Part of the human experience is to divide society by us and them, insiders and outsiders, natives and newcomers. If a society values democracy - freedom of expression, religion, speech - how far do these rights extend? How do we – as public broadcasters – portray the “others” without falling into the traps of cliché or opinion? How far do you take political correctness and when do you have to start taking a stance? What happens when you are afraid of your neighbours? Do we allow space for a neo-Nazi extremist? Do we try to understand people with different beliefs than our own? Where should a convicted sex offender live after they have paid their time? In each of these programmes, we will see depictions of newcomers and utsiders and examine our role in defining who is in and who is out.
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