Programmes 2010

9pm, Tues 9th & Weds 10th March 2010 on BBC1

Almost 2 and a half million people are unemployed in Britain today. Four famous volunteers are going to four unemployment black spots across the country to discover what it's like to be jobless. Larry Lamb, Meg Matthews, Emma Parker Bowles and Diarmuid Gavin grapple with the reality of living on £10 a day and looking for a job when there aren’t any.

Four MPs spend eight days and nights on four of the toughest council estates in the country. What happens when those who have the power to make a difference finally confront the harsh reality of the Britain they’ve helped create?

What do you do if you really want a girl but just keep on giving brith to boys? Keep trying, like the Bowens have, for 21 years? Forty-three year old Wendy Bowen has eight boys but is still desperate for a daughter. Her biological clock ticking has turned into an obsession.