30 Minutes Special Report

Latest Episodes

• Pride and Prejudice

  Navid Akhtar meets Muslim families in the Midlands to see how they cope with the conflicting pressures of liberal Western ways and their strict traditions in a bid to find out why many young people are turning their backs on the former in favour of a return to their religion and culture

• Lady in Waiting

  The physical and mental transformation of 37-year-old transsexual Clive as he undergoes hormone therapy to become Sheryl, while waiting for the sex change operation which will make the metamorphosis complete. The programme talks to her and her family about what this process will mean and hears from Tim Terry, an expert in gender dysphoria

• Doctor in the House

  Profile of retired hospital consultant Dr Richard Taylor, who entered Parliament on a groundswell of popular support for the Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern Party, following his progress during his first months in office as he fights for the reopening of Kidderminster Hospital's A&E department. How will he fare as a lone voice in the corridors of power?