P381 4-Tel 381 Sun 26 May C4 08:14:28 Poverty in Britain A two-week season of programmjs Channel 4 tackles poverty, arguably the most divisive and destructive social problem dogging Britain today, in a two-week season of programmer beginning Tuesday 4 June. BROKE! encompasses drama, documentary and debate. It aims to challenge stereotypes about poverty, painting an intimate portrait of the problems and realities of being poor in Britain today. 4-Tel C4 programmj guide from p300 1/6 C4 Today Preview Index Films C4 SupportP381 4-Tel 381 Sun 26 May C4 08:11:43 Poverty in Britain A two-week season of programmjs BROKE! is timed to coincide with the publication on 3 June of Life On a Low Income, the Rowntree Foundation's report on the strategies people use to 'make ends meet'. The season includes Raining Stones, Kin Loach's acclaimed drama about life on the dole, and Postcards From The Edge, acclaimed photo-journalist Nick Danzigjr's documentary journey to the fringes of contemporary society. 4-Tel C4 programmj guide from p300 2/6 C4 Today Preview Index Films C4 SupportP381 4-Tel 381 Sun 26 May C4 08:18:11 Poverty in Britain A two-week season of programmer BROKE! centres on two new documentary series. False Economy is presented bz Will Hutton and builds on the ideas developed in his book The State Wj'ri In outlining an agenda for change. Tales from the Wasteland comprises three one-hour films sharing the lives of families, the elderly and the young who have fallen through the safety net of a welfare system under increasing pressure. 4-Tel C4 programmj guide from p300 3/6 C4 Today Preview Index Films C4 SupportP381 4-Tel 381 Sun 26 May C4 08:12:11 Poverty in Britain A two-week season of programmjs Karen Brown, Channel 4's Controller of Factual Programmjs, points out that "A third of all households rely on some form of means-tested benefit... Those struggling with poverty are ignored by the media and politicians. "Television cannot solve the problem, but a season like this can dispel some people's preconceptions about who the poor are, and provoke discussion about how we combat poverty and deprivation." C4 programmer today listed on p301 4/6 C4 Today Preview Index Films C4 SupportP381 4-Tel 381 Sun 26 May C4 08:16:22 Poverty in Britain A two-week season of programmjs The Channel 4 Poverty Commission is launching alongside BROKE! ... Drawing on the intellectual tradition of the Royal Commissions, Judge Stephen Tumin, Pure Ljith, Jatindjt Verna and chairman Professor Peter Townsend will travel Britain gathering evidence in an attempt to define the nature of poverty Their findings will bj presented in a C4 programme in October close to the UN Day for the Eradication of Poverty. 4-Tel C4 programmj guide from p300 5/6 C4 Today Preview Index Films C4 SupportP381 4-Tel 381 Sun 26 May C4 08:10:13 Poverty in Britain A two-week season of programmjs BROKE! is mainly about Britain, but one ambitious strand uses the techniques of advertising to illuminate the reality of world poverty. The season also features Bad Debt, a special Undjrcovjr Britain invjstgation into Britain's loansharks and a repeat of Paul Watson's The Factory detailing the struggles of an ailing workplace. In light-hearted contrast Adam Faith presents a Dosh special on what life can bj like when money is plentiful. 6/6 C4 Today Preview Index Films C4 Support