Modern Times - Season 7

First aired: 2/18/1998 9 episodes

Episodes

1. Family Values

Aired: 2/18/1998

The series opens with a look at the different approaches to parenting of two middle-class families. Amid chaotic scenes at their 17th-century Cornish manor house, Yvonne and Richard complain about their "children from hell". in London's Belgravia, Amalia and John believe they have cracked the secret of rearing well-behaved children.

2. Shooting Versace

Aired: 2/25/1998

On 15 July 1997, designer Gianni Versace was shot dead in Miami. As the fashion world and celebrity fans mourned the loss, the race was already on to make the movie.

3. Agony Aunts

Aired: 3/4/1998

As more and more people express their unhappiness through the columns of newspapers and magazines, the documentary strand listens to five top agony aunts - Deidre Sanders, Jane Butterworth, Virginia Ironside, Karen Krizanovich and Denise Robertson - discuss their varying approaches to the job.

4. Bare

Aired: 3/11/1998

For the dedicated minimalist, objects are out, nothingness is in, and status comes from owning only the bare essentials. But modern everyday existence is overwhelming in its clutter and disorder. What happens when art and real life come into conflict?

5. The Godmothers

Aired: 3/18/1998

The Mothers' Union, formed at the end of the last century, was founded to uphold the values of family life and marriage. Over 100 years on, its image is of middle-aged, middle-class women out of step with the world. But, with over 750,000 members worldwide, and projects that address very modern issues, the union shows no sign of becoming extinct.

6. The Generous Rich

Aired: 3/25/1998

In New York, people are seriously rich only when they are able to give away money. The charity party for the New York City Ballet is used as a backdrop to explore just how the absurdly affluent are persuaded to part with their millions.

7. Friends

Aired: 4/1/1998

A group of close-knit friends who have reached their thirties face the prospect of making difficult decisions in both their personal lives and professional careers.

8. The Unlikely Lads

Aired: 4/8/1998

The tale of Leon and Vaughan Gingell , two entrepreneurial brothers who reinvented marbles by placing pictures of footballers inside them. This film spans the two years from the birth of Flikaball to the launch and beyond.

9. The Garden

Aired: 4/15/1998

Can a rundown council estate in Bacup, Lancashire, achieve a sense of community pride through a gardening competition among its residents? Housing officer Patrick Collins thinks so, and he plans to make sure everyone takes part. Last in the series; Modern Times returns in the autumn.