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S01E02 - "Episode 2"
Aired on Oct 29, 2010, 8:00 PM
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E1
Episode 1
Richard Bilton turns detective and uncovers a moving story of one family's journey from grinding poverty in a York slum to undreamt of success as a Hollywood actor.
Oct 22, 2010
60 min
E2
Episode 2
Richard Bilton compares the lives of the jobless in 1910 with their modern-day counterparts. A century ago single mums lived on the brink of starvation - now our costly benefits system means that children do not go hungry. But has the welfare state created new problems? And as the government embarks on the biggest shake-up of benefits for a generation, what lessons can we learn from research into unemployment carried out a hundred years ago?
Oct 29, 2010
60 min
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