Comedian, actor and ex-English teacher Greg Davies is a lifelong fan of Barry Hines's classic novel A Kestrel for a Knave, the story of Billy Casper training a kestrel as an escape from his troubled home and school life. In this documentary, Greg goes in search of the book's enduring appeal, travelling to Barnsley, where the book was set and where Ken Loach's famous adaptation, Kes, was filmed.
A look at life in the protected countryside of the national parks of the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales.
A look at Pulp's Common People, a song that examines class, politics and Britain in the 90s.
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