Victoria Derbyshire (2015)
Synopsis
With original stories, exclusive interviews, audience debate and breaking news, Victoria Derbyshire presents the BBC's daily news and current affairs programme.
Network
BBC Two
Episodes
Episodes
07/04/2015
In the first edition of a brand new programme, Victoria Derbyshire looks at the growing number of children under 10 with transgender feelings getting help from the NHS, speaks to the mother of missing Yorkshire chef Claudia Lawrence, and exactly a month before polls open, asks a studio audience how they feel about the election campaign.
08/04/2015
Victoria Derbyshire looks at the issue of dementia, with a moving insight into the lives of three sufferers at different stages of the disease. The US reacts to the shooting of an unarmed black man by a police officer in South Carolina. The audience panel discusses welfare and benefits in the run up to the general election.
09/04/2015
Victoria Derbyshire looks at whether 11-year-olds should learn about sexual consent, and also at the circumstances around the shooting of a Syrian-born former imam in London. The audience panel gets heated over the issue of stop and search in a debate on crime.
10/04/2015
Victoria Derbyshire examines the issue of human trafficking to the UK, focusing on the account of a young Nigerian woman forced into prostitution. Rory Bremner pays tribute to cricket legend Richie Benaud. The audience panel of first-time voters talks immigration, mental health and the economy.
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Original Title
Victoria Derbyshire
Status
Returning Series
Seasons
1
Episodes
4