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We Are England

2022

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EP1 Bullseye! Our School of Darts Oct 07, 2022

Mental Health: The Midlands darts academies improving teenagers' mental wellbeing and shaping stars of the future, such as Henry from Derbyshire who's battling it out to be world number one.

EP2 Coping in Construction Oct 07, 2022

Mental Health: Alfie and his scaffolding gang have seen first-hand the mental health struggles of colleagues in construction. Now they're joining forces with other workers to make a difference.

EP3 Free Falling Oct 07, 2022

Mental Health: Peter, a professional skydiver based in County Durham, has climbed back from suicidal depression and is now on a mission to help others reach new highs with their mental health.

EP4 Hip Hop Family Oct 07, 2022

Mental Health: Can hip-hop, rap and breakdancing help mental health? We look behind the scenes at a unique community project in Plymouth as they build up to one of their biggest shows to date.

EP5 The Barbershop Oct 07, 2022

Mental Health: After the suicide of a loved one, the owners of a Bedford barbershop take a mental health course to help tackle the issue of male suicide.

EP6 Bradford Church of Wrestling Oct 07, 2022

Mental Health: Go behind the scenes as we step into the ring at the Bradford Church of Wrestling.

EP7 Educating Blyth Oct 14, 2022

Education: We follow the reality of school life with staff and students of one forward-thinking secondary school in the industrial port town of Blyth.

EP8 From Conflict to Classroom Oct 14, 2022

Education: Far from home, young refugees from Ukraine and other countries get a second chance in England's schools.

EP9 Make Me a Paramedic Oct 14, 2022

Education: Hina and Sarah are student paramedics, going through a rigorous three-year undergraduate degree whilst learning on the job with the North West Ambulance Service.

EP10 Our Big Home Education Family Oct 14, 2022

Education: During the pandemic, schools closed leaving parents to home educate. With home education on the rise, we find out why two families chose to home educate their children pre-pandemic.

EP11 The Classroom Revolution Oct 14, 2022

Education: It's difficult to pay attention in class when successful people in textbooks don't look like you and unsuccessful ones do. Chaz and Lawrence are on a mission to change that.

EP12 Zoo School Oct 14, 2022

Education: Can working with animals improve behaviour and inspire learning? We follow six Luton teenagers at England's largest zoo.

EP13 Farming Fields of Gold Oct 21, 2022

Farming England: Shot over the summer of 2022, this fascinating film follows the working life of Cotswold farmer and culinary oil producer Charlie Beldam.

EP14 Our Cheese Farm Oct 21, 2022

Farming England: A third-generation dairy farmer who branched out into cheesemaking on a whim finds himself facing growing global demand.

EP15 Our Family Cucumber Farm Oct 21, 2022

Farming England: Tony fears his third-generation family cucumber farm won't survive the season, thanks to rising energy costs. Will this be their last year in business?

EP16 Shaking Up Our Sheep Farm Oct 21, 2022

Farming England: 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.

EP17 To the Manor Farm Oct 21, 2022

Farming England: The large country estate handing hundreds of acres back to nature.

EP18 Trouble at Sea Oct 21, 2022

Farming England: After thousands of crabs wash up dead on the North East coast, struggling local fishermen attempt to get to the bottom of the devastating environmental event.

EP19 A Night at the Market Oct 28, 2022

Serving England: Meet the night workers at the UK's largest wholesale market racing against time to get thousands of tonnes of fresh fruit and veg from pallets onto our plates.

EP20 A1 by Night: Against the Clock Oct 28, 2022

Serving England: 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.

EP21 Life in the Fast-Food Lane Oct 28, 2022

Serving England: Bassam, Henry and Viktória all rely on food courier work to financially support them, but just how hard is it to earn a living in this fast-growing industry?

EP22 Saving Lives by Air Oct 28, 2022

Serving England: Grappling with cardiac arrests, road traffic accidents and even a wasp attack, the medics and aviators of the East Anglian Air Ambulance stand ready to fly, 24/7.

EP23 The Women Building Nuclear Oct 28, 2022

Serving England: 24 hours inside Europe’s biggest construction site with some of the women building it, challenging long-established myths about the building industry and careers in STEM.

EP24 We Are Firefighters Oct 28, 2022

Serving England: A unique insight into the heart of the modern-day fire and rescue service. We meet the Midland firefighters who work around the clock to keep their communities safe.

EP25 A Home without Bills? Nov 04, 2022

Money and Me: Property developers Scott and Cameron find out ways to keep the cost of bills down for their tenants by learning about carbon-efficient methods of powering homes.

EP26 Bellies Not Bins Nov 04, 2022

Money and Me: A single mum of five from Sheffield and a café in Chester-le-Street are both finding ways of tackling the cost-of-living crisis by stopping food from going to waste.

EP27 Our Money-Saving Story Nov 04, 2022

Money and Me: Having grown up in poverty, money guru Emmanuel Asuquo is on a mission to solve people’s money issues during the cost of living crisis.

EP28 Greetings From Guernsey Nov 11, 2022

Made in England: 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.

EP29 Making Waves: Building Boats Nov 11, 2022

Made in England: Building the superyachts of tomorrow. Rare access to a pioneering Ipswich boat yard whose yachts marry classical wooden design with cutting edge sustainability.

EP30 Northern Sole Nov 11, 2022

Made in England: This year, New Balance celebrated 40 years of Cumbrian manufacturing by producing a special set of trainers to commemorate its milestone. The tongue proudly says 'Made In England'.

EP31 Our Big Beauty Business Nov 11, 2022

Made in England: A rare look inside a major cosmetics factory. We join one of the UK’s last family-owned beauty brands in their 40th anniversary year, and see how they’re beating big-name rivals.

EP32 Pots About Pots Nov 11, 2022

Made in England: 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.

EP33 We Make Supercars Nov 11, 2022

Made in England: The people behind McLaren's latest model, and how over a hundred new jobs have been created with a brand-new state of the art factory in South Yorkshire.

EP34 Athletes of the Sky Nov 25, 2022

Family: 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.

EP35 Dementia, Music and Us Nov 25, 2022

Family: Innovative music therapy is helping families to live with dementia and create new memories. We follow Keith and Joan as they prepare for a group holiday to Llandudno.

EP36 England's Greatest Showman Nov 25, 2022

Family: Eighty-year-old Nipper is fairground aristocracy, the head of East Anglia’s largest family of showmen. We join them on the road, seeing the challenges they face.

EP37 My Walking Family Nov 25, 2022

Family: Founder of the largest online community of Muslim hikers, family man Haroon is on a quest to make the outdoors more inclusive to all as he leads them on a trek to Scafell Pike.

EP38 Weston-super-Mums Nov 25, 2022

Family: 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?

EP39 Born to Race, Part 1 Nov 25, 2022

Belonging - Mental Health: Ruben and Lewis have been racing since the age of four and dream of making it in Formula 1. Now, they’re facing a race that could make or break their careers.

EP40 Born to Race, Part 2 Jan 09, 2023

Belonging - Mental Health: Ruben and Lewis have been racing since the age of four, with hundreds of trophies between them. Now, with advice from their idol, they face the most important race of their careers.

EP41 England's Next Lionesses Jan 09, 2023

Belonging - Mental Health: England football legend Jill Scott inspires the next generation of Lionesses to success at her childhood club in the north east.

EP42 Let Us Entertain You Jan 09, 2023

Belonging - Mental Health: With staycations on the rise, we follow two touring tribute acts over the summer, ‘Elvis’ and ‘Jessie J’, as they navigate the ultra-competitive world of holiday park entertainment.

EP43 My Body: No Limits Jan 09, 2023

Belonging - Mental Health: Disabled model Sian Green explores the barriers to amputees getting active. She’ll face a new challenge – going to the gym on her own for the first time as an amputee.

EP44 Our Toxteth Cycle Club Jan 09, 2023

Belonging - Mental Health: With 74% of people from ethnic minority groups having never cycled, one Liverpool-based organisation aims to get more diverse groups interested and active in cycling.

EP45 Riding the Waves Jan 09, 2023

Belonging - Mental Health: 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.

EP46 Fighting For Our Homes: What Happened Next Jan 16, 2023

Neighbours on a Leeds housing estate fight to keep their community together when faced with eviction from their privately rented homes. We join the residents of the estate one year later as they adapt to new living situations.

EP47 Hanging onto Home: What Happened Next Jan 16, 2023

Almost a year on since the original programme aired on BBC1, We Are England returns to this south Acton estate to find out how Yacob and his family have fared.

EP48 Knife Angels: What Happened Next Jan 16, 2023

Teesside is one of the worst places for knife crime, so how should £3.5 million of new government cash be spent tackling the problem?

EP49 Our Derby Dance School: What Happened Next Jan 16, 2023

20 years ago, Nadia opened a dance studio that became a safe haven where some youths were able to overcome social and mental health issues. Six months on, how have things been?

EP50 The Real Phoenix Nights: What Happened Next Jan 16, 2023

A year on since the original programme aired on BBC1, We Are England returns to the club to find out how they are getting on.

EP51 When the Boat Comes In: What Happened Next Jan 16, 2023

Almost a year on since the original programme aired on BBC1, We Are England returns to see if Martin’s shellfish business is surviving with the continued implications of Brexit.
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Synopsis

We Are England was a regional current affairs documentary programme shown on BBC One. The programme was made by six teams around England, based in London, Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Newcastle and Norwich. It explored the issues people cared about, as told by them from across the country. It replaced the long running BBC programme "Inside Out".

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Inclubabu Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.
Libramedi Intense, gripping, stylish and poignant
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Quiet Muffin This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.