True Lives Episodes Available now
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Family Endings
Is a family breakdown the end?
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Surnames
What's in a name? Sometimes having a family name to fall back on is helpful
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Rites
Transitioning from one phase in life to another
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I Couldn't Have Done it Without my Family
The support of our family is something we can take for granted
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Growing Old
Ageing has no prejudice, it happens to us all
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Mothers and Fathers
For hundreds of years parental roles have been clear and distinct
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Moving Out
So, you're ready to move on
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Families in Adversity
A look at families in extraordinary situations
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Living in Cooperative Communities
In broad terms a family is a group of people with a genetic affinity
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I Was There
"Where were you when...?" is a common question when discussing key moments in history