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August 12, 1996

Season 4

01. Years Apart

Three couples decided to fly in the face of social convention by choosing to be together despite age gaps greater than 25 years. What particular strains do such differences place upon long-term relationships? Can love bridge the age gap? All three couples talk frankly about personal and familial reactions.

August 12, 1996

02. The Museum

A tempestuous year in the life of London's Victoria & Albert Museum.

October 23, 1996

03. Broken Homes

Documentary film-maker Lynn Alleway explores the problems fathers have in keeping touch with their children after separation or divorce. Tonight, three separated families reveal the difficulties of staying in touch - and staying friends.

October 30, 1996

04. The Selling Game

The secrets of the antiques trade are revealed in this programme about three traders who sell antiques to the very rich. David Dickinson knows what his clients like, and has to buy 20 or 30 new pieces each month. Keith Skeele deals at a remarkable rate: at a Paris fair he can easily spend £200,000 in a day. Lady Pamela Pidgeon has an impressive client list-will one of them pay £500,000 for a writing desk?

November 6, 1996

05. Dog Trouble

They can set neighbour against neighbour, damage houses and gardens and make others' lives a misery with their noise and mess. This film portrays dogs as agents of social mayhem.

November 13, 1996

06. A Pleasant Land

The story of 61-year-old beef farmer Robin White , who wants to quit after BSE left him with cattle that nobody can eat and no one will buy.

November 20, 1996

07. To the Manor Bought

Robert Smith sells grand feudal titles to wealthy commoners, such as Melody Urquhart, now known as the Baroness of Leyny. This film follows the newly titled through a summer of auctions and functions, culminating in a ball for those celebrating their elevated status.

November 27, 1996

08. Going for Broke

The story of Keith Sinclair, whose horse-trailer business flourished in the eighties but went under with the new decade. He blames the bank for his downfall and his subsequent inability to start afresh.

December 4, 1996

09. The Power and the Glory

A behind-the-scenes look of the annual power boat race at Cowes.

December 11, 1996

10. The Flickering Flame

In his first full-length documentary for BBC TV, director Ken Loach returns to the Liverpool docks, the subject 27 years ago of his drama The Big Flame. Today the docks are the scene of a bitter dispute.

December 18, 1996