Inside Out back on BBC One for new series

Agenda-setting current affairs programme Inside Out is back on BBC One with a new series of original journalism, hard-hitting investigations and exclusive interviews.

Published: 3 September 2015
People are at the heart of the stories we tell and we seek to tell them in a way that is compassionate and compelling.
— David Holdsworth, Controller, BBC English Regions

The programme returns on Monday 7 September, uncovering big stories and exploring the issues viewers care about.

Challenging topics Inside Out is tackling this series include airport security, woman-on-man domestic abuse and the use of diet drugs. The programme will also get behind the headlines of the country’s housing crisis, with a series of special reports to be broadcast on Monday 21 September across all English regions.

There are 11 different versions of Inside Out made by of the BBC’s regional programming teams. Each version of the programme is first shown regionally on BBC One at 7.30pm on Monday before going to BBC iPlayer for 30 days.

The programmes are hosted by different presenters in each region. They include journalist Matthew Wright (BBC London), former Blue Peter presenter Andy Akinwolere (BBC West Midlands) and BBC presenter Dianne Oxberry (BBC North West). In Yorkshire, popular weather presenter Paul Hudson is joining the programme as presenter for this series.

In addition, high-profile figures such as Inspector George Gently actor Lee Ingleby, former Sunderland MP Chris Mullin and inspirational Gateshead woman Jo Milne have made fascinating films for the series.
Other story highlights of the nine week series include:

  • The Kurdish father, now based in Keighley, who regularly returns home to fight so-called Islamic State. (Yorkshire)
  • A dairy farmer’s heart-breaking final days on his land before selling up because he can’t make a living from the price of milk. (South West)
  • The gaming 'addict' who spent so long playing on his console he developed bed sores. (West Midlands)
  • The impact that delays in the justice system are having on victims of crime. (BBC East)
  • An investigation into the company that employed six former British soldiers who were arrested for weapons offences in India. (BBC North East and Cumbria)
  • A look at the rise of Islamophobia and the abuse suffered by women who wear veils. (BBC London)

David Holdsworth, Controller of BBC English Regions, says: “Inside Out is a brilliant current affairs programme, unafraid to push boundaries and tackle controversial subjects. But it is rooted in England’s different and diverse regions and reflects the cares and concerns of our audiences in each region.

“People are at the heart of the stories we tell and we seek to tell them in a way that is compassionate and compelling. Over the next nine weeks, viewers will be informed and at times amazed and angered by the stories we cover.”

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