Inside Story - Season 17 / Year 1998

Season 17 / Year 1998

Episodes

House Traders
People love to hate estate agents but they also need to use them. Inside Story examines the strange love-hate relationship between the agents, their clients and the buyers.

Searching For Amy
In 1974 Amy Billig was abducted by a biker gang passing through her small Florida community.
Today Amy would be 40. Her mother is convinced she is still alive and has spent the intervening years searching for her. Inside Story joins the relentless search and reveals a dramatic ending.

Schoolgirl Mums
Britain has the highest number of underage mothers in Europe. Tonight, Inside Story takes a look at the different experiences of three young women who all became pregnant before they were 16.

Forbidden Love
Documentary telling the stories of three Asian women in mixed-race relationships who faced violence, intimidation and isolation after rejecting a traditional arranged marriage.

Dazzled
A behind-the-scenes look at the world of supermodels, following a group of teenage hopefuls during New York Fashion Week.

Decent Scum
A film exploring the troubled world of the young homeless through the eyes of Tommy and Crystal, a couple living on the streets of London. As Tommy tries to help Crystal kick her drug habit, they start to dream of getting off the streets for ever.

Tongue-Tied
In March 1997 The Times newspaper columnist and broadcaster John Diamond was diagnosed with throat cancer. Inside Story follows Diamond through the year that has changed both him and his life forever.

Confessions of a Car Salesman
Tonight, a look at the sales methods used in car showrooms.

Boy Crazy
The documentary series tells the story of an American teacher whose affair with a 13-year-old pupil has resulted in her imprisonment on two occasions and the birth of two children.

Drug Raped
The sleeping pill Rohypnol has become known as the date-rape drugin Britain and the USA.
Tonight reveals the effect the drug has on people's behaviour and interviews women who are trying to seek justice after being drugged and then raped.

Test Tube Dads
Since the Second World War, two million babies have been born worldwide as a result of donor insemination. This programme meets some of the children who are now struggling to come to terms with thei r identities, and donors who explain their feelings about their offspring.

Justin Fashanu - Fallen Hero
Britain's first million pound black footballer, Justin Fashanu , seemingly had everything-looks, talent and money. But last May his body was found in a lock-up garage in London's East End. He had, apparently, hanged himself. By talking to those who knew him best, including exclusive interviews with his brother John and other family members, Inside Story seeks to uncover the real Justin Fashanu
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