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Season 2
October 7, 2022

Season 2

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".

01. Bullseye! Our School of Darts

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.

29min
October 7, 2022

02. Coping in Construction

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.

29min
October 7, 2022

03. Free Falling

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.

29min
October 7, 2022

04. Hip Hop Family

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.

29min
October 7, 2022

05. The Barbershop

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.

29min
October 7, 2022

06. Bradford Church of Wrestling

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

29min
October 7, 2022

07. Educating Blyth

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.

29min
October 14, 2022

08. From Conflict to Classroom

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

29min
October 14, 2022

09. Make Me a Paramedic

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.

29min
October 14, 2022

10. Our Big Home Education Family

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.

29min
October 14, 2022

11. The Classroom Revolution

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.

29min
October 14, 2022

12. Zoo School

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

29min
October 14, 2022

13. Farming Fields of Gold

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

29min
October 21, 2022

14. Our Cheese Farm

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

29min
October 21, 2022

15. Our Family Cucumber Farm

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?

29min
October 21, 2022

16. Shaking Up Our Sheep Farm

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.

29min
October 21, 2022

17. To the Manor Farm

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

29min
October 21, 2022

18. Trouble at Sea

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.

29min
October 21, 2022

19. A Night at the Market

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.

29min
October 28, 2022

20. A1 by Night: Against the Clock

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.

29min
October 28, 2022

21. Life in the Fast-Food Lane

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?

29min
October 28, 2022

22. Saving Lives by Air

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.

29min
October 28, 2022

23. The Women Building Nuclear

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.

29min
October 28, 2022

24. We Are Firefighters

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.

29min
October 28, 2022

25. A Home without Bills?

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.

29min
November 4, 2022

26. Bellies Not Bins

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.

29min
November 4, 2022

27. Our Money-Saving Story

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.

29min
November 4, 2022

28. Greetings From Guernsey

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.

29min
November 11, 2022

29. Making Waves: Building Boats

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.

29min
November 11, 2022

30. Northern Sole

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'.

29min
November 11, 2022

31. Our Big Beauty Business

Made in England: A rare look inside a major cosmetics factory. We join one of the UK’s last family-owned beauty brands in their 40th anniversary year, and see how they’re beating big-name rivals.

29min
November 11, 2022

32. Pots About Pots

Made in England: A day with the factory workers, engineering staff, management and design team to get a glimpse of the challenges inside Denby Pottery’s Derbyshire factory.

29min
November 11, 2022

33. We Make Supercars

Made in England: The people behind McLaren's latest model, and how over a hundred new jobs have been created with a brand-new state of the art factory in South Yorkshire.

29min
November 11, 2022

34. Athletes of the Sky

Family: Nine-year-old Harry isn't like his friends at school. While they are playing computer games at home, he is down the allotment looking after his pigeons.

29min
November 25, 2022

35. Dementia, Music and Us

Family: Innovative music therapy is helping families to live with dementia and create new memories. We follow Keith and Joan as they prepare for a group holiday to Llandudno.

29min
November 25, 2022

36. England's Greatest Showman

Family: Eighty-year-old Nipper is fairground aristocracy, the head of East Anglia’s largest family of showmen. We join them on the road, seeing the challenges they face.

29min
November 25, 2022

37. My Walking Family

Family: Founder of the largest online community of Muslim hikers, family man Haroon is on a quest to make the outdoors more inclusive to all as he leads them on a trek to Scafell Pike.

29min
November 25, 2022

38. Weston-super-Mums

Family: The mums on a mission to get back into work. We follow the unique 12-week course helping mums on benefits get back into employment. But can they secure a job?

29min
November 25, 2022

39. Born to Race, Part 1

Belonging - Mental Health: Ruben and Lewis have been racing since the age of four and dream of making it in Formula 1. Now, they’re facing a race that could make or break their careers.

29min
November 25, 2022

40. Born to Race, Part 2

Belonging - Mental Health: Ruben and Lewis have been racing since the age of four, with hundreds of trophies between them. Now, with advice from their idol, they face the most important race of their careers.

29min
January 9, 2023

41. England's Next Lionesses

Belonging - Mental Health: England football legend Jill Scott inspires the next generation of Lionesses to success at her childhood club in the north east.

29min
January 9, 2023

42. Let Us Entertain You

Belonging - Mental Health: With staycations on the rise, we follow two touring tribute acts over the summer, ‘Elvis’ and ‘Jessie J’, as they navigate the ultra-competitive world of holiday park entertainment.

29min
January 9, 2023

43. My Body: No Limits

Belonging - Mental Health: Disabled model Sian Green explores the barriers to amputees getting active. She’ll face a new challenge – going to the gym on her own for the first time as an amputee.

29min
January 9, 2023

44. Our Toxteth Cycle Club

Belonging - Mental Health: With 74% of people from ethnic minority groups having never cycled, one Liverpool-based organisation aims to get more diverse groups interested and active in cycling.

29min
January 9, 2023

45. Riding the Waves

Belonging - Mental Health: A paramedic, a firefighter and a police officer head to north Devon for a day of ‘surf therapy’ in the hope it can help process trauma from their demanding jobs.

29min
January 9, 2023

46. Fighting For Our Homes: What Happened Next

Neighbours on a Leeds housing estate fight to keep their community together when faced with eviction from their privately rented homes. We join the residents of the estate one year later as they adapt to new living situations.

29min
January 16, 2023

47. Hanging onto Home: What Happened Next

Almost a year on since the original programme aired on BBC1, We Are England returns to this south Acton estate to find out how Yacob and his family have fared.

29min
January 16, 2023

48. Knife Angels: What Happened Next

Teesside is one of the worst places for knife crime, so how should £3.5 million of new government cash be spent tackling the problem?

29min
January 16, 2023

49. Our Derby Dance School: What Happened Next

20 years ago, Nadia opened a dance studio that became a safe haven where some youths were able to overcome social and mental health issues. Six months on, how have things been?

29min
January 16, 2023

50. The Real Phoenix Nights: What Happened Next

A year on since the original programme aired on BBC1, We Are England returns to the club to find out how they are getting on.

29min
January 16, 2023

51. When the Boat Comes In: What Happened Next

Almost a year on since the original programme aired on BBC1, We Are England returns to see if Martin’s shellfish business is surviving with the continued implications of Brexit.

29min
January 16, 2023