Get Rich or Die Young
Richard Bilton visits Stockton, the town with the country's worst health inequality, to investigate variances in life expectancy between it and its wealthier neighbours.
Life expectancy in Britain varies dramatically depending upon where you live. The rich live longer and the poor die younger. Reporter Richard Bilton visits Stockton, the town with the country's worst health inequality. He investigates why people in the town centre can only expect to live to 71, while their wealthier neighbours a couple of miles away will live an average of 14 years longer.
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'My children aren't enough for me to turn my life around'
Duration: 01:17
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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:01Goldfrapp
Ulla
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00:03London Grammar
Metal & Dust
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00:05Kasabian
Glass
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00:08The xx
Unfold
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00:12The xx
Infinity
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00:13London Grammar
Wasting My Young Years
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00:19Goldfrapp
Believer
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00:20The xx
I Dare You
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00:27Goldfrapp
Alvar
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00:21Kasabian
British Legion
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reporter | Richard Bilton |
| Producer | Tim Robinson |
| Executive Producer | Andrew Head |
| Director | Rachel Jupp |
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