Modern Times (1995)
Documentaries showing faces and places that make up the way we live today.
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Episodes
- 1 1. Drinking for England1998-11-10Evocative visit to Britain's drinking culture, made atmospheric by its use of poetry out of the mouths of the drinkers it portrays.
- 2 2. The Minders1998-11-17The documentary series meets two men charged with the job of looking after hundreds of foreign journalists who visit Baghdad to cover the crisis over non-cooperation with UN monito
- 3 3. The Magic Factory1998-11-24The social documentary series takes a look at the pleasure park Alton Towers and follows its transformation into a magical theme resort for the future, complete with a new £12-mill
- 4 4. Pink Parents1998-12-01Jamie and Lizzie have three gay parents - two lesbian mothers and a gay father - while Molly was conceived with sperm from an anonymous donor and has two mothers but will never kno
- 5 5. Come on England!1998-12-08The documentary series goes to Liverpool to meet 11-year-old Thomas and his friends as they follow the progress of the England football team over the course of the five weeks of la
- 6 6. Paying for It1998-12-15A revolutionary policy being tested in West Yorkshire sees prostitutes counselling men caught kerb-crawling. The aim of the organisation - based on a successful American model set
- 7 7. Waxworks of the Rich and Famous1999-02-17Documentary featuring a behind the scenes look at Madame Tussaud's waxwork museum.
- 8 8. Bookies Never Lose1999-02-24Featuring the roller-coaster life of race course bookmaker, Barry Dennis, as he desperately tries to win back the mug punters from the greedy corporations. "An absolute pearl of a
- 9 9. Amsterdamage1999-03-10The dark side of Europe's "honey pot" is told through Kris Lenko's moving struggle to escape his mother's destructive, cocaine-fuelled, lifestyle."Crazy title, crazy film" The Time
- 10 10. Diana's Neighbours1999-03-17Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown 's proposal to build a memorial garden to Diana, Princess of Wales near her former home in London's Kensington Gardens has not met with the
- 11 11. Think of England1999-04-27As another St George's Day passes, this unsentimental, affectionate film takes a look at the English and how they see themselves.
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