Inside Out (2002 TV programme)

Inside Out is the brand name for a number of regional television programmes in England that were broadcast on BBC One. Each series, made by a BBC region, focuses on stories from the local area. Commissioned by BBC One controller Lorraine Heggessey, the programme began on 9 September 2002 and replaced a number of different titles previously used on BBC Two.
The programme ended on 30 March 2020 and was replaced in 2022 by a new programme, We Are England, which has fewer regional editions and focusses on one subject per edition with regional takes on the chosen subject.

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Versions

Inside Out London – Presented by Sean FletcherInside Out East England|South East] – Presented by Natalie GrahamInside Out South – Presented by Jon CuthillInside Out South West – Presented by Jemma WoodmanInside Out West – Presented by Alastair McKeeInside Out West Midlands – Presented by Ayo AkinwolereInside Out North West – Presented by Jacey NormandInside Out North East & Cumbria – Presented by Chris JacksonInside Out Yorkshire & Lincolnshire – Presented by Keeley Donovan Inside Out East Midlands – Presented by Lukwesa Burak.Inside Out East – Presented by David WhiteleyInside Out Channel Islands – began early 2012Inside Out England – Presented by Lukwesa Burak
Inside Out England shows selected stories from the regional programmes and is shown across England which is hosted by Matthew Wright. But this was relaunched in 2016 as Inside Out as a weekly round up on the BBC News channel, with Lukwesa Burak presenting.

Controversy

The East Midlands edition of the show caused controversy in one programme when Ray Gosling claimed to have smothered a former lover who had AIDS. The programme was filmed in December 2009 but only shown in February 2010. A debate over whether the BBC should have told the police before airing the programme followed, with the broadcaster also being accused of promoting assisted suicide. Gosling's claims were later found to be false.
In January 2013, the writer and presenter Chris Geiger investigated a self-styled spiritual healer who claimed to be able to treat cancer using a special diet. Chris Geiger, a cancer survivor himself, used a hidden camera and posed as a client; again this programme provoked widespread debate.