About this season
A BBC documentary film strand, with the focus on investigative journalism.
Episodes (8)
1. Telephone Terror
Aired 25 May 1995
Documentary follows the BT Nuisance calls bureau in combatting nuisance callers and working with police to support the victims
2. Caroline's Baby
Aired 1 June 1995
The harrowing story of Caroline Beale, a woman from east London, charged with murdering her baby daughter in a New York hotel bathroom. The complex issues involved in her case will come before an American jury in June.
3. Survivors
Aired 8 June 1995
Tonight's programme looks at three victims of post traumatic stress disorder and the new treatment they are undertaking.
4. Mountain Rescue
Aired 15 June 1995
Mountain climbing is currently Britain's fastest growing sport. However, with the increase in popularity comes an increase in the number of people who need to be rescued. This past winter 64 people were caught in Scottish avalanches and ten of them died as a result. Tonight's programme features unprecedented access to the organisations that make up the Scottish Mountain Rescue, which include 25 civilian units, two teams from the RAF and helicopters from both the navy and the air force, as they attempt to battle against the elements to rescue injured climbers.
5. Art Detectives
Aired 22 June 1995
London has become the international clearing house for thousands of stolen paintings and antiques. Detective Inspector Jill McTigue and her "Art Squad" at Scotland Yard find themselves investigating thefts that can take them from the streets of London to the Egyptian desert. They also go on the trail of two Turners stolen from the Tate worth £24 million.
6. Road Rage
Aired 28 June 1995
According to the AA, nine out of ten drivers have experienced road rage. Inside Story tries to discover what makes ordinary people become raging beasts when they sit behind the wheel of their car.
7. Terrifying Love
Aired 6 July 1995
An investigation of a court system set up to deal with domestic violence. Each year in the USA, over six million women are beaten by their abusive partners and around 4,000 thousand are killed. To deal with this hidden crime, a unique and ground breaking court was established in Miami, Florida. Inside Story travels to the Domestic Violence Court where the judges are determined to break this horrific cycle of violence. The court deals with wife beaters by sending them for treatment to reform their abusive behaviour. Since the court was set up, the number of victims prepared to prosecute has more than doubled, and many women tell the judges that they have literally saved their lives.
8. Inside 25 Cromwell Street
Aired 6 December 1995
In the wake of Rosemary West's trial we hear exclusive testimony from the only people qualified to describe life as it really was inside 25 Cromwell Street: this is the story of Stephen and Mae West - the oldest surviving children of Fred and Rosemary.