Episode list

We Are England

Becoming Dad

Tue, Jan 25, 2022
One in ten dads in the UK struggles with post-natal depression, yet it often goes unacknowledged. This film follows Elliott Rae's campaign to get more mental health support for dads
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Nature on My Mind
A group of key workers and veterans with mental health problems sleep under the stars and learn bushcraft skills as they explore the healing power of the great outdoors.
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Veterans Road to Recovery
Ex-soldier Darren supports other veterans struggling with life on civvy street. He retrains them as HGV drivers, helping them overcome challenges both on and off the road.
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Down at the Docks
Bristol Port Company brings in huge cargo ships from around the world 24 hours a day. We meet the team working through the night making sure they're unloaded safely and on time.
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Life Blood

Tue, Feb 01, 2022
Blood donation fell with Covid-19, now the NHS is on its biggest blood drive ever. And one NHS staffer is inspired to give even more than blood to a stranger - her kidney.
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Night Nurses

Tue, Feb 01, 2022
When the rest of the world is sound asleep, the nurses battle to keep their patients alive. We follow them on a night shift at one of Birmingham's busiest intensive care units.
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One Night at the Fish Market
A night shift at Grimsby Fish Market where the race is on to get the catch ready to sell. The team are part of the two-million-strong workforce in England who regularly work nights.
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One Night in Newcastle
The street pastors are a group of Christian volunteers who give up their free time to help the poor, the sick and the intoxicated during Friday and Saturday nights in Newcastle
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Our Bin Lorry Life
What actually happens to our waste once it's gone in the bin? This film goes behind the scenes with the men and women who collect, sort and sell our rubbish.
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Fighting for Fashion
Like most black entrepreneurs, Kalkidan was refused a loan to start her business. Today her brand is a big success and she now has a new idea to 'revolutionise' retail.
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Photo Me Famous
Conor has photographed everyone from Calvin Harris to David Attenborough. As he prepares to work again after the pandemic, he revisits the people who gave him his big break.
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Steffi and the Chocolate Factory
Steffi sells her handmade chocolate on social media. When Joe Wicks gave her a shout out, her business trebled. Can she keep up with demand and build her dream factory?
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The Beauty Boss
Ama went into the pandemic unemployed. A year later, her new wellness business had made its first million. Can she keep it growing amid mounting challenges?
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The Container King
Jake left school with two GCSEs but now runs a growing cargo business. He's going back to school to share his story of success against the odds.
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Farming on the Spectrum
Thirty years ago, an Oxfordshire cattle farm invited a group of autistic children through its gates. Now it's a haven for people on the autism spectrum. But can it keep thriving?
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Crisis on the Farm
Last winter the pig industry faced a crisis like no other. Labour shortages created a backlog of animals on farms - we follow farmers in Yorkshire as they try to avoid a cull.
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First Time Farmers
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?
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The Crisp Farmers
Mark and Sean are farmers whose background is growing and selling potatoes. Together, they're making their own environmentally friendly crisps, but the investment is proving costly.
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When the Boats Come In
The oystermen of the River Fal estuary have been knocked sideways by Brexit. With their future under threat they must battle to save their precarious way of life.
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Cornwall's Last Raceway
It's race day at the United Downs stock car track. But beyond the rivalries on the circuit, a bigger battle is being fought by a passionate community trying to save their raceway.
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Our Derby Dance School
Nadia opened a dance studio in Derby 20 years ago, not realising that it would become a refuge and safe haven for youths. The studio helps many students overcome social and mental health issues
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Our Fight Club

Tue, Feb 22, 2022
Nathan runs a mixed martial arts academy in Middlesbrough. He believes the training he offers to people from disadvantaged backgrounds gives them confidence to face life head on
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Our Skate Park Life
Riders in Hastings prepare for one of England's top BMX competitions. Will their captain, Stu, be able to take the heat and take his team to victory?
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The Real Phoenix Nights
John has run the Clacton Railway Working Men's Club for decades. It's a local institution. Now, supported by his two daughters, he tries to modernise.
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The Real Vicars of Dibley
Leah and Sarah are trainee vicars in the north of England. How will they settle into their new parishes as they prepare for their first services since being ordained?
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Fighting for our Homes
Neighbours on a Leeds housing estate fight to keep their community together. They are faced with eviction from their privately rented homes, that have stood since the 1950s
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Hanging on to Home
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.
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Homes for the Homeless
A Nottingham charity are putting homeless people into their own properties. But adjusting to living in a house is harder than it seems
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Staying Afloat

Sun, Mar 06, 2022
Jess can't get on the property ladder, so she's bought a 30 foot boat. Will life on England's waterways work out for her?
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Students in Suburbia
Once a quiet residential suburb on the outskirts of Newcastle, Jesmond is being taken over by students and anti-social behaviour is on the rise. But residents are fighting back.
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Swim School

Sun, Mar 13, 2022
Swim tutor Annalize is determined to get more people from the black community to enjoy swimming and be safer in the water.
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The 007 Shoe Factory
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?
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Van Life

Sun, Mar 06, 2022
Van Life follows the people escaping soaring living costs by living in vehicles on the streets of Bristol as they navigate the difficulties that come with living kerbside.
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Who Killed Barry Rubery
On 28 April 2010, 68-year-old grandfather Barry Rubery returned home from an evening out at a Masonic dinner, where he was subjected to a violent and sustained attack.
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Who Killed Dad

Sun, Mar 27, 2022
On April 22, 1986, Peter Thurgood and Lindy Benstead were found dead near their car just off the A3 in Rake, Hampshire, near the Sussex border.
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Why Did My Brother End Up Dead?
In 2001, Damean Vernon was found dead by his mother near a Birmingham canal. He was frozen, half naked, with multiple superficial cuts and abrasions around his body.
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Fighting for Me
Portsmouth boxer Ebonie gets back in the ring after a relationship that knocked her confidence, and starts living her sporting dreams again.
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Finding Michelle Bettles
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.
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Football Fat Fighters
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?
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Graft: Uncovering My Roots
MOBO-winning rap artist Graft has seen a rapid rise to fame after winning the Rap Game. Now he's embarking on a new journey to trace his ancestral roots whilst developing as an artist.
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Inside the Jet Factory
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.
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Jassa Ahluwalia: Am I English?
Jassa Ahluwalia has mixed Indian and English heritage, and he looks white. He goes on a journey to explore his identity to try and answer his question: am I English?
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Jayde Adams: Coming Home
Jayde Adams has made a name for herself in comedy, but what's the secret of her success? She goes back to her hometown of Bristol to find out
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A Very British Bike Factory
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?
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Kema Kay: My Hometown
Kema Kay takes a journey through his hometown of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, looking at the way in which immigration and race impacted his identity and his sense of home.
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Knife Angels

Sun, Mar 27, 2022
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.
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