Series 2 (March 2005)

Cannabis and chocolate

For decades people have taken cannabis for fun - but sick people are increasingly turning to the drug as a painkiller.

Fake ID cards fuel underage binge drinking

Inside Out meets binge drinkers as young as 14 who are using fake ID cards to buy alcohol.

Car cloning

Unscrupulous characters are making driving an even more expensive luxury.

Language school visa scam

Inside Out's Chris Packham goes undercover to expose a visa scam at a Brighton language school

The real life chicken run

Battery hens are being liberated by one woman determined they end their days in freedom.

Hotel not-so-Grand

Inside Out goes undercover to investigate a hotel which could be bad for your health.

Series 1 (Feb-April 2004)

Run down Rowner

Once named the worst estate in the country, Rowner in Gosport, Hampshire, has struggled hard to re-create the heart of its community. So what is the latest..?

Drugs and driving

Tough measures to crack down on drivers who take drugs will shortly be introduced by Police forces around the country. Inside Out looks at the growing drugs and driving problem.

Weeley - Let it rock!

In the summer of 1971, the nation's top rock bands descended on Weeley. It was a festival to remember. T. Rex, Rod Stewart and Status Quo were amongst the artists making Weeley the capital of cool.

Car-jacking

Would you know what to do if you were sitting at a road junction and a car thief hammered on the window shouting at you to get out? This is car-jacking.

Muhammad Ali - The greatest!

Muhammad Ali was the greatest boxer of his generation. But in 1977 he swapped his boxing gloves to make a charity trip to South Shields. Inside Out looks back at this memorable visit.

Wedding day pop videos

Wedding videos may make you think of tedious shots, mumbling voices and blurred guests. But a Lancashire company are recording marital moments in a style reminiscent of MTV rather than Mendelssohn …

Smuggling - Khat

Khat is the latest drug to hit Britain and the States. But why are so many young men from Kent risking imprisonment by smuggling the drug to the USA, where it is sold as a Class 1 narcotic?

Wartime grave discovery

Divers have discovered the wartime graves of 58 German submariners on two wrecked submarines off the Yorkshire coast.

Town and gown struggles

Universities are expanding at a rapid rate - latest figures show 40% of 18 to 30-year-olds are in higher education. But is this influx of fun-seeking freshers putting extreme pressure on local communities?

Smoking - Fuming mad?

Health experts argue that a ban on smoking in public places will make us healthier. Inside Out looks at whether smokers will be fuming mad if no smoking areas get the go-ahead.

Puppy farm exposed

Inside Out Extra uncovers the misery behind the puppy farming trade, and asks why council officials did not act sooner to stop a puppy farm near Farnham.

Banished to boot camp

Suzie El Madawi, a tearaway teen, was sent to a Mexican boot camp by her mum. But did a stretch in this controversial institution tame Suzie's behaviour?

Gay fostering

It's a tough world out there, and going through teenage years can be hard, but when you're in care, it's tougher still. Inside Out discovers how a gay fostering couple can provide a loving home.

Shell shock

The First World War devastated the lives of a generation of young men. But the trauma of war didn't end when the guns stopped firing ...

Living in debt

Living in debt is a fact of life for many householders. Inside Out investigates how money lenders are targetting some of the most vulnerable people on the South's housing estates.

The Rector of Stiffkey

Harold Davidson, the Rector of Stiffkey in Norfolk was perhaps better known as the Prostitutes' Padre. He was thrown out of the Church for immoral behaviour in the 1930s. But was he the victim of a terrible miscarriage of justice?

War in the Dales

The Yorkshire Dales National Park appears peaceful and calm - but there's a war underway in this unlikely location. It's boots and bobble hats versus bull bars and big tyres.

Cultural revolution?

The North East is at the forefront of a cultural revolution. But how does the region really compare with London when it comes to being cultured?

Life's a beach

Do you have your summer holiday booked yet? No? Take a closer look, with Inside Out, at the Thames foreshore - it may just be the answer.

Dangers of bogus taxis

Inside Out exposes the dangers of illegal taxis prowling our city centres and the woman who found a rapist was driving her home.