British hip-hop artist Professor Green steps out into the cold in an attempt to discover what it's like to live on the streets in the modern day in the hope of changing our perceptions of who these people are and open our eyes to the harsh reality of their lives.In this film Professor Green travels to the city of Manchester, which has recently reported one of the biggest rises in homelessness
Over the last decade, 27 people have been killed in the United Kingdom by dogs, the Dangerous Dog Act was brought in back in 1991 and banned the ownership of four dog types. The most notorious of these was the Pitbull, followed by the Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino and the Fila Brasileiro. This law was meant to crack down on wide spread dog attacks but in 2016 they are sadly at an all time hig
For one night only, Professor Brian Cox goes unplugged in a specially recorded programme from the lecture theatre of the Royal Institution of Great Britain.In his own inimitable style, Brian takes an audience of famous faces, scientists and members of the public on a journey through some of the most challenging concepts in physics.With the help of Jonathan Ross, Simon Pegg, Sarah Millican and
What’s a little suprising is that the army corp doesn’t rely on soldiers for protection; they’ve outsourced the job. The security company, the army corp hired, is not even American. The company, Arenas was founded by ex-members of British Special Forces and hires an assortment of ex-soldiers and retired policemen from South Africa, America, England, and Russia. FRONTLINE returns to Iraq, this time
Private Parts is part of a three episode documentary series looking at human breasts and genitals and problems associated with them. This BBC produced series also introduced the documentary “The Trouble With My Vagina” and “The Trouble With My Penis”. It was released in 2006.This episode follows the stories of a number of different women whose breasts have either landed them in hospital, out o
n the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, while thousands fled New Orleans, the city’s prisoners were trapped. Fresh eye-witness accounts reveal what really happened to those left behind, and how crucial forensic evidence was simply washed away. In September 2005, long after most people had fled a devastated city, inmates of Orleans Parish Prison – many of them shackled – were still waiting to be resc
In a painstaking investigation, this report amassed compelling evidence to finally uncover the identity of Prisoner X, sending shock-waves around the world when it broke the story. A unique insight to the case.In early 2010 a man was escorted to arguably the most secure prison cell in Israel. The guards taking him there had no idea who he was or what he’d done.“It is simply a person withou
A two-part BBC documentary series which delves into the stories which lie behind the crimes of several men and women serving time in Northern Ireland's prisons. Through a number of intimate interviews with the inmates themselves and those working in the prisons we come to better understand the environment as a whole and reasons people have found themselves in such a place.Phil Wragg, the Directo
There are 2.3 million people locked up in the United States, around half of these people have been sentenced for nonviolent crimes. These inmates are literally costing states billions of dollars each year that they can't afford. In this FRONTLINE special we are taken inside one of America's neighborhoods where getting locked up is just simply a part of everyday life. We see how the system is desi