We Are England (2022 TV programme)

BBC regional documentary

We Are England

Genre| News, current affairs
Country of origin| England
Original language| English
Production
Running time| 30 minutes
Original release
Network|

* BBC One
* BBC One HD
* BBC News Channel
* BBC Three

Release| 26 January 2022 (2022-01-26) –
present
Related

* Inside Out
* BBC Scotland Investigates (1993)

We Are England[1] is a regional current affairs documentary programme shown on BBC One.[2][3] The programme is made by six teams around England, based in Birmingham, London, Bristol, Leeds, Newcastle and Norwich. The programme airs six original half-hour documentaries each week, with each week themed around a different topic; the first theme was Mental Health.[4] The programme replaced regional current affairs show Inside Out. A notable change was that each We Are England episode is a single half hour documentary, whereas Inside Out normally aired a collection of short-form pieces in its 30 minute slot. Another change is a cutback in the number of teams, from 11 regional hubs to six.

## Broadcast

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Aisling O'Connor, the head of TV commissioning for BBC England, commissioned 120 episodes to be broadcast in 2022, with the first being shown on 26 January 2022 at 7:30pm.[5][6][7][8][9] In-addition to being shown on BBC One and BBC iPlayer select episodes are also repeated on BBC News.[10]

The first four episodes of We Are England aired on Wednesdays at 7:30pm. After the fourth Farming England,[11][12][13] the series moved to a timeslot of 8:30pm. This move was due to the BBC's decision to schedule a new 'soap hour' over its two main channels with a regular timeslot for EastEnders on BBC One at 7.30pm.[14]

In May 2022, the BBC announced a raft of closures, restructures and cost-cutting measures.[15] One of these was the decision not to renew We Are England for a third series.[16]

In July 2022,[17] a number of documentaries from the We Are England strand (including ones featuring Bimini,[18][19] Jayde Adams[20][21] and Jassa Ahluwalia)[22][23] were repeated on BBC Three, alongside a number of similarly formatted 30 minute documentaries. However, rather than being grouped under the We Are England or Our Lives[24][25] brands, these new documentaries were now just being listed under one off titles such as Filthy Business[26][27] and Queen of Trucks[28][29] on the BBC iPlayer and in programme guides.

## Episode list

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We Are England launched on 26 January 2022, airing 60 original half hour documentaries over 10 weeks. In February 2022, an episode about a cryptocurrency[30][31] trader from the Bossing It theme (about young entrepreneurs) was pulled from broadcast at late notice, citing "editorial concerns".[32][33] Another episode was later taken down from BBC iPlayer, Unfiltered, a BBC Cambridgeshire and East documentary originally broadcast in that region on 26 January 2022, which featured 19 year old dancer Mia and had an appearance from TV personality Vicky Pattison.[34]

No.  | Title  | Subjects  | Airdate

|
|
|

1 | Mental Health[35] |

* Poignant stories exploring mental health issues around the country

| 26 January 2022
|  | ''Veterans Road to Recovery'' (Manchester)  |
|  | "Unfiltered" (Cambridge)  |
|  | Nature on My Mind (Somerset)  |
|  | Fighting My Phobia (Coventry)  |
|  | Cold Swim (Tynemouth)  |
|  | Becoming Dad (Watford)  |
2 | The Night Shift[36] |

* Who is keeping our country and industry moving while we sleep?

| 2 February 2022
|  | Life Blood (London)  |
|  | Down at the Docks (Bristol)  |
|  | Night Nurses (Birmingham)  |
|  | Our Bin Lorry Life (Peterborough)  |
|  | One Night in Newcastle  |
|  | One Night at the Fish Market (Grimsby)  |
3 | Bossing It[37] |

* Young entrepreneurs striving to set up successful businesses in the face of adversity.

| 9 February 2022
|  | Fighting for Fashion (Exeter)  |
|  | Steffi and the Chocolate Factory  |
|  | Photo Me Famous  |
|  | The Container King  |
|  | The Beauty Boss  |
4 | Farming England[38] |

* How England's farms are taking on new challenges and keeping their businesses afloat.

| 16 February 2022
|  | When the Boats Come in (Falmouth)  |
|  | The Crisp Farmers (Hereford)  |
|  | My Norfolk Farm  |
|  | First Time Farmers  |
|  | Farming on the Spectrum (Oxfordshire)  |
|  | Crisis on the Farm  |
5 | Belonging | Exploring the many ways community spirit and support changes our lives. | 23 February 2022
|  | The Real Vicars of Dibley  |
|  | Our Skate Park Life (Hastings)  |
|  | Our Fight Club (Middlesbrough)  |
|  | Our Derby Dance School  |
|  | The Real Phoenix Nights (Clacton)  |
|  | Cornwall's Last Raceway  |
6  | A Place Called Home | Six personal stories highlight the complex issues we face in finding a place to call home.  | 7 March 2022
|  | Hanging on to Home (London)  |
|  | Van Life (Bristol)  |
|  | Staying Afloat (Cambridgeshire)  |
|  | Homes for the Homeless (Nottingham)  |
|  | Students in Suburbia (Newcastle)  |
|  | Fighting for Our Homes (Leeds)  |
7  | Sporting Heroes | We meet sporting heroes across England who are challenging the status quo.  | 14 March 2022
|  | Swim School  |
|  | Mick Walks for England  |
|  | Make Me a Jockey  |
|  | Fighting for Me  |
|  | Football Fat Fighters  |
|  | Bouncing Back  |
8  | Made in England | Stories that champion England’s manufacturing and craftmanship.  | 21 March 2022
|  | The 007 Shoe Factory  |
|  | Make Mine a 99  |
|  | Inside the Jet Engine Factory  |
|  | A Very British Bike Factory  |
|  | Our Northern Jacket Empire  |
|  | The Biggest Smallest Car Company  |
9  | True Crime | Discovering new evidence in unsolved murder cases in England.  | 28 March 2022
|  | Finding Michelle Bettles  |
|  | Who Killed Barry Rubery?  |
|  | Knife Angels  |
|  | Who Killed Dad?  |
|  | Our Adam  |
|  | Why Did My Brother End Up Dead?  |
10  | My Hometown | Six celebrities take us on a personal journey of discovery in their hometowns.  | 4 April 2022
|  | Graft: Uncovering My Roots  |
|  | Bimini Bon Boulash: Homecoming Queen  |
|  | Jassa Ahluwalia: Am I English?  |
|  | Livvy Haydock: My Hometown  |
|  | Kema Kay: My Hometown  |

## References

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1. ^ Tonja (27 August 2014). "CIRCOM Regional". CIRCOM Regional. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
2. ^ "BBC One - We Are England - Available now".
3. ^ "BBC One - We Are England".
4. ^ "BBC One - We Are England, Mental Health, Unfiltered - Cambridge".
5. ^ "BBC commissions 120 We Are England documentaries". 6 January 2022.
6. ^ "We Are England replaces Inside Out on BBC One". 7 January 2022.
7. ^ "BBC England launches new current affairs programme as platform for underserved audiences". 10 January 2022.
8. ^ "We Are England to redraw BBC TV regions". 25 January 2022.
9. ^ "BBC announces new regional current affairs strand for England". 6 January 2022.
10. ^ "BBC One - We Are England, Mental Health, Cold Swim - Tynemouth".
11. ^ "BBC One - We Are England, Farming England, My Norfolk Farm". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
12. ^ "BBC One - We Are England, Farming England, When the Boats Come In - Falmouth". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
13. ^ "BBC One - We Are England, Farming England, The Crisp Farmers - Hereford". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
14. ^ "BBC launches new soap hour". RXTV info. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
15. ^ "BBC announces raft of closures with CBBC and BBC Four to be online only". The Guardian. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
16. ^ "BBC to move CBBC and BBC Four online". BBC News. 26 May 2022.
17. ^ "BBC One - We Are England".
18. ^ "BBC One - We Are England, My Hometown, Bimini Bon Boulash: Homecoming Queen".
19. ^ "We Are England - My Hometown: Bimini Bon Boulash: Homecoming Queen".
20. ^ "We Are England - My Hometown: Jayde Adams: Coming Home".
21. ^ "BBC One - We Are England, My Hometown, Jayde Adams: Coming Home".
22. ^ "BBC One - We Are England, My Hometown, Jassa Ahluwalia: Am I English?".
23. ^ "We Are England - My Hometown: Jassa Ahluwalia: Am I English?".
24. ^ "BBC One - Our Lives".
25. ^ "BBC One - Our Lives - Available now".
26. ^ "Filthy Business".
27. ^ "BBC Three - Filthy Business".
28. ^ "BBC Three - Queen of Trucks".
29. ^ "Queen of Trucks".
30. ^ Stephanie Balloo (9 February 2022). "BBC pull documentary on young refugee Hanad Hassan who claims he turned £37 into £5.9m - Birmingham Live". birminghammail.co.uk. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
31. ^ "BBC pulls We Are England episode | News". Broadcast. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
32. ^ "BBC pulls another episode of We Are England current affairs show". the Guardian. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
33. ^ "BBC cryptocurrency documentary pulled from air at last minute". TheGuardian.com. 10 February 2022.
34. ^ "BBC One - We Are England, Mental Health, Unfiltered - Cambridge". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
35. ^ "BBC One - We Are England, Mental Health". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
36. ^ "BBC One - We Are England, The Night Shift". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
37. ^ "BBC One - We Are England, Bossing It". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
38. ^ "BBC One - We Are England, Farming England". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 26 February 2022.

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