Poverty
1913: The Year Before. Poverty. Audio, 15 minutes
Michael Portillo explores the pre-war attitudes to poverty, both in town and country.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Heart and Soul. Cañada Real. Audio, 27 minutes
John Laurenson reports on the role of religion in Western Europe’s biggest shantytown.
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
A Tale of Two Villages. Audio, 38 minutes
How the iconic Yorkshire pit village of Grimethorpe has adjusted to life after coal.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Poor Reporting. Audio, 28 minutes
Nick Fraser asks what it takes to get the rich world interested in the poor world.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Analysis. Aid or Immigration? Audio, 30 minutes
Could a more relaxed policy on immigration help the developing world more than state aid?
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Four Thought. Series 2, Hilary Cottam: Redesigning Welfare. Audio, 15 minutes
Entrepreneur Hilary Cottam unfolds her vision for redesigning the welfare state.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Analysis. The Deserving and the Undeserving Poor. Audio, 30 minutes
Presenter Chris Bowlby examines the concept of the undeserving poor.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Unavailable
Heart and Soul. Poverty As A Spiritual Practice. Audio, 27 minutes
Ernie Rea presents a discussion on poverty as a spirtual practice.
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Campaigning for Health. Health for Refugees. Audio, 13 minutes
First broadcast in 2002. Refugee camps are home to groups whose health is at risk
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
The Reith Lectures. Respect For The Earth, Poverty & Globalisation. Audio, 28 minutes
Dr Vandana Shiva examines the impact of globalisation on the lives of ordinary people.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Tuesday Documentary. The Block. Video, 72 minutes
Film about people living below the poverty line and their struggle to keep afloat. (1972)
- AttributionBBC
- Available for over a year
