Inside Story — Season 17

Aired 6 January 1998

People love to hate estate agents but they also need to use them. Inside Story examines the strange love-hate relationship between the agents, their clients and the buyers.

Aired 13 January 1998

In 1974 Amy Billig was abducted by a biker gang passing through her small Florida community. Today Amy would be 40. Her mother is convinced she is still alive and has spent the intervening years searching for her. Inside Story joins the relentless search and reveals a dramatic ending.

Aired 20 January 1998

Britain has the highest number of underage mothers in Europe. Tonight Inside Story takes a look at the different experiences of three young women who all became pregnant before they were 16.

Aired 3 February 1998

Documentary telling the stories of three Asian women in mixed-race relationships who faced violence, intimidation and isolation after rejecting a traditional arranged marriage.

Aired 10 February 1998

A behind-the-scenes look at the world of supermodels, following a group of teenage hopefuls during New York Fashion Week.

Aired 17 February 1998

The series concludes with a film exploring the troubled world of the young homeless through the eyes of Tommy and Crystal, a couple living on the streets of London. As Tommy tries to help Crystal kick her drug habit, they start to dream of getting off the streets for ever.

Aired 22 April 1998

The programme follows Centaur, a group of Welsh strippers, as they leave their wives and families to perform for audiences of screaming women in Britain's clubs. The resulting film says as much about the sexuality of nineties women as it does about stripping.

Aired 15 June 1998

In March 1997 The Times newspaper columnist and broadcaster John Diamond was diagnosed with throat cancer. Inside Story follows Diamond through the year that has changed both him and his life forever.

Aired 28 July 1998

Tonight a look at the sales methods used in car showrooms.

Aired 4 August 1998

The story of Mary Kay Letourneau who married her sixth-grade student after serving prison time for raping him. Their student-teacher relationship made headlines in 1995 when he was 12 and she was 34.

Aired 18 August 1998

The sleeping pill Rohypnol has become known as the date-rape drug in Britain and the USA. Tonight reveals the effect the drug has on people's behaviour and interviews women who are trying to seek justice after being drugged and then raped.

Aired 25 August 1998

Since the Second World War, two million babies have been born worldwide as a result of donor insemination. This programme meets some of the children who are now struggling to come to terms with their identities, and donors who explain their feelings about their offspring.

Aired 3 September 1998

Britain's first million pound black footballer, Justin Fashanu, seemingly had everything - looks, talent and money. But last May his body was found in a lock-up garage in London's East End. He had, apparently, hanged himself. By talking to those who knew him best, including exclusive interviews with his brother John and other family members, Inside Story seeks to uncover the real Justin Fashanu.