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The people keeping our historic foot ferries afloat
Foot ferries were once a vital cog in the UK’s transport network, but those keeping these ancient river crossings going tell of an aging workforce,…
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The bomb hunters scouring UK waters for unexploded weapons
Hundreds of thousands of unexploded bombs and mines carpet the seabed off the UK’s coast. Many are known about and mapped, but plenty more are…
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The tower block scaffolding that became ‘a ladder for cat burglars’
Lone parent Leoni Ward was fast asleep in her tower block flat when a neighbour spotted a person dressed in dark clothing pushing at her…
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On set with the stars and makers of low-budget horror
Actress Tess Gustard has just one job today – to open a door, look towards a steel-framed bed and scream at the very top of…
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How many other Hemsbys are waiting to happen?
Coastal erosion claimed three homes in Hemsby last weekend and a further two properties in the village are deemed at serious risk. Are there other…
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How does someone just disappear?
A man police feared had been murdered has been discovered living in undergrowth, five years after vanishing. But why do people go missing, and how…
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What do the new inflation figures mean for those already struggling to make ends meet?
New figures show that soaring food costs and the energy bill crisis are driving up prices at their fastest rate in almost 30 years, squeezing…
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The street where neighbours eat, dance and party together
Six people or two households can now meet outside in England. The BBC asked what lockdown-easing measures meant to one neighbourhood where Covid-19 has already…
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The Mayflower Ship that Never Set Sail to the USA
It was a lofty ambition: To build a life-size replica of the 17th Century Mayflower and recreate the Transatlantic crossing that set sail 400 years…
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The asylum seekers, migrants and refugees in search of legitimacy
This is the scene. A BBC crew arrives at a Red Cross refugee drop-in centre with a large camera and a long furry microphone. Is…