esteem, he turned to alcohol and drugs. At age 21, weighing 17 stone he suffered a heart attack after overdosing on cocaine.
Bristol poet Lawrence Hoo struggled at secondary school. He was thrown out of six and remembers looking in the pages of textbooks and thinking that out of everyone who achieved things, who were ‘great', no one looked like him. They were all white.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, schools closed for prolonged periods across the country, leaving parents to home educate their children. For some parents this proved difficult, with 47% of employed parents reporting their job being negatively affected by home educating.
Paramedic science degree courses were introduced in the UK in 1998 and the training has developed over the last two decades. In Make Me a Paramedic we follow two students striving to achieve their dreams of becoming fully trained paramedics. As well as looking at their time on
Six Luton teenagers are taught how to handle animals, and themselves, at England's largest zoo.
Fleeing war, violence and persecution abroad, young refugees from Ukraine and other countries restart their educations in England, finding a new life through new schools. We meet three refugee students who fled their homes to seek safety in the UK - and also meet the Britons who are welcoming them into their homes.
Aaron, Kate, Kaya and Zaki are four engineering students at Bede Academy, Blyth. Despite being at differing stages of development, they are all convinced they will leave school as engineers.
James is a sheep farmer with a big vision: he's taken over the family farm and is making exciting changes using modern breeding and farming techniques.
October 2021 saw the beginning of an environmental catastrophe on the north east coast, as thousands of crustaceans washed up dead along numerous beaches. Fishermen from Hartlepool to Whitby reported plummeting catches as their livelihoods became seriously threatened. We follow the local community as they deal with the fallout from this ecological disaster and try to understand how it came about.
Lea Valley normally produces more than 80 million cucumbers annually, over 65 per cent of the UK's production, according to Lea Valley Growers Association. This year the association, which represents local growers, estimates the area will produce just half of that. Some growers say it's been their toughest season yet, and there are concerns their future hangs in the balance.
The large country estate handing hundreds of acres back to nature. But can rewilding secure its future?
For decades, Fen Farm Dairy in Suffolk was a traditional dairy farm. But in 2012, the price of milk dropped across the dairy farming sector, and many farms in England were plunged into crisis. Third-generation farmer Jonny decided to make a drastic change and bolster his business by diversifying into cheesemaking - using raw milk, straight from his cows, to create a French style cheese.
Shot over the summer of 2022, this fascinating film follows the working life of Cotswold farmer and culinary oil producer Charlie Beldam.
Bassam, Henry and Viktória all rely on food courier work to financially support them, and lift the lid on how hard it is to earn a living in this fast-growing industry.
Stacey Sowden is a steel fixer at Hinkley Point C, joining the construction site as an apprentice 2 years ago. Every day, her job involves heaving huge, prefabricated steel bars, tying them together into the colossal frames that form the backbone of the concrete city that is Hinkley Point C. It is back-breaking work, and not for the faint-hearted.
Handling everything from cardiac arrests to road traffic accidents and even a wasp attack, the unique work of the dedicated team of the East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) saves lives round the clock.
Night workers adding an extra lane to the A1 battle machine breakdowns, tiredness, and danger traffic as they race to get the road open by 6am.
On the banks of the River Thames, in the shadow of Battersea Power Station, sits New Covent Garden Market - the UK's largest wholesale fresh food market. This sprawling wholesale market is the centre of the supply chain of fresh fruit and veg to the capital and beyond.
For the West Midlands Fire Service and Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service, having a diverse workforce is integral to serving their communities effectively, and the people behind the uniforms work tirelessly day and night to keep us safe.
Having hung up his boots for good, ex pro-footballer Scott Golbourne (Bristol City, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Barnsley, Exeter City) was looking for a new challenge. For the past few years, he's been running a property development company with his best mate and business partner Cameron Wright, a former teacher. They now own 20 properties in Birmingham with a particular focus on the social housing end of the market.
Danielle from Sheffield is a single mum of five, and like many she has struggled to put food on the table recently. Last year, she discovered an app on her phone that allowed her to get free food that has changed her and her children's lives.
Financial advisor Emmanuel Asuquo is on a mission to help people survive the current cost of living crisis - the worst in a generation. According to the Office for National Statics, around nine in ten adults have reported increased living costs. Single mum Emma, 35, from Bedfordshire, has felt the pinch of the soaring costs of goods and utilities and has had to give up her car as well as her cherished ‘date days' with her 11-year-old daughter, Jessica, to make ends meet.
Ever wondered how lipsticks or nail paints are made? Or what it takes to compete - and thrive - against the cosmetics multinationals?
Cumbria has a long-standing relationship with shoe manufacturing. Roy Bell started his career in the industry as soon as he left school in 1970 at Millers Shoe Factory in Cockermouth. Millers closed its doors in the early 1990s, but by then Roy had already moved to another company. In 1982, New Balance set up a factory in Flimby, a small village just a few miles down the road, and Roy has been there ever since. At that time, the Flimby facility was the only factory owned by the multibillion-dollar American business outside the USA.
Moonpig print and send tens of thousands of cards from their Guernsey factory every day. We go behind the scenes meeting the characters who keep the factory running, ensuring cards are ready in time for the last plane off the island, sometimes when the odds are stacked against them.
McLaren cars are synonymous with speed. We enter the fast-paced world of supercar engineering, and get a sneak peek behind the scenes within the factories that bring these luxury cars to life.
Few boat builders can boast about being featured in a James Bond movie. But for Spirit Yachts in Ipswich, it's happened twice. The company's distinctive yachts marry classical wooden design with cutting edge sustainability.
A day with the factory workers, engineering staff, management and design team to get a glimpse of the challenges inside Denby Pottery's Derbyshire factory.
Innovative music therapy is helping families to not only live with dementia but to create new memories too. Keith was diagnosed with dementia when he was 53 and along with his partner, Joan, he has been attending music workshops with Manchester Camerata for over five years. They believe the groups ultimately saved them.
The mums on a mission to get back into work. We follow the unique 12-week course helping mums on benefits get back into employment. But can they secure a job?
At 79, Nipper has led an incredible life. The head of East Anglia's largest family of travelling showmen, he is fairground aristocracy. His stock-in-trade is the ghost town ride, which he has toured for several decades.
Ruben and Lewis have dreamt of having a place on the Formula 1 circuit for as long as they can remember. They've been racing since the age of four and have won hundreds of trophies between them. This year, they are stepping up a gear and entering a race that could make or break their careers.
Haroon is the founder of the largest online community in the world for Muslim outdoor enthusiasts. They meet up for monthly walks around national parks, hills and mountains. The marathon runner and mountaineer set up the group after discovering the lack of diversity in the English countryside. He became inspired to make a change by encouraging people from ethnic minorities to embrace the great outdoors.
Nine-year-old Harry isn't like his friends at school. While they are playing computer games at home, he is down the allotment looking after his pigeons.
Ibe Hayter has always loved cycling but after noticing that a lack of people in his neighbourhood of Toxteth were out on their bikes, he set out to find out why and to show the people of his community that cycling can belong to them too.
Ruben and Lewis have dreamt of having a place on the Formula 1 circuit since they were kids. Backed by their supportive fathers, they're preparing to take the next steps in reaching their goal of becoming professional racing drivers.
England football legend Jill Scott inspires the next generation of Lionesses to success at her childhood club in the north east. Boldon CA Girls is the grassroots football club that has produced three England Lionesses – Jill Scott, Demi Stokes and captain Steph Houghton.
A paramedic, a firefighter and a police officer head to north Devon for a day of ‘surf therapy' in the hope it can help process trauma from their demanding jobs.
Dave Black, from Colchester, Essex, has decided to give up his job as a bus controller to become a full time Elvis Presley tribute act. Since he was a child, Dave had wanted to be an entertainer and, after entering a talent competition at work a few years ago, he discovered that he had a natural flair for impersonating the king of rock ‘n' roll. Now 52, he is finally ready to take the plunge. He has taken redundancy and has invested over £10,000 in costumes and singing lessons, to
Sian Green, a mum, body positivity motivational speaker and model from Leicester, explores the emotional and practical barriers to amputees getting active and the sense of belonging it brings.
The Railway Club, a working men's club in Clacton, Essex, is a local institution. The hub of a thriving community, it has been a lifeline for many working people in the area, and acts as a second family for many. The Railway's chairman, John, has seen the club open its doors to generations of Clactonians, running everything from bingo nights to karaoke competitions.
Teesside is one of the worst places for knife crime, higher per head of population than Manchester and Birmingham. So how should £3.5 million of new government cash be spent tackling the problem? A leading Teesside surgeon who campaigned for the money visits a project in the north east to find out how they're tackling the problem. And Alison Madgen who lost her daughter to knife crime opens a retreat to help other families affected by violent crime.
Neighbours on a Leeds housing estate fight to keep their community together when faced with eviction from their privately rented homes, that have stood since the 1950s.
The oystermen of the River Fal estuary have been dredging in sailing boats for hundreds of years. But their traditional way of life has been knocked sideways by Brexit. Exports to France - where their catch of native oysters and queen scallops are popular - have been hit hard by new rules.
Along with his wife and two daughters, Yacob Woldehiwot lives in what he describes as his dream home - a fourth-floor flat in west London. It's a spacious one-bedroom property with panoramic views of London's skyline, great transport links and a tightly knit, long-standing community.
When she was three years old, Nadia Jane was enrolled at a performing arts school. It helped her build confidence, kept her out of trouble and shaped who she is today. When she was 19, she started up her own dance school in a church hall in Derby, hoping people would turn up. 20 years later, Nadia has her own studio, a hundred students and five teachers, including her brother and mother.
