Season 2

We Are England

Season 2

2022tvReturning Series2 Seasons · 112 Ep
Documentary

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Network: BBC One

Season aired: 2022-10-07

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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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Episodes · 51

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Bullseye! Our School of Darts

29m2022-10-07

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.

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Coping in Construction

29m2022-10-07

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.

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Free Falling

29m2022-10-07

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.

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Hip Hop Family

29m2022-10-07

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.

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The Barbershop

29m2022-10-07

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.

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Bradford Church of Wrestling

29m2022-10-07

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

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Educating Blyth

29m2022-10-14

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.

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From Conflict to Classroom

29m2022-10-14

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

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Make Me a Paramedic

29m2022-10-14

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.

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Our Big Home Education Family

29m2022-10-14

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.

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The Classroom Revolution

29m2022-10-14

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.

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Zoo School

29m2022-10-14

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

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Farming Fields of Gold

29m2022-10-21

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

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Our Cheese Farm

29m2022-10-21

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

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Our Family Cucumber Farm

29m2022-10-21

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?

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Shaking Up Our Sheep Farm

29m2022-10-21

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.

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To the Manor Farm

29m2022-10-21

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

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Trouble at Sea

29m2022-10-21

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.

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A Night at the Market

29m2022-10-28

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.

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A1 by Night: Against the Clock

29m2022-10-28

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.

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Life in the Fast-Food Lane

29m2022-10-28

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?

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Saving Lives by Air

29m2022-10-28

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.

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The Women Building Nuclear

29m2022-10-28

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.

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We Are Firefighters

29m2022-10-28

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.

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A Home without Bills?

29m2022-11-04

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.

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Bellies Not Bins

29m2022-11-04

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.

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Our Money-Saving Story

29m2022-11-04

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.

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Greetings From Guernsey

29m2022-11-11

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.

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Making Waves: Building Boats

29m2022-11-11

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.

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Northern Sole

29m2022-11-11

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'.

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