Society and Culture

The Alternative Queen's Message

1 Episode

In 1993, Channel 4 presented a very distinctive alternative to the queen's speech - a heartfelt Christmas message from New York's famous British émigré Quentin Crisp

Ambreen: The Girl Boxer

1 Episode

First Cut follows a young Muslim female boxer's preparations for her championship fight

Big Fat Gypsy Weddings

15 Episodes

Revealing documentary series that offers a window into the secretive, extravagant and surprising world of gypsies and travellers in Britain today

Bleach, Nip, Tuck: The White Beauty Myth

1 Episode

Two documentaries from the Race: Science's Last Taboo season examine the growing trend for deracialisation surgery

Britain's Supreme Court

1 Episode

True Stories goes behind the scenes of Britain's new Supreme Court, where the country's top judges hear high-profile cases that will shape the nature of our society

The Fairy Jobmother

3 Series, 10 Episodes

Hayley Taylor takes on the challenge of getting the unemployed of Britain back into work

Hardeep Does

5 Episodes

Hardeep Singh Kohli is not afraid to ask the questions no one else would... The Glaswegian writer and comedian undertakes a wry personal investigation of some of the big issues in the UK today.

Home of the Future

5 Episodes

A family learn to live with the technology - and the challenges - of the future

The Homecoming

1 Episode

In this Cutting Edge film, journalist Rachel Roberts goes in search of the people with whom she once shared a children's home, with only a photo and childhood memories to help her

How the Other Half Live

2 Series, 10 Episodes

Documentary series that aims to show what it means to grow up in poverty in 21st-century Britain. In each episode, a wealthy family decides to assist one that is living below the poverty line.

Is It Better to Be Mixed Race?

1 Episode

This documentary from the Race: Science's Last Taboo season asks is it a biological advantage to have parents of different ethnic backgrounds?

Kevin's Grand Design

2 Episodes

Kevin McCloud sets out to do what Britain's housing industry said couldn't be done - to build beautiful, contemporary, affordable, sustainable homes and still make money

Make Bradford British

2 Episodes

Make Bradford British is a major two-part series exploring what it means to be British today

More Sex Please, We're British

1 Episode

Funny and frank documentary about the UK's booming market for sex toys

Scams, Claims and Compensation Games

1 Episode

Cutting Edge enters the world of No Win, No Fee. Can you really get thousands of Pounds if you cut yourself shaving? And is a primary school liable if a child stubs his toe in the playground?

Secret Millionaire Ireland

3 Episodes

Irish millionaires go undercover in some of the most disadvantaged parts of Ireland, where they meet extraordinary individuals working to help people in their own communities

Sticks and Stones

1 Episode

Ex-So Solid Crew rapper Asher D (AKA Ashley Walters) explores how and why racially offensive language has become such an ingrained part of our lives

Too Poor for Posh School?

1 Episode

Cutting Edge follows three boys shortlisted for the Peter Beckwith Scholarship, which could pay for them to attend Harrow School, on the day that two boys are chosen for the scholarship

Tower Block of Commons

4 Episodes

Politicians swap their comfortable homes and move into council estates across the country, encountering first-hand the reality of residents' lives

White Tribe

3 Episodes

Darcus Howe travels the length and breadth of the country to discover why the English don't seem to want to be English anymore

Young, Angry and White

1 Episode

First Cut meets a teenager considering joining the BNP, and attempts to understand what makes a young person think of joining a party with such a controversial manifesto and image