Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20100104 | Journalist Melanie Phillips embarks on a personal journey to explore what work means to some of the most vulnerable and socially-excluded people in Britain. Melanie is known for her uncompromising views on the 'workshy' beneficiaries of the welfare state but will her theories stand up in the face of the complex and difficult lives of the people she meets?
In this first programme Melanie travels to the north-east of England to meet unemployed young people who are struggling to find their way into the labour market and a married couple who are desperate to move themselves into work and away from dependency.
Melanie Phillips travels to the northeast of England to meet young NEETs. Melanie Phillips explores what work means to some of the most vulnerable people in Britain |
| 02 | 20100111 | Journalist Melanie Phillips embarks on a personal journey to explore what work means to some of the most vulnerable and socially-excluded people in Britain. Melanie is known for her uncompromising views on the 'workshy' beneficiaries of the welfare state but will her theories stand up in the face of the complex and difficult lives of the people she meets?
Melanie spends time with cleaners and catering staff working on the minimum wage and asks what motivates them to work. Would Melanie's own assiduous work ethic survive night shifts, low pay and cleaning lavatories?
Melanie Phillips spends time with cleaners and catering staff working on the minimum wage. Melanie Phillips explores what work means to some of the most vulnerable people in Britain |