Documentary series telling original stories about real lives in Britain today
Radio 4,·65 episodes
The Wedding
A fly-on-the-wedding cake documentary about Mimi and Ryan's big day.
02 Sep 2013,·30 mins
The Longest Walk
Alan Dein follows two men as they try to walk 100 miles in 48 hours with no sleep.
26 Aug 2013,·30 mins
Rocking the Rails at Castle Cary
Idyllic Castle Cary Station is a sleepy one man show - until Glastonbury comes around!
12 Jul 2013,·30 mins
It's a Bargain
An insight into the lives of two Yorkshire van drivers who transport items traded on eBay.
05 Jul 2013,·30 mins
New School: The First Year
Alan Dein follows the mixed fortunes of a new primary school in its first year.
28 Jun 2013,·30 mins
New School: Under Construction
Alan Dein follows the building of a new primary school... but where are the pupils?
21 Jun 2013,·30 mins
Wheelchair Pusher Needed
Alan Dein meets Terry, in a wheelchair after a stroke, and Robert, who pushes him along.
13 Mar 2013,·30 mins
Academy Beat
Alan Dein meets Dave Clifford, who swapped the police beat for a job at a London academy.
06 Mar 2013,·30 mins
An Occasional Island
In the highest flood in living memory Alan Dein meets the people of Muchelney, Somerset.
27 Feb 2013,·30 mins
Zoo for Sale
Alan Dein visits a private zoo up for sale in Borth, Wales, to meet owners and animals.
20 Feb 2013,·30 mins
The Allotment
Alan Dein visits the allotmenteers of Hastings to find out what their land means to them.
24 Oct 2012,·30 mins
The Pigeon Men of Burdiehouse
Alan Dein meets the men for whom pigeon flying is more than just a way of life.
17 Oct 2012,·30 mins
The Longest Commute in Britain
The longest commute in the UK, on the longest train - Alan Dein joins the sleepers.
10 Oct 2012,·30 mins
Gone Astray
A tale of lost and found cats in Portsmouth presented by Alan Dein.
03 Oct 2012,·30 mins
Steel Spring
Alan Dein investigates the rebirth of steelmaking in Redcar, Teesside.
23 May 2012,·30 mins
Driving change in Portrush
Alan Dein is in Portrush in Northern Ireland as the town tidies up for the Irish Open.
16 May 2012,·30 mins
Dog Killers
Alan Dein delves into the mysterious deaths of five dogs in the same West Yorkshire street
09 May 2012,·30 mins
The New Estate
Alan Dein captures the dramas of families moving into a new Peterborough housing estate.
02 May 2012,·30 mins
Boston's Migrant Workers
Elsecar Park, Barnsley has been both paradise and hell for one man. Alan Dein investigates
07 Nov 2011,·30 mins
Alan Dein goes to Boston, Lincs to explore tensions caused by an influx of migrant workers
31 Oct 2011,·30 mins
Craigmillar's Caravan Converts
Alan Dein is in Edinburgh to meet evangelical travellers surviving amid decaying estates.
24 Oct 2011,·30 mins
Bowling for Woodhouses
Alan Dein visits Woodhouses, Lancashire where more than national cricket fame is at stake.
17 Oct 2011,·30 mins
Hackney after the Riots
Alan Dein explores the impact of last summer's riots on one London man and his friends.
10 Oct 2011,·30 mins
A Zimbabwean in Belfast
Alan Dein meets Zimbabwean refugee Wilson Magwere in his adopted home of Belfast.
15 Jun 2011,·30 mins
Readers' Lives
Alan Dein joins a group of female friends in an exclusive south-west London reading circle
15 Apr 2011,·30 mins
The Shoot
Alan Dein follows the fortunes of Iraq veteran turned wedding photographer Stefan Edwards.
08 Apr 2011,·30 mins
Between Brothers
Alan Dein with a story of two brothers with very different destinies.
01 Apr 2011,·30 mins
The Devils of Broughton
Alan Dein on how Northants villagers shatter the midnight peace in a din of pots and pans
25 Mar 2011,·30 mins
Passion at Glasgow Cross
Alan Dein unearths a Crucifixion in a historic Glasgow chippie.
18 Mar 2011,·30 mins
Will Terrance Get a Degree?
A former Ugandan refugee battles to secure a place earned at Oxford University.
09 Oct 2006,·30 mins
