True Stories

Latest Episodes

• Men in the Woods

  Film-maker Jane Treays embarks on a quest to track down the two men who cast a shadow over her childhood by indecently exposing themselves to her. Along the way she consults an eminent expert on the psychological make-up of sex offenders and meets some of the estimated three quarters of British women who have undergone similar traumas

• Monica Lewinsky

  Monica Lewinsky receives questions from an invited audience, consisting mainly of students, about her relationship with ex-President Bill Clinton. Among the subjects addressed are the Starr Report, the effects on herself, her family and friends, the betrayal of Linda Tripp and the manner in which the event was distorted by the media

• Mad Hot Ballroom

  Marilyn Agrelo's documentary film, which follows the progress of 11-year-old pupils from the New York City state school system, as they enter the world of competitive ballroom dancing. Despite their initial reluctance to participate, the youngsters' journey into merengue, rumba, tango, the foxtrot and swing sees them transformed into determined competitors, who begin to rethink their definitions of 'cool' by learning more about the world around them