Modern Times — Season 11

Sept 2000

Father and son relationships are dissected in the passionate and volatile world of under 11's football, where winning is more than everything.

Sept 2000

Tonight's documentary focuses on mature people who refuse to see age as a barrier to romance. They include Olga, who had a holiday romance, 70-year-old David, who makes 56-year-old Lorna act like a "lovesick teenager", and Edna, who is having the time of her life with fellow sexagenarian Harry.

Sept 2000

Death doesn't mean you can't be a father-if you're in America. Pamela Reno's son is dead, but her dream of being a grandmother lives on. Gaby Vernoff has an 18-month-old daughter by a husband who died four years ago. This documentary examines their motives and the ethics of "posthumous procreation"

Sept 2000

With statistics showing that in Britain two young men a day kill themselves, Modern Times examines the role of the internet in suicide. Unable to communicate in any other way, depressed young men are turning to the many websites dedicated to suicide to share feelings and discuss methods.

Oct 2000

Sudden Wealth Syndrome has arrived in California's Silicon Valley, a condition afflicting Americans struggling to come to terms with recently acquired wealth. This film from the human-interest strand, the last until a new series is aired next spring, follows five newly made millionaires as they tackle the problem.