Films of Record

Adoption documentary prompts statement for reform by CSJ

16th December 2011

Gavin Poole, Executive Director, of the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) has issued a statement following advance viewing of The Truth About Adoption, a Panorama Special by Films of Record. The programme aired on BBC One, Wednesday 14th December 2011 at 9pm.

Panorama Special - The Truth About Adoption

Wednesday 14 December 2011 - 9pm

Panorama Special for BBC1 Films of Record followed six children in Coventry waiting to be adopted over 6 months. Some have waited five years. Others were returned after 3 years with a prospective family. This film is the first to address adoption breakdown. The children’s pain and longing is tangible

First Cut: Sex, Lies and Parkinson's

Friday 12th August, 7.35pm, Channel 4

Oliver Cheetham's First Cut film meets Vicki, a mother-of-two diagnosed with young-onset Parkinson's, as she deals with her condition and the effect her medication is having on her life

Dispatches: The Truth About Going Under The Knife

TX: Channel 4 16th May 2011 at 20:00

There are thousands of medical devices on the market, from sticking plasters and wheelchairs to artificial hips and pacemakers. Worldwide, the industry is worth over £200 billion a year. But how well regulated are these devices? In a joint investigation with the medical journal, BMJ, Dispatches looks at three types of devices put in the hip, heart and head. Weighing up the benefits and risks, Deborah Davies asks if the current system needs to be changed to give better protection to patients and doctors.

Panorama: Kids in Care

TX: BBC1 5th October 2010 at 21:00

Since Baby P there has been a 40% increase in the number of children taken into care by the state. There are now 70,000 children being ‘looked after’ in the system. What happens to them? Can the system offer them a better life?

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