Break In and Make My Day!

An Englishman's home has always been his castle, and today's castles are being fortified with the most advanced security systems ever known.

Joe Weston-Webb from Soar Bottom in Nottinghamshire is defending his property with a 30ft catapult (which he apparently built in 1976 to fire his wife across the River Avon) loaded with chicken faeces.

Others are attempting to deter thieves with a complex web of hi-tech devices. Mark Kahl has spent £20,000 securing his three-bedroom semi in Milton Keynes with 13 CCTV cameras, and is making inquiries about a panic room.

Last year, although burglary rates were at their lowest for over a quarter of a century, 65% of Britons believed that crime had risen, and British homeowners spent £665m on home security.

Are extreme security measures thwarting burglars? Or is paranoia making us invest unnecessarily in technology against a diminishing threat? This documentary explores the homes of Britain's ultra high-security conscious - and sees what lies in wait for uninvited guests.