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1. S01E01Rough JusticeOctober 1, 1981—Portrait of a fractious Welsh village near Merthyr Tydfil.
2. S01E02Sister GenevieveOctober 8, 1981—Portrait of a Comprehensive School in the heart of the Falls Road, Belfast.
3. S01E03HijackOctober 15, 1981—Story of a Hijack on Independence Day 1977 in New York.
4. S01E04Give Us the VoteOctober 22, 1981—Test case for inmates of mental hospital to get the vote.
5. S01E05Lol: A Bona Queen of FabularityOctober 29, 1981—Life style of Quentin Crisp-esque 'Queen'.
6. S01E06Marathon ManNovember 5, 1981—Attempt to beat record run from John o' Groats to Land's End.
7. S01E07Rocky CircusNovember 12, 1981—Gary Glitter stars in Gerry Cottle's Circus.
8. S01E08Gorilla G GorillaNovember 19, 1981—Gorilla N'Pongo gives birth to Kumi in Jersey Zoo.
9. S01E09The Harrisons Don't Go to SchoolNovember 26, 1981—Hereford family educating children at home.
10. S01E10AlisonDecember 3, 1981—Spastic girl's struggle to live a normal life.
11. S01E11Sex, Drugs and the VicarDecember 10, 1981—Backstage at the News of the World.
12. S01E12Children's PartiesDecember 17, 1981—An anthology of various children's parties.
13. S01E13The Great Cover-upJanuary 14, 1982—The bald facts revealed: What men will do to counter hair loss.
14. S01E14Brighton or BustJanuary 21, 1982—The London to Brighton vintage car rally.
15. S01E15The Last ResortJanuary 28, 1982—Glenthorne high security prison for youngsters.
16. S01E16The George Formby StoryFebruary 4, 1982—Biopic of renowned comedian and ukulelist.
17. S01E17BurgledFebruary 11, 1982—Burglary - Britain's fastest growing industry.
18. S01E18Bomber and BrendanFebruary 18, 1982—Sheffield's Herol 'Bomber' Graham and Brendan Ingle his trainer in bid for boxing glory.
19. S01E19MutinyFebruary 25, 1982—1943 Mutiny of British soldiers in Salerno.
20. S01E20Saved in the Nick of TimeMarch 4, 1982—Artefacts saved from demolished buildings.
21. S01E21Birth RebornMarch 11, 1982—Michel Odent and 'natural' childbirth at his clinic in Pithiviers France
22. S01E22Hunt SaboteursMarch 18, 1982—Cameras follow shock troops of anti-hunt demonstrators disrupting hunt.
23. S01E23Heart TransplantMarch 25, 1982—Magdi Yacoub and his surgical team at work at Harefield Hospital.
24. S01E24Heart Transplant: 2 - A Fight for LifeApril 1, 1982—
25. S01E25Heart Transplant: 3April 8, 1982—
26. S01E26Heart Transplant: 4 - Bruce Anderson, New HeartApril 15, 1982—
27. S01E27Heart Transplant: 5 - RecoveryApril 22, 1982—
28. S01E28Heart Transplant: 6 - A Matter of Life and DeathApril 29, 1982—
29. S01E29Heart Transplant: 7May 6, 1982—

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01RoedeanOctober 7, 1982—The leading girls' public school.
2. S02E02SkinheadsOctober 14, 1982—Four 'skins' in 1982 London; their lifestyle and the skinhead culture.
3. S02E03Rabbits Don't CryOctober 21, 1982—Looks at the increasing militancy of activists protesting at experiments on animals.
4. S02E04An Emotional MatterOctober 28, 1982—The senior education officer in Durham County and his difficult decisions to close certain schools.
5. S02E05Lost in a CrowdNovember 4, 1982—Problems of loneliness. Five people who are trying to find their own ways to deal with overcome loneliness are in a compartment in a train.
6. S02E06The Cruelty ManNovember 11, 1982—A typical week for Howard Wolfenden, one of 250 NSPCC inspectors who investigate child cruelty cases.
7. S02E07MinersNovember 25, 1982—Looks at the lives and beliefs of miners in a small Yorkshire mining community.
8. S02E08Mr. MoonlightDecember 2, 1982—The life and career of Frankie Vaughan, the entertainer.
9. S02E09The Lads' Night OutDecember 9, 1982—The charity dinner for the Stable Lads Welfare Trust.
10. S02E10How Do I Look?December 16, 1982—Extreme slimming remedies including wiring jaws together and surgery.
11. S02E11Mister PerksJanuary 13, 1983—Bernard Perks, who has spent 15 of his 20 adult years in prison, is about to be released and his problem in combating alcoholism.
12. S02E12Package TourJanuary 20, 1983—Holiday makers on a flight from Manchester to Spain, their impression of their holidays in Benidorm and their return to Manchester.
13. S02E13Something to Do with VideoJanuary 27, 1983—The domestic and commercial uses of video including surveillance.
14. S02E14The RoversFebruary 3, 1983—Tranmere Rovers FC, fighting for survival in their centenary season
15. S02E15Honour Thy Father and Thy MotherFebruary 10, 1983—Children who have to look after their elderly parents.
16. S02E16FreshersFebruary 17, 1983—New arrivals at Liverpool University coping with their first time away from home, especially the problems of a blind student, Gillian Wake.
17. S02E17English LessonFebruary 24, 1983—Nine Polish seamen who sought political asylum in the Falklands where they were caught up in the war and their later stateless existence in
18. S02E18Female CircumcisionMarch 3, 1983—Female circumcision in the Sudan and the evidence that it is practiced in the western world.
19. S02E19A Minor Incident at the BerlaymontMarch 10, 1983—Fishermen from the North-East attempt to lobby the EEC on the issue of fishing rights.
20. S02E20A Gentle Way with Cancer: Part 1March 17, 1983—The first of 6 films on the work of the Bristol Cancer Help Centre.
21. S02E21A Gentle Way with Cancer: Part 2March 24, 1983—
22. S02E22A Gentle Way with Cancer: Part 3March 31, 1983—
23. S02E23A Gentle Way with Cancer: Part 4April 7, 1983—
24. S02E24A Gentle Way with Cancer: Part 5April 14, 1983—
25. S02E25A Gentle Way with Cancer: Part 6April 21, 1983—

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01MistressOctober 30, 1983—Interviews with three mistresses.
2. S03E02BodylineNovember 8, 1983—The M.C.C. Cricket tour of Australia in 1931 and the controversial tactics of the M.C.C. Captain Douglas Jardine.
3. S03E03Something for the LadiesNovember 13, 1983—Mr Universe, Bachelor of the Year and others competitions for men.
4. S03E04House of LoveNovember 20, 1983—The religious cult of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh.
5. S03E05Innocent Until Proved GuiltyNovember 27, 1983—The remand system in the UK and the lives of untried prisoners.
6. S03E06Jail Within a JailDecember 4, 1983—The maximum security unit at Maidstone Prison.
7. S03E07Who's a Pretty Girl, Then?December 11, 1983—Finding Miss Pears 1983.
8. S03E08PranksDecember 18, 1983—Professional pranksters and singing telegrams.
9. S03E091984 Voices in a CityJanuary 5, 1984—Comparison between life in Orwell's novel and the reality of life in 1984.
10. S03E10Health FarmJanuary 12, 1984—A week at a health farm.
11. S03E11Swiss Finishing SchoolJanuary 19, 1984—Three English girls at Institut Villa Pierrefeu in Switzerland.
12. S03E12Divorce: Unreasonable BehaviourJanuary 26, 1984—The effect of a divorce on a couple and their children
13. S03E13Divorce: The Law... and AfterFebruary 2, 1984—How parents' access to children of a broken marriage is determined.
14. S03E14The Mating SeasonFebruary 9, 1984—The annual 'crack' at Lisdoonvarna in Ireland visited by a group of Chicagoan women in search of romance.
15. S03E15SkiffleFebruary 16, 1984—The history of Skiffle and the development of 'home-made' music.
16. S03E16Pigeons: Queer FactsFebruary 23, 1984—Attitudes to pigeons.
17. S03E17Educating MichaelMarch 1, 1984—Working class children in assisted places at public schools.
18. S03E18Delmelza's BabyMarch 8, 1984—Attitudes in a small Cornish community to two lovers and their baby.
19. S03E19A Problem with SexMarch 15, 1984—The work of the sex therapist.
20. S03E20The School on the HillMarch 22, 1984—Lagan College in Belfast, a school planned for the integration of protestants and Roman Catholics.
21. S03E21Animal AntiquesMarch 29, 1984—Rare breeds of farm animals.
22. S03E22Travelling HopefullyApril 5, 1984—Professional political lobbyists.
23. S03E23Sun CityApril 12, 1984—The African Las Vegas.
24. S03E24Bertie and the BombApril 19, 1984—Bertrand Russell and the founding of CND.
25. S03E25Oh AlienApril 26, 1984—How the world would look to a being from another planet.
26. S03E26BoycottMay 3, 1984—The career of cricketer Geoffrey Boycott.

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01GigoloNovember 1, 1984—Gigolos and the different types.
2. S04E02The Happy MediumNovember 8, 1984—About the medium Doris Stokes.
3. S04E03The Grendon ExperimentNovember 15, 1984—Grendon prison in Buckinghamshire, Britain's only voluntary psychiatric prison.
4. S04E04Love in ExileNovember 22, 1984—The Duke and Duchess of Windsor in self-imposed exile.
5. S04E05On the ThroneNovember 29, 1984—The history of lavatories.
6. S04E06Rent BoysDecember 6, 1984—Young male prostitutes in Manchester and Birmingham.
7. S04E07AsylumDecember 13, 1984—The mental asylum in Choroszcz in Poland where patients work in the community.
8. S04E08The Loved OnesDecember 20, 1984—The Animal Medical Centre in New York.
9. S04E09The Promised LandJanuary 10, 1985—Britain forty years ago, contrasted with present day Britain.
10. S04E10Talking ProperJanuary 17, 1985—Accents and dialects provoke strong prejudices and reactions. In a 40 Minutes film that examines why this should be, broadcaster Janet Stree
11. S04E11Sweet F.A.January 24, 1985—The group 'Fascinating Aida' and the making of their first pop record.
12. S04E12The End of the Pier ShowJanuary 31, 1985—The problems of putting on a show in the old style of pier entertainments at Cromer, Norfolk.
13. S04E13The OutcastsFebruary 7, 1985—A group of 'Hell's Angels' in East Anglia.
14. S04E14Love StoryFebruary 14, 1985—A film for St Valentine's Day.
15. S04E15Free!February 21, 1985—Old Victorian mental hospitals are being closed down and the former patients face problems.
16. S04E16Whose House Is It Anyway?February 28, 1985—A local Council has a compulsory purchase order on the home of two elderly men.
17. S04E17The Eternal Triangle: The MistressMarch 7, 1985—The first film in a trilogy which examines the Eternal Triangle.
18. S04E18The Eternal Triangle: The WifeMarch 14, 1985—The second film in a trilogy which examines the Eternal Triangle.
19. S04E19The Eternal Triangle: The HusbandMarch 21, 1985—The third film in a trilogy which examines the Eternal Triangle.
20. S04E20Union StreetMarch 28, 1985—Plymouth, the area near the docks.
21. S04E21Whatever Happened to Baby Paul?April 4, 1985—The story of a woman who took her baby to hospital where he was found to have several fractures. She denied having caused the injuries but h
22. S04E22Matters of Life and DeathApril 11, 1985—The effects of government cuts leading to the closure of a ward in Guy's Children's Hospital.
23. S04E23Star PawsApril 18, 1985—Animals used in advertising.
24. S04E24Laughter in GabrovoMay 2, 1985—The biennial festival of humour in Bulgaria. Can humour cross national boundaries?
25. S04E25Dear Mr PresidentMay 9, 1985—The story of a family whose daughter is handicapped because of a drug taken by her mother during pregnancy. The American drug company claims

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

1. S05E01In Between DaysOctober 10, 1985—A film about being 16. A group of four friends in between being children and adults, emotionally, sexually and physically.
2. S05E0250 Years OnOctober 17, 1985—A Golden Wedding holiday. Four couples married in 1935 celebrate 50 years of life together, and talk of the happiness and sadness of their g
3. S05E03Schoolgirl MumOctober 24, 1985—Girls who become pregnant under 16. The girls, their boy-friends and their parents talk about the consequences.
4. S05E04Johnny OddballOctober 31, 1985—10 years ago a famous documentary was made by Franc Roddam about "Mini" Cooper, a most attractive and intelligent child arsonist. Now releas
5. S05E05Forget-Me-NotNovember 7, 1985—A Western-style beauty contest in austerity-ridden Poland.
6. S05E06Searching for a MiracleNovember 14, 1985—A child with a genetic disease and his young parents go from Northern Ireland on a pilgrimage to Lourdes, in the French Pyrenees. After a we
7. S05E07Page 3 GirlsNovember 21, 1985—The story of Sharon, a young hopeful still at school, ambitious to become a famous top-less pin-up, like Samantha Fox and Linda Lusardi.
8. S05E08Keep Taking the Rose PetalsNovember 28, 1985—Asian alternative-medicine men in Britain, attracting increasing custom from Westerners.
9. S05E09Animal CrackersDecember 5, 1985—All over Britain are strange and delightful buildings with one thing in common - they were created for animals. Lucinda Lambton is your guid
10. S05E10Our Man in ShanghaiDecember 12, 1985—The Foreign Office opens a new mission in China. The film follows the new Consul-General during his first week in Shanghai. A high-powered t
11. S05E11A House of HopeDecember 19, 1985—A film for Christmas. Alcholics, criminals, down-and-outs and tramps find a sanctuary in a remarkable Christian community in Dorset.
12. S05E12The Gift of LifeJanuary 9, 1986—Seven couples in Hammersmith Hospital go through the long and painful process of trying to conceive a test-tube baby. one succeeds.
13. S05E13Flight from VatersayJanuary 16, 1986—The Hebrides - idyllic isles of wild beauty, majestic, remote, peaceful? That's not how Neil Gillies, 23 years old and unemployed, sees his
14. S05E14Stop the Wedding!January 23, 1986—Strange and moving tales of people being jilted at the altar.
15. S05E15Student NurseJanuary 30, 1986—The pressure on student nurses. Three girls at different stages of their training at St. James Infirary, Leeds.
16. S05E16Emergency - Bloomsbury 3February 6, 1986—Dramas of life and death with the ambulance service in action in central London.
17. S05E17How to Find a LoverFebruary 13, 1986—The singles scene in Miami, Dallas and New York.
18. S05E18Cry for HomeFebruary 20, 1986—'I'm British', says the young lady with strawberry blonde hair and a Midlands accent, 'but I don't have a drop of British blood in me.' Carm
19. S05E19The Fishing PartyFebruary 27, 1986—They are four friends, rich young men - city commodity-brokers, the drinks trade. They belong to the right clubs. They hunt, shoot, play pol
20. S05E20The Real Life of a Hollywood WifeMarch 6, 1986—The women who really matter in the dream city. Reporter - Mrs Richard Burton.
21. S05E21A Case of Malicious WoundingMarch 13, 1986—A Yorkshire coal miner caught up in the bitter industrial warfare between strike pickets and police. The traumatic events of 24 August 1984
22. S05E22Come Home JulieMarch 20, 1986—A young black girl, once fostered by a Scottish family, then snatched back to Ghana, returns to her foster parents - with not altogether hap
23. S05E23Nuts!March 27, 1986—The tragic and comic story of the ground nut scheme, a Government fiasco of the 1940s.
24. S05E24Countdown to TodayApril 3, 1986—The inside story of the birth of a new daily newspaper, filmed over a period of months.
25. S05E25The Last DayApril 10, 1986—The story of three people retiring from work in Lancashire, their families, and their changed way of life.
26. S05E26A Passage to WisbechApril 17, 1986—Carrick is a dirty British coaster - a 30-year-old tramp carrying unglamorous cargoes from port to port in the Channel and the North Sea. He

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

1. S06E01Ten Days in HollowayOctober 9, 1986—An inside view of Holloway Prison, reflecting the immense problems and tensions of Britain's largest and toughest women's jail.
2. S06E02Dancing in the RainOctober 16, 1986—The glittery world of ballroom dancing - behind the scenes at the World Ballroom Dancing Championships, held this year in Blackpool.
3. S06E03RescueOctober 23, 1986—The lives of the men who make up the Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team - a voluntary body of men who help those in difficulty on Ben Nevis and t
4. S06E04Olga Goes to HollywoodOctober 30, 1986—In 1978 David Lomax secretly interviewed a Russian couple in Moscow after they had been refused exit visas. They were filmed a year later as
5. S06E05The Englishwoman's WardrobeNovember 20, 1986—Angela Huth asks why is it that as a nation, we have such a rotten reputation as dressers? What are we trying to say about ourselves through
6. S06E06Special: The DumpNovember 25, 1986—Plans for dumping nuclear waste in rural Lincolnshire - and how traditionally conservative villagers were aroused to protest against them.
7. S06E07Botham's OutNovember 27, 1986—England cricket hero Ian Botham at home and at work during his Test Match ban.
8. S06E08The Chosen FewDecember 4, 1986—The Civil Service Selection Board has never been filmed before. The first of two programmes concentrates on two candidates, one an ex-employ
9. S06E09The Final BoardDecember 11, 1986—The second film tells of two hopefuls at the last round, one hoping to enter the Foreign Office, the other aiming for the Home Office. Filme
10. S06E10Dear SisterDecember 18, 1986—Eight sisters talk frankly and movingly about the complex relationship of sisterhood.
11. S06E11Just for WilliamJanuary 8, 1987—Ten-year-old William, suffering from leukaemia, undergoes a successful bone marrow transplant at the Royal Free Hospital in London
12. S06E12Short StoriesJanuary 15, 1987—The small world of dwarves and midgets.
13. S06E13Home from the HillJanuary 22, 1987—Documentary about Colonel Hilary Hook, formerly of the Indian cavalry and leader of extravagant safaris in Kenya. Hook returned home to Engl
14. S06E14Struggle for StonebridgeJanuary 29, 1987—Young blacks in deprived Brent struggle for a community centre in a bus garage.
15. S06E15Stirring StuffFebruary 5, 1987—Tea, Britain's national beverage - and the ladies who stir it.
16. S06E16Do You Still Love Me?February 12, 1987—Uneasy relationships between step-parents and step-children.
17. S06E17A Cabinet of CuriositiesFebruary 19, 1987—Lucinda Lambton reveals strange and amusing tales from the dusty corners of museums.
18. S06E18Bad BloodFebruary 26, 1987—The annual re-union of thousands of bikers in South Dakota.
19. S06E19Fire!March 5, 1987—Kingston-upon-Hull (Yorks.) fire station in action.
20. S06E20The Quest for Sergeant MillerMarch 12, 1987—The son of a wartime aviator traces his father's remarkable survival and escape in France.
21. S06E21House of SpiritsMarch 19, 1987—Spiritualists in London's Belgravia communing with "the other side".
22. S06E22A New GirlMarch 26, 1987—Moral problems facing a mother who has taken a pregnancy drug and whose child has suffered.
23. S06E23Fly MeApril 2, 1987—The training of British Airways hostesses and cabin crew.
24. S06E24The Mighty LeekApril 9, 1987—World championship competitive leek-growing in the North-East of England - with dirty deeds in the greenhouses.
25. S06E25Troublesome PeopleApril 16, 1987—Caroline Moorehead inquires if pacifists have ever achieved anything over the years.
26. S06E26Street GirlsApril 23, 1987—Child and juvenile prostitutes in Balsall Heath, Birmingham.
27. S06E27Bombay HotelApril 30, 1987—Upstairs and downstairs at the famous Taj Mahal Hotel - a luxurious establishment surrounded by poverty.

Season 6 ranked & reviewed

1. S07E01TerrorNovember 5, 1987—How three people's lives were permanently affected by the TWA plane hi-jack.
2. S07E02Girls ApartNovember 12, 1987—Two South African school-girls, one black, one white - their contrasting attitudes and lives.
3. S07E03Love at First SightNovember 19, 1987—Five couples describe what happened when they first met - and the long-term consequences.
4. S07E04Poor Man's EtonNovember 26, 1987—The only inner London Education Authority boarding school, in a Suffolk country house.
5. S07E05East Side StoryDecember 3, 1987—Two contrasting 26-year-olds in London's newly-developing Docklands.
6. S07E06The Case of Sherlock HolmesDecember 10, 1987—Tim Piggot-Smith investigates the famous sleuth of 221b Baker Street.
7. S07E07Party TimeDecember 17, 1987—Seven entertaining parties.
8. S07E08Catch a Fallen StarDecember 23, 1987—A portrait of the once-famous British singer, dancer and film star, Jesse Matthews.
9. S07E09ConvictionsJanuary 7, 1988—
10. S07E10If You Love Him, Let Him GoJanuary 14, 1988—Dilemmas faced by parents of mentally handicapped offspring who reach childhood and independence.
11. S07E11JackpotJanuary 21, 1988—Three young adults addicted to gambling on fruit machines, with disastrous results.
12. S07E12Scarfe's FolliesJanuary 28, 1988—Scarfe's Follies with Bob Geldof, Jane Asher, Terry Jones, Ian McKellen, Robin Bailey, Julian Glover, Marcia Warren, John Bird, John Challis
13. S07E13Thames WallahFebruary 4, 1988—A specialist with the Thames Water Authority attempts to clean up the Ganges.
14. S07E14Changing PlacesFebruary 11, 1988—Ten pupils from an independent public school (Rugby) and a state comprehensive school (Ruffwood) exchange places and lives.
15. S07E15Diary of a FrontlinerFebruary 18, 1988—A self-operated video camera was set up in Peter Tilson's home to record a personal diary in his battle with AIDS.
16. S07E16Annie Doesn't Work Here Any MoreFebruary 25, 1988—Annie, a nurse from Manchester, leaves the NHS to set up a new life as a nurse in Los Angeles.
17. S07E17The Great North RoadMarch 3, 1988—Lucinda Lambton travels along the Great North Road, the backbone of Britain that links London to Edinburgh, discovering many weird and wonde
18. S07E18I, Alison...March 10, 1988—The story of a remarkable young woman. It's Alison French's wedding day. She's 24 - vivacious, candid, attractive, with a warm smile and a l
19. S07E19Children of the Open RoadMarch 17, 1988—Catrine Clay presents the disturbing story of gypsy children abducted from their parents in clean and ordered Switzerland.
20. S07E20Five Go to FloridaMarch 24, 1988—Perhaps the last holiday for a group of children, some of whom are gravely ill. They fulfil their dream of visiting Disney World.
21. S07E21Who Will Love Billy?April 7, 1988—A 13-year-old boy hopes to be adopted by Dave, a single man of 42 - but things go wrong.
22. S07E22Who Needs a Machine Gunner?April 14, 1988—Long-term unemployment in rural Herefordshire.
23. S07E23Women in BlackApril 21, 1988—Three widows at different stages of their recovery.
24. S07E24My African FarmApril 28, 1988—An old white woman colonial settler staying on in up-country Kenya.
25. S07E25Separate TablesMay 5, 1988—An old-fashioned sea-side hotel, with many retired residents, is to be refurbished. The residents must go.
26. S07E26WaitingMay 12, 1988—Two people are waiting on an NHS hospital waiting list - one for a minor operation, the other for a major one.
27. S07E27Mixed BlessingsMay 19, 1988—The story of a mix-up in a Nottingham nursing-home. Margaret Wheeler and Blanche Rylatt each gave birth to a baby girl on the same day. Marg

Season 7 ranked & reviewed

1. S08E01DolebustersOctober 20, 1988—The East Kent Dole Fraud team cracking down on "fiddlers and scroungers".
2. S08E02I Want to LiveOctober 27, 1988—Kate Matthews extraordinary fight against cancer to survive, after learning that she has just 12 weeks to live.
3. S08E03The Gypsies Are ComingNovember 3, 1988—The impact of 2,500 gypsies and travellers on the sleepy market town of Appleby in Cumbria, which each June the travellers invade for the an
4. S08E04Desirable DwellingsNovember 10, 1988—Lucinda Lambton has photographed houses for 27 years. She conducts a personal and enthusiastic tour around her favourites - some of Britain'
5. S08E05A Policewoman's LotNovember 17, 1988—Out on patrol with the policewomen of the West Midlands Force, revealing the change in their role since the 1975 Sex Discrimination Act.
6. S08E06Making the GradeNovember 24, 1988—The inside story of the examinations of the Royal School of Music, following four musicians and their examiner through their rehearsals and
7. S08E07GreenfinchesDecember 1, 1988—Three soldiers - all members of the Ulster Defence Regiment, all in the-front line of Northern Ireland's tense security troubles - and all t
8. S08E08Jam TodayDecember 8, 1988—Highlighting the desperation that debt can bring to people's lives.
9. S08E09To Have and to HoldJanuary 5, 1989—Three women who have had to face the break-up of long and seemingly happy marriages, and to being single once again.
10. S08E10The Day I Met the QueenJanuary 12, 1989—Memorable meetings between subjects and their monarch - revealing the special place the Queen holds in the hearts of her subjects.
11. S08E11The Kingdom of FunJanuary 19, 1989—The largest leisure and shopping complex in Europe, the Metro Centre in Tynemouth, and its creator John Hall.
12. S08E12Our DarrenJanuary 26, 1989—Darren Lillywhite was 17, mischievous and high-spirited. He and his mates were a lively lot, always getting into scrapes around the village
13. S08E13JealousyFebruary 2, 1989—The effects of jealousy on three victims.
14. S08E14Cairo VetsFebruary 9, 1989—The Brooke Hospital for Animals in Cairo aims to provide the best veterinary care for the poorest section of the community.
15. S08E15I Like the Girls Who DoFebruary 16, 1989—Celebrates the cartoonist Gerald Scarfe's hero, music-hall comedian Max Millar.
16. S08E16Knickerbockers in KnightsbridgeFebruary 23, 1989—The story of Hill House School and its unique headmaster, Colonel Stuart Townend.
17. S08E17Ghost TrainMarch 2, 1989—A journey by Intercity into the world of the supernatural. Do you believe in ghosts? Helen McCormick does. She found an ancient crucifix in
18. S08E18Raging BellesMarch 9, 1989—The two top women's wrestlers in Britain fight for the most coveted prize, The British Ladies' Championship Belt
19. S08E19By Steam to Sennar JunctionMarch 16, 1989—A dedicated engineer and tough businessman goes from South Wales to the Sudan to rehabilitate Sudan's decaying railways.
20. S08E20Wedding at EasingtonMarch 23, 1989—One in six in the old coal-mining district of Easington is out of work. Tom and Dawn are both unemployed and it is their wedding day. What d
21. S08E21ViolentMarch 30, 1989—Apparently unprovoked and irrational acts of violence. Why do they happen? What are the effects on the victims?
22. S08E22CatwalkApril 6, 1989—It's said that 2,000 dogs and 4,000 cats are destroyed in Britain every day. Celia Hammond was a top fashion model. Now she's so furious abo
23. S08E23Two Sides of a StreetApril 20, 1989—A real life soap opera is unfolding in Cardross Street, West London. A Royal Ballet star, a man who owns a share in a race horse, and a peer
24. S08E24Inside BroadmoorApril 27, 1989—The famous high-security hospital and a new therapeutic regime.
25. S08E25Laid OffMay 4, 1989—Following two people, one in the North and one in the South of England, from the time they are made redundant through three months of job-hu
26. S08E26London LighthouseMay 11, 1989—An insight into the first few months of Britain's first purpose-built AIDS hospice. London Lighthouse is an experiment. The building is stri
27. S08E27Who'll Win Jeanette?May 18, 1989—A young American travels from Tampa to Vermont, inspecting the parents who want to adopt her unborn child - and finally makes her choice.

Season 8 ranked & reviewed

1. S09E01Danger MenOctober 19, 1989—Ten of the most dangerous and disruptive men in the prison system have been brought together in an experimental unit at Hull Jail. A new sof
2. S09E02Me and My BikeOctober 26, 1989—A eulogy to the joy of cycling.
3. S09E03Crack DoctorsNovember 2, 1989—
4. S09E04City ParishNovember 9, 1989—
5. S09E05Best FriendsNovember 16, 1989—
6. S09E06The Heart of the AngelNovember 23, 1989—This film documents one day in the life of Angel station on the Northern Line of the London Underground in the days before its refurbishment
7. S09E07BulliesNovember 30, 1989—At least one in every five children in Britain suffer from bullying. In our schools the problem is worse than anywhere else in Europe. 40 Mi
8. S09E08Out of the RuinsDecember 7, 1989—
9. S09E09All About AmbridgeDecember 14, 1989—
10. S09E10Stage StruckJanuary 4, 1990—
11. S09E11A Place for TomJanuary 11, 1990—
12. S09E12Darling, Let's Start Up an AirlineJanuary 18, 1990—
13. S09E13He's Playing Our SongJanuary 25, 1990—
14. S09E14Hilary's in HidingFebruary 1, 1990—
15. S09E15S.A. BluesFebruary 15, 1990—
16. S09E16Adventures in the Skin TradeFebruary 22, 1990—John Pitman meets a selection of women to ascertain their views on the wearing of coats made of fur.
17. S09E17A Safe Sex for a Safe SeatMarch 1, 1990—
18. S09E18Green PoliceMarch 8, 1990—In New Jersey, USA, a team of cops and scientists is 'busting' polluters. For the first time a film crew has been given total access to thei
19. S09E19The Burny Mob Go WildMarch 15, 1990—
20. S09E20Many Happy Returns!March 22, 1990—Two children who feel sure they died terrible deaths and have been born again tell their extraordinary stories. Nicola, aged 12, lives in Ke
21. S09E21Tracey's SearchMarch 29, 1990—
22. S09E22How Could She?April 5, 1990—
23. S09E23Mac to the U.S.S.R.April 12, 1990—
24. S09E24Killer Bimbos on Fleet StreetApril 19, 1990—
25. S09E25Karl's Kidney - For SaleApril 26, 1990—
26. S09E26A View from a BridgeMay 3, 1990—

Season 9 ranked & reviewed

1. S10E01The Thawing of a Cold War WarriorOctober 25, 1990—
2. S10E02Fit to DropNovember 1, 1990—
3. S10E03It's EileenNovember 8, 1990—
4. S10E04A Summer in the CountryNovember 15, 1990—
5. S10E05Battleship BeachNovember 22, 1990—
6. S10E06Brief EncountersNovember 29, 1990—
7. S10E07Malika's HotelDecember 6, 1990—Malika Shawa is an old girl of Cheltenham Ladies College. She's also a Palestinian aristocrat, who owns the only hotel in the Gaza Strip. In
8. S10E08Chocolate!December 20, 1990—
9. S10E09Whatever Happened to Susi?January 3, 1991—
10. S10E10Clever TrevorJanuary 10, 1991—The BBC 40 Mins documentary team follow Trevor Smith, owner of Trevor Smith's Animal World, a company that supplies animals for film and tel
11. S10E11Around MidnightJanuary 24, 1991—
12. S10E12Where There's HopeJanuary 31, 1991—
13. S10E13The PrisonerFebruary 7, 1991—
14. S10E14Welcome to SurbitonFebruary 14, 1991—
15. S10E15A Cruel RitualFebruary 21, 1991—'I was born and brought up in Britain. I was 8 years old when I was circumcised. I really thought I was going to die, because of the pain, h
16. S10E16Children of the FireFebruary 28, 1991—Five young Russian survivors of the Soviet Union's worst rail disaster arrive in Manchester for medical treatment. Badly burned in the explo
17. S10E17The Big GameMarch 7, 1991—
18. S10E18Our Brilliant CareersMarch 14, 1991—
19. S10E19Battered MenMarch 21, 1991—
20. S10E20The EntertainersMarch 28, 1991—
21. S10E21Video VulturesApril 4, 1991—
22. S10E22Beyond the Crystal BallApril 11, 1991—
23. S10E23Suburbs in the SkyApril 18, 1991—
24. S10E24Fly Me to DunoonApril 25, 1991—

Season 10 ranked & reviewed

1. S11E01Alec the PoleOctober 17, 1991—For 47 years Alec Krawczynski has lived in Scotland. He is known as Alec the Pole. But his real name is not Krawczynski and he has never bee
2. S11E02Short, Sharp and ShockingOctober 24, 1991—
3. S11E03AutogeddonOctober 31, 1991—
4. S11E04Anyone for Tennis?November 7, 1991—
5. S11E05Berlin LightsNovember 14, 1991—
6. S11E06Torn ApartNovember 21, 1991—A rape in the Irish village of Bray divides the community. Local man Gerry is sent to prison, separated from his wife Saundra and his childr
7. S11E07Windermere's BurningNovember 28, 1991—
8. S11E08Heads on BedsDecember 12, 1991—During the property boom, big profits could be made buying and selling London hotels used by councils to house the homeless. Now property pr
9. S11E09Boobs in ToylandDecember 19, 1991—
10. S11E10When the Canaries Stop SingingJanuary 14, 1992—
11. S11E11Wild MenJanuary 21, 1992—
12. S11E12Charlotte and AbiJanuary 28, 1992—
13. S11E13Cowboys in the South PacificFebruary 11, 1992—An adventure story by international Emmy award-winning film-maker Nigel Evans. Into the jungles of a small Pacific island, Dr Danforth Artie
14. S11E14She Married a LiferFebruary 18, 1992—
15. S11E15Miami WildFebruary 25, 1992—Capturing escaped pythons, confiscating pet cougars or wrestling with exotic crocodiles - it's all in a day's work for Miami specialist poli
16. S11E16Elvis in JarrowMarch 3, 1992—
17. S11E17So Much to LoseMarch 17, 1992—At 34, 5ft 2ins tall and weighing 16 stone, Annette is desperate to lose weight. She has been told the only permanent solution is a stomach
18. S11E18Farewell, Fab 208March 24, 1992—The story of Radio Luxembourg, from its inception until 30 December 1991; the last day of broadcasting on 208 metres. Features interviews an
19. S11E19Soldier's DiaryMarch 31, 1992—
20. S11E20Get Out!April 7, 1992—
21. S11E21Not at Their AgeApril 14, 1992—
22. S11E22A Child for HitlerApril 21, 1992—
23. S11E23Dear Mr. PinkApril 28, 1992—
24. S11E24WeatherMay 9, 1992—

Season 11 ranked & reviewed

1. S12E01SanctuaryFebruary 16, 1993—
2. S12E02I Won't... I Can'tFebruary 23, 1993—
3. S12E03Away the LadsMarch 2, 1993—
4. S12E04Mart and MandyMarch 9, 1993—What has happened to Essex Man in the 90's? Martin Smith and his girlfriend Mandy epitomise many young people whose champagne lifestyle has
5. S12E05Will They Ring Tonight?March 16, 1993—
6. S12E06A Change of HeartMarch 23, 1993—
7. S12E07The Lady KillersMarch 30, 1993—
8. S12E08Limehouse DoctorApril 6, 1993—
9. S12E09The Agony of the Ecstasy - 100 Years of Sex AdviceApril 13, 1993—
10. S12E10HostageApril 20, 1993—
11. S12E11The Importance of Being ErnieApril 27, 1993—
12. S12E12Ladies in LinesMay 4, 1993—
13. S12E13Three Big MenMay 11, 1993—
14. S12E14RapeMay 18, 1993—
15. S12E15Prisoner HC3970May 25, 1993—

Season 12 ranked & reviewed

1. S13E01Shattered DreamsNovember 16, 1993—
2. S13E02War ArtistNovember 23, 1993—
3. S13E03Girl FriendsNovember 30, 1993—
4. S13E04Police SurgeonDecember 7, 1993—
5. S13E05Moscow GoldDecember 14, 1993—
6. S13E06Latin NightsDecember 21, 1993—
7. S13E07The Making of ThemJanuary 4, 1994—Independence, self-reliance, confidence. These are some of the qualities that the traditional single-sex English boarding school gives the c
8. S13E08Caraline's StoryJanuary 11, 1994—
9. S13E09Heads and TalesJanuary 18, 1994—
10. S13E10Behind the MaskJanuary 25, 1994—This film looks at a theatre group who specialise in prison remedial work. By turning hardened criminals into actors, they challenge them to
11. S13E11SqueegiesFebruary 1, 1994—The engaging lives and intimate stories of Squeegies - people who wash car windows at traffic lights for small change - in South London. Del
12. S13E12Spent ForcesFebruary 8, 1994—
13. S13E13Why Blame the Mother?February 22, 1994—
14. S13E14Portrait of a Mid-Life CrisisMarch 1, 1994—
15. S13E15Manila - The Real ThingMarch 8, 1994—
16. S13E16A Case of Corporate MurderMarch 15, 1994—
17. S13E17After the BombMarch 22, 1994—
18. S13E18Wonderful LandMarch 29, 1994—
19. S13E19Fay Presto - Illusions of GrandeurApril 5, 1994—
20. S13E20Living in a Boom TimeApril 12, 1994—
21. S13E21Times RememberedApril 19, 1994—

Season 13 ranked & reviewed