Inside Out returns to BBC One for its 31st series on Monday 16 January
It’s a really proud moment to see Inside Out in its 31st series. Since the first series aired in 2002 teams across the country have uncovered vital stories and explored the issues viewers care about in each region.
Current affairs programme Inside Out is back on BBC One for its 31st series, delivering stories from across England and showcasing the best original journalism.
Inside Out returns on Monday 16 January with an NHS special looking at the challenges GP surgeries face on a daily basis, such as the difficulties patients have trying to get an appointment to see a doctor, to a postcode lottery when it comes to getting medication and treatments.
In the North East, cameras will be following Dr Mike Scott who has been a GP for more than 35 years. Dr Scott says he is frustrated by some of the referral systems that are being put in place before patients can access some treatments. He tells the team: “It drives me up the wall. I want to do what I’m trained to do, not be some clinical accountant. We need a health service to fit patients not patients to fit the health service.”
Elsewhere in the series, Inside Out Yorkshire and Lincolnshire meets a man with Motor Neurone Disease who will soon be unable to speak, but thanks to new technology his new computerised voice will sound very similar to his own and speak with his native Yorkshire accent.
In the East region, David Whiteley investigates the rising numbers of postal scams targeting the elderly; Milton Keynes is turning 50 this year – Inside Out asks did building the town help solve London’s housing issue? BBC Local Radio presenter Sue Marchant shares her journey of trying to provide the best care for her mother, opting out of the council funded care package and choosing instead to design and fund her own care package. Whilst in Northampton a former undercover police officer revisits one of his biggest busts to see how the war on drugs is fairing.
Inside Out West Midlands will uncover a crime that’s gone under the radar, young women being targeted by sex pests at concerts and gigs. And Nick Owen will meet Birmingham rockers Black Sabbath as they go on tour for the last time, signing off in front of adoring fans in their home city.
In the East Midlands the team investigate the sale of illegal tobacco at newsagents and convenience stores in Derby. They accompany Trading Standards and specially trained sniffer dogs on raids which show just how ingenious some shop owners are in hiding their secret stash of fake cigarettes.
Inside Out South West is looking at how A&Es are increasingly under pressure. They will also be investigating how people on the national Living Wage are taking home less money in their pay packets. Alongside this, the team will be following 86-year-old Ursula Shepherd, who is learning to read for the first time, as well as revealing the daring wartime exploits of the late James Bond director Guy Hamilton.
Inside Out South East they make a macabre discovery on a remote uninhabited island and learn about the only Football League club which has a team for older women.
Other stories across the regions this series include:
West: Homeless Special – Inside Out looks at the scale of homelessness in Gloucester, Seb Choudhury is on the streets with a GP who rides around the city giving first aid to rough sleepers whilst logging the real scale of homelessness in Gloucester.
East: Sophie Sulehria meets a young woman in Luton who is making the difficult decision whether or not to wear a Hijab.
Yorkshire and Lincolnshire: Inside Out goes stateside to interview Barbara Butterick, the world’s first female champion boxer from Hull.
West Midlands: Explores what will the Midlands Mayor will mean for the region – presented by celebrity Chef Glynn Purnell
South: What happens when you put a junior doctor behind the wheel of a car straight after a busy night shift? Inside Out South does just that and asks if the results are a wake-up call for the NHS.
London: Inside Out examines the impact of the new HS2 line has on the capital’s wildlife, and investigates whether Muslim job hunters are being unfairly discriminated against.
David Holdsworth, Controller of BBC English Regions, says: “It’s a really proud moment to see Inside Out in its 31st series. Since the first series aired in 2002 teams across the country have uncovered vital stories and explored the issues viewers care about in each region.
“Our investigations have revealed some of the most shocking realities taking place on our doorsteps and triggered political change. They have brought people to account and changed lives. This could not be more important as we enter the 31st series of Inside Out.”
Inside Out is broadcast every Monday on BBC One at 7.30pm across England and has 11 regional versions. (BBC)
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