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Season 15

Season 15 • 2013

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1. Is Britain Overcrowded?

In 2013 as Britain approaches its biggest baby boom for 40 years, Fiona Foster looks at whether services that are already stretched to the limit will be able to cope with demand.

2013-01-0330 min

2. Generation Rent

As people are priced out of the property market by the requirement of a huge deposit to buy, Jonathan Maitland looks at how this has sparked a boom in buy-to-let.

2013-01-1030 min

3. What a Waste

Jonathan Maitland looks at how Britain throws away seven million tonnes of food and drink every year - mostly at the end of the supply chain in our own homes and in restaurants.

2013-01-1730 min

4. How Much Could You Save?

Martin Lewis has been doing money makeovers for 10 years and he is on a mission to make sure we all get to grips with our finances in 2013.

2013-01-3130 min

5. From the Heart: A Tonight Special

In a one hour special the Tonight programme investigates the lives of the 10,000 Brits on waiting lists for an organ transplant.

2013-02-1330 min

6. Part-Time Britain

As the UK struggles to recover from a long, deep economic crisis, record numbers are in employment - welcome to Part-Time Britain.

2013-02-2830 min

7. Tonight: Has the NHS Stopped Caring?

2013-03-2130 min

8. Breadline Britain

A special edition of Tonight reports exclusively on the shock findings of the biggest and most in-depth study into poverty levels in Britain. The Living Standards Survey asks 1,500 people living in Britain today what they deem to be necessities for everyday life. The survey finds that having a warm, damp free home and enough food to feed your family are basic necessities that almost everyone says no-one should go without and many now consider owning a computer with internet access and a mobile phone an essential part of modern life.

2013-03-2830 min

10. New Model Army

Fiona Foster examines the impact of the Government's cuts to the defence budget, and asks whether part-time TA soldiers can fill the gap left by full-time regulars.

2013-05-0930 min

11. Living With A Killer

Mark Williams Thomas takes a look at the murder of Tia Sharpe and how how her grandmother's boyfriend ended up being revealed as her killer.

2013-05-1630 min

12. Tornadoes: Deadly Force

Tonight looks at the sheer power of tornadoes, like the one that ripped through the suburbs of Oklahoma City, killing at least 24 people and injuring over 200.

2013-05-2330 min

13. Who'd be a Teacher?

With the teachers' unions threatening to take strike action over pay, pensions and criticism of their teaching practices, Jonathan Maitland is in the classroom to discover if they have a point.

2013-06-0630 min

15. America and Its Guns

Six months after the Sandy Hook massacre, it is unlikely that many changes will be made to the US gun laws. Robert Moore examines the attachment between Americans and their guns.

2013-06-1330 min

17. How safe is your kitchen?

Chris Choi identifies the potentially lethal white goods that could be in your home. Some of Britain's biggest manufacturers are involved with more products affected than ever.

2013-07-0430 min

18. Crisis in A&E

With unprecedented numbers of people turning up at A and E centres, the NHS watchdog - the Care Quality Commission - believes emergency care is now out of control.

2013-07-1130 min

19. Plan Bee

Fiona Foster investigates why the number of bees has declined by over half in the last 30 years - and why is the UK's Government not backing a European pesticide ban?

2013-07-1830 min

22. Coming to the UK

2013-07-2530 min

23. Throwaway Britain

2013-08-0130 min

24. The Great Housing Crisis

Over recent decades, the building of new houses in Britain has stalled at around half of what is needed. Jonathan Maitland reports on the reality of the country's housing crisis.

2013-08-0830 min

25. Food Facts and Fiction

30 min

28. The Great British Diet

30 min

29. Putting GCSEs To The Test

Following Education Secretary Michael Gove's announced plans to overhaul the examination system, Tonight investigates whether GCSEs are still fit for purpose. Aasmah Mir reports.

2013-08-2230 min

30. Kids Without Dads

More than a million children in the UK are growing up without a father in their lives and the number of lone parent families is rising by 20,000 a year. Fiona Foster reports.

2013-08-2930 min

32. Fear and Loathing Online

Jonathan Maitland examines social media, looks into what might make a troll tick, meets the victims of online abuse and asks what can be done to bring the perpetrators to justice.

2013-09-1230 min

33. The Truth About Fracking

Reporter Fiona Foster meets the protestors and villagers of Balcombe here in the UK and also travels to Pennsylvania in the United States to hear from those whose lives have been affected by this new industry

2013-09-1930 min

34. Accents Speak Louder Than Words

Tonight examines whether there is still a social stigma and snobbery attached to particular regional accents in Britain. ITV Social Affairs Editor Penny Marshall reports.

2013-09-2630 min

35. Bargains in the Sun

The British dream of owning a place in the sun has seemed less attractive in recent years, but many are now considering it again. Jonathan Maitland examines if they are correct.

2013-10-0330 min

36. Courage in the Crossfire

Correspondent Paul Davies catches up with Thusha Kamaleswaran, the little girl who was caught up in the crossfire of a south London gang feud in her uncle's shop two years ago.

2013-10-1030 min

37. Dying to Get High

An investigation into so-called legal highs - chemicals designed to mimic the effects of drugs such as ecstasy and cocaine widely available on our high streets across the UK.

2013-10-1730 min

38. When the Drugs Don't Work

Fiona Foster investigates the extent to which some drugs are being over-prescribed and how a growing number of infections are becoming antibiotic resistant.

2013-10-2430 min

39. Looking for Love

Special edition of the current affairs series. Jonathan Maitland investigates the shift in attitudes towards internet dating and its effect on relationships.

2013-10-2930 min

40. Christmas Shopping Wars

British retailers are banking on a bumper festive period in 2013, with some experts predicting that, after six years of belt-tightening, the public could spend record amounts. ITV News Business Editor Laura Kuenssberg finds out how high-street and online companies are preparing for the run-up to Christmas and considers how shopping habits might change in the future

2013-11-0130 min

44. Too Young for Technology

Many parents admit that their toddlers know more about technology than they do. Is increasing exposure to new technology affecting the way our children learn, behave and interact?

2013-11-2830 min

45. Pop, Sex and Videotape

2013-12-0530 min

46. The Greatest Gift

2013-12-1230 min