The criminals are often much closer to home than we’d like to think. ibid.
Stealing from the elderly – the impact on victims. The people taking matters into their own hands. And the family fraudsters abusing their attorney position. Tonight: Fraud: Robbing the Elderly, ITV 2019
More older people are falling victim to theft and fraud crimes than ever before … Often the perpetrators are those they ought to be able to rely on the most. ibid.
Looking after the grandkids: the true cost. Helping to prop up the nation’s workforce? Stepping in when families need support. So, should grandparents have more rights? Tonight: Looking After the Grandkids, ITV 2022
It’s been estimated that grandparents are saving more than £7 billion in childcare costs every year. ibid.
Families in crisis. Parents desperate to get help for their loved ones. What can we all do to help? And why talking matters. Tonight: Can Britain Get Talking? ITV 2023
There’s something we need to make sure doesn’t get neglected. And that’s our own and our children’s mental health. ibid.
I’m fascinated by modern family life. I want to find out about Britain’s more unusual households. Lifestyles that others might judge … I’m on route to go and meet a poly-amorous couple. Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over s1e1, W 2019
‘We’ll go on dates, go to parties, and have more short-term experiences.’ ibid. wife
I’m coming to stay experiencing all aspects of family life to find out what really makes them tick. I’m spending the weekend with the Sacconejolys, the UK’s most popular online family. Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over s1e2: The Family Who Live Online
With an estimated net worth of over a million pounds from their YouTube channel alone. ibid.
They filmed the birth of their child. ibid.
I am on my way to go and meet a family who describe themselves as being unconventional. My understanding at this point is that the kids don’t go to school, they’re not home-schooled, it’s a child-led parenting. No rules, very lose, they’ll eat when they want, they go to sleep when they want. They don’t vaccine the kids. Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over s1e3: The Family Without Rules
The whole family sleeps in the bed together. ibid.
The kids are animated. ibid.
Mixed martial arts or cage fighting is one of the fastest growing sports in Britain. But with the number of life-altering injuries, and even fatalities, it’s also one of the most controversial. With the rise of superstars like Colin McGregor, there has been a grass roots surge in the sport, especially amongst children. Kids as young as four are fighting in gyms across the country. Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over s1e4: Cage Fighting Kid
A family who think their 14-year-old son has what it takes to get to the very top of the sport. ibid.
I love the sport. I follow it, yeah. ibid.
Unlike the adult division, punches to the head are forbidden. ibid.
131,214. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints have over sixteen million members worldwide. Their belief that Jesus appeared in America after the Crucifixion has attracted both criticism and ridicule. With a huge business empire, questions have been raised about the church’s financial and political ambitions. In the UK there are nearly two hundred thousand British Latter-Day Saints. Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over s1e5: Mormons
‘We’re trying to follow Jesus Christ’s example.’ ibid. mother of sleep-over family
Sending young people out on recruitment drives around the world is vital for the church to prevent their numbers from falling. Adam will soon start attending mission school and learn how to recruit new church members from the street. ibid.
The number of missionaries returning home early has increased dramatically with many of them citing mental health issues. ibid.
‘We don’t recognise marriage between same-sex couples.’ ibid. mother
Since primary school Adam has been exposed to the idea that going on a mission is the right thing to do. So was it really his decision? ibid.
The Church of Jesus Christ has built lavish temples all over the world funded largely by members who are expected to donate ten per cent of their income. This gives the church an annual revenue in the billions. And being a religion, it operates tax-free with little accountability of how it spends members’ money. ibid.
A lot of what I’m hearing seems to come from a good place. ibid.
Rich old Crow: People like Johnny have worked their guts out.
Stacey: But he was privileged from the start.
Rich old Crow glares angrily: What’s wrong with that? Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over s1e6: Landed Gentry
For some people the line between the life you log on to and reality are increasingly blurred. One couple in Korea live their virtual lives at the cost of their real lives … Love Child, television news, 2014
The only crime of its nature in which a child [Sarang] had died as an indirect result of internet gaming. ibid. Andrew Salmon re South Korean case
The genius of online gaming is that you can connect to thousands of players at the same time in the same internet space. ibid.
Just before the turn of the millennium, [South] Korea to the astonishment of the world found itself with probably the finest internet infrastructure on the planet. ibid.
The couple sold their virtual money to those who wanted to buy game items without investing the time it takes to earn them. Some call it Gold Farming, and as far as I could tell, this was the only way the couple earned income. ibid. reporter
Korea’s MMORPG games today enable users to decorate their avatars by charging the game cash, so called ‘game avatars’. ibid. young player
They would come in [Internet Bang] after dinner and play all night. They were so happy lost in this game together. ibid. reporter
They [parents of baby] had clearly fallen through the cracks of society. Rather a sad couple. They were unaware of what they had been doing. They had no information about raising children. ibid. Andrew Salmon
For some people who suffer from boredom, lose vigour, become depressed, video games provide the only comfort. They play games because they have nothing else to do. They barely eat and barely go out. They become like a hermit. ibid. psychiatrist
There is still controversy around whether the [South Korean] Law should include ‘online addiction’ in the category of mentally and physically ill. ibid. defence dude
She secretly game birth to a baby in the PC Bang toilet stall and suffocated the baby with the plastic bag. She was addicted to online gaming and roamed around the PC bang homeless. She started having contractions and went to the public restroom to give birth to a child. ibid. captions
The judge in the case accepted a psychological evaluation alleging they were addicted to online gaming. ibid. defence dude
It’s a basic responsibility as a human to feed a baby. It’s not something to be taught. ibid. rozzer
In a final twist to this story, the wife of the couple is now pregnant with a second child. ibid. Andrew Salmon in court
Sarang’s father was sentenced to one year in prison. Sarang’s mother served no time. ibid. captions
The parents are deeply sorry for their actions and are seeking redemption. ibid. defence dude
I see family as the deepest of all subjects. The most intimate stories because you see people at home … Over the years family was obviously always in the background to all the stories I did. Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge s1e4: Family Ties, BBC 2020
They were a family graced with beauty and great wealth. Living lives most of us can only imagine. But they were also haunted by tragedy. They were the Kennedys. You are about to see rare home footage taken by the families closest to them. The Lost Kennedy Home Movies, Channel 4 2011
From the beginning Joe Kennedy was willing to bend or break the rules to get what he wanted for himself and his family. A ruthless and canny businessman he made millions on Wall Street, Hollywood and in the alcohol business. ibid.
Back at Harvard in 1937 Jack set his sights on joining one of the most exclusive clubs – called the Spee Club it had refused admission to both his father and Joe Junior. ibid.
Exposing the family to world events was a priority of Joe’s. ibid.
In a private mass for the Kennedys, seven-year-old Teddy receives his first communion from the new pope. ibid.
Shots of fascist Italy show the build-up to the war that will engulf Europe that same year. The family trip continues through Italy. ibid.
Without his wife’s knowledge, Joe arranged for his daughter to undergo a new procedure: a lobotomy. Tragically the operation failed, leaving Rosemary institutionalised for the rest of her life. ibid.
The other Kennedy daughters find life among the English upper class much to their liking. ibid.
Ambassador [Joe] Kennedy publicly supported the appeasement policies of British prime minister Neville Chamberlain. ibid.