Alan Dein visits an old mariners' home on the banks of the River Mersey. These Merchant Navy sailors, and their widows, reflect on their seafaring lives. Show more

Windfarms, earth-destroying asteroids and raining fish - Alan Dein discovers that passions run high in the quiet borderland village of Knighton, which is riven by apocalyptic fears. Show more

As Bradford families mark Eid al-Adha, the Muslim Festival of Sacrifice, Alan Dein explores the lives of those making and buying chapattis by the thousand each day. Show more

Woodhouses, a step from Manchester, has just won the semi-final of the 2011 national Village Cricket Cup. But Alan Dein discovers this proud village was home to more than cricket. Show more

Alan Dein follows how last summer's London riots affected two shops in Hackney, and the recovery that took place. Show more

Three sixth formers have the summer to get their band back on track after the bassist walks out on them. Alan Dein presents a story of young friendship under pressure in Grimsby. Show more

Every six weeks, an exclusive group of women in affluent Putney in south-west London meets to discuss a book they have all been reading; Alan Dein joins them. Show more

Alan Dein follows the fortunes of Iraq veteran turned wedding photographer Stefan Edwards, as he tries to cut himself a slice of the increasingly competitive wedding market. Show more

In the first ever Lives in a Landscape, the Ancient and Honourable Society of Ratters leave London clubland behind and head for Yorkshire to experience the rat-hunt Show more

Alan Dein visits the Cornish village of Trevalga, where a dispute over the ownership of the estate has threatened to break up this fragile community. Show more

Elsecar Park, Barnsley has, for the past four years, been both paradise and hell for its unofficial park keeper Francis McDonald. Alan Dein encounters the lives and stories there. Show more

Alan Dein goes to Boston, Lincolnshire to explore the tensions caused by a major influx of migrant workers from Eastern Europe. Show more

Alan Dein meets some of the people whose livelihoods depend on greyhound racing, and considers the future for the sport after the close of Walthamstow dog track. Show more

Alan Dein meets a Cumbrian farmer who combines shepherding with a second job - photographing livestock. Show more

Documentary series telling original stories about real lives in Britain today. Alan Dein meets former Coal Queens at a reunion of these former beauty queens. Show more

Alan Dein meets Hannah, who he once heard pour out her woes from a phone box during a turbulent night in the centre of the Kent resort town of Margate. Show more

Storms have washed away much of the beach at Branscombe in Devon, leaving chalet owners facing ruin. They want to rebuild, but the authorities say the beach must be left to erode. Show more

Alan Dein meets doulas in Lewes, Sussex, who are companions to the dying. We listen in on a Death Cafe they are hosting, where strangers gather to talk about death. Show more

Gerry Marshall was one of the most famous racing drivers of his generation. But he never wanted his son Gregor to race. Now Gregor is determined to realise his dream. Show more

Alan Dein returns with more extraordinary stories of ordinary life in Britain. Helga and Melody rent out rooms in their Norfolk bungalow, but dream of a very different future... Show more