A documentary strand of programmes reflecting everyday life.
Real Life (Season 4)
Our Child Needs a Heart (Episode 1)
Air date: 2001-09-04
Overview: The fortunes of two 12-year-old girls who need heart transplants to save their lives and the stories of youngsters whose deaths have given others a second chance.
The Psychic Detective (Episode 2)
Air date: 2001-09-12
Overview: Keith Charles was a copper for 30 years before retiring to take up his new career as a psychic.
Our Daughter Won't Eat (Episode 3)
Air date: 2001-10-02
Overview: Nine months in the life of a family struggling to cope with their sixteen-year-old daughter Vicki Carter's anorexia.
The Fattest Men in Britain (Episode 4)
Air date: 2001-10-09
Overview: The lives of two contenders for The Fattest Men in Britain: Jack Taylor, aged 54, who hasn't left his Bradford flat for over 25 year following the death of his mam, gran and girlfriend, and 33-year-old Barry, who defies the image of the sad, fat bloke.
Pets on Holiday (Episode 5)
Air date: 2001-11-06
Overview: Report on how the new pets passport scheme works in practice, following two families as they travel abroad with their beloved dogs.
Celebrity Villain (Episode 6)
Air date: 2001-11-26
Overview: Profile of former East End villain Dave Courtney, a one-time associate of the Kray brothers who turned his back on the underworld after seeing a friend murdered on the Old Kent Road.
Football Hopefuls (Episode 7)
Air date: 2001-12-01
Overview: Follows five 14-year-olds football hopefuls over 6 years at Lilleshall, England's school of excellence for footballers.