Tonight: Season 14
Season 14 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Tonight Season 13.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 14 Progress Shield
Dying to be Thin
Jan 5, 2012 · 30 min
At a time when many people are embarking on a post-Christmas diet or renewing their gym membership in an attempt to shed excess festive pounds, Fiona Foster asks whether we are unw
The Silicone Scandal
Jan 12, 2012 · 30 min
Reporter Chris Choi takes to the road with a woman who has had PIP implants to investigate a story that has rocked the cosmetic industry to its core and left thousands affected.
Did Gaddafi Kill My Daughter
Jan 19, 2012 · 30 min
75-year-old Jim Swire, who lost his daughter in the Lockerbie bombing, travels to war-torn Libya to investigate whether Colonel Gaddafi was behind the atrocity. He meets the only m
Payback Time
Jan 26, 2012 · 30 min
As household debt rises to the five billion mark and the cost of living is at its highest level for years, the programme looks at how ordinary households are borrowing just to fund
Hot Metal
Feb 2, 2012 · 30 min
Jonathan Maitland investigates the increasing problem of metal theft, which is costing the country billions of pounds a year and is affecting nearly every aspect of our lives. Atta
The Cost of Going Green
Feb 9, 2012 · 30 min
Jonathan Maitland looks at whether the Government's commitment to renewable energy could increase our household bills. The Government aims for 15 percent of our energy to be provid
The Obesity Time Bomb
Feb 23, 2012 · 30 min
The average adult male currently weighs 13st, but is predicted to rise to 17st over the next 50 years. Fiona Foster reports on the growing number of people in the UK being treated
Public v Private Sector: Who Wins?
Mar 1, 2012 · 30 min
The public and private sectors have long regarded each other with suspicion, both imagining that the grass is greener on the other side. But in this age of austerity, who gets the
2012 Pride and Punishment
Mar 8, 2012 · 30 min
Should Britain's fastest man be free to race at the Olympics? Dwain Chambers is currently barred from London 2012 but a court case next week might force the British Olympic Associa
Our Kids Rotten Teeth
Mar 15, 2012 · 30 min
There has been some remarkable progress in dental health recently - yet a third of children in the UK have tooth decay by the time they start primary school. Every year tens of tho
How Much is Your Council Charging You?
Mar 22, 2012 · 30 min
Jonathan Maitland looks at how some local authorities are raising extra cash by putting up fees such as library fines, car parking and even social care in order to compensate for l
Bamber - The New Evidence
Mar 29, 2012 · 30 min
Jeremy Bamber, one of Britain's most notorious killers, was convicted in 1986 of the mass murder of his entire family. He was sentenced to life behind bars but has always protested
Because We Are Worth It
Apr 5, 2012 · 30 min
The Prime Minister has called it the ‘merry-go-round’ of super-rich bosses rubber stamping each other’s inflated pay deals. With the average FTSE 100 chief executive earning over
Are Your Kids Contagious
Apr 12, 2012 · 30 min
As childhood diseases such as measles and whooping cough appear to be making a comeback in the UK, Fiona Foster investigates why parents are deciding not to immunise their children
Why Isn't Britain Working?
Apr 19, 2012 · 30 min
Unemployment is at its highest level for 18 years, but some companies say that they are having trouble recruiting suitable staff. Jonathan Maitland meets employers who are resortin
Is Britain Running Dry?
Apr 26, 2012 · 30 min
Two consecutive dry winters have taken their toll and Britain is now facing its worst drought for more than 30 years, with millions of people having already had hosepipe bans impos
The Trouble with Men
May 3, 2012 · 30 min
One in five of us will experience depression at some point in our lives, and the World Health Organisation predicts that the condition will be more disabling than cancer and AIDS w
The Great British Weather
May 17, 2012 · 30 min
Jonathan Maitland investigates the impact of our changing climate as Britain goes from the hottest March since 1957 to the wettest April since records began. In the space of a few
People Power
May 24, 2012 · 30 min
Energy bills average more than 1,300 pounds a year per household and are set to continue rising. For the first time in the UK, thousands of people have got together to see if they
The Parent Trap
May 31, 2012 · 30 min
Fiona Foster looks at the increasing financial burden of childcare costs, with many families paying out up to a third of their income on pre-school nurseries. Britain spends more o
Work Until You Drop
Jun 7, 2012 · 30 min
More than 750,000 people over the age of 65 are still in employment, and it is predicted that figure will double by 2017. Fiona Foster investigates whether it is fair on the young
Barking Mad?
Jun 28, 2012 · 30 min
Jonathan Maitland looks at how attacks by dangerous dogs have reached record levels in the UK, highlighted by the recent shocking case of a two-year-old boy who received serious he
Who Wants To Live Forever?
Jul 5, 2012 · 30 min
A look at how thousands are now celebrating their one hundredth birthday as we meet a centenarian marathon runner, an abseiling great grandmother, and some of the scientists racing
Olympic Winners and Losers
Jul 12, 2012 · 30 min
With just weeks to go until the start of London 2012, this programme examines some of the Games' surprising winners and losers. Pas-de-Calais in northern France has hosted 248 nati
What Are Your Kids Up To?
Jul 26, 2012 · 30 min
As the school holidays begin, a look at how your children could be more at risk in their bedrooms than playing outside as thousands now have unrestricted access to the internet. Th
Divided Britain
Aug 2, 2012 · 30 min
You might think that the more you earn the better off you will be. But that is not always the case, where you live makes a difference to the value of the pound in your pocket. Jona
Proud to be British
Aug 9, 2012 · 30 min
ITV Tonight meets some of the 30,000 Ugandan Asians who came to Britain after being expelled from Uganda by dictator Idi Amin in 1972.
The Food We Eat: The Hunger Shame
Aug 10, 2012 · 30 min
First in a three-part series looking at our relationship with food. Julie Etchingham examines the impact of rising food prices on already tight family budgets and looks at how many
Only the Lonely
Aug 16, 2012 · 30 min
It is estimated that over a million older people are lonely, and it is predicted that figure could double as the population ages and welfare cuts start to bite. With five million s
The Food We Eat: Healthy Options?
Aug 17, 2012 · 30 min
Julie Etchingham investigates in the second programme of a three-part series. Most people know the importance of healthy eating - and there are plenty of foods out there that claim
Don't Hate Us
Aug 23, 2012 · 30 min
With London preparing to welcome some of the world's greatest Paralympic athletes to the 2012 Games, shocking new figures reveal that hate crimes against the disabled are at an all
The Food We Eat: The Real Cost of Cheap Food
Aug 24, 2012 · 30 min
In the final part of a special three-part series in examining our relationship with food, Julie Etchingham looks at how our growing demand for food at affordable prices is leading
The Kindness of Strangers
Aug 30, 2012 · 30 min
This week, a controversial website launches in the UK that allows kidney donors to select who receives their organ. Julie Etchingham meets the nation's first patient to find a matc
Whatever Happened to Summer?
Sep 6, 2012 · 30 min
This summer has been memorable for many reasons - the London Olympics, the Queen's Jubilee, and for being among the wettest since records began. As the summer holiday season draws
Police - Caught on Camera
Sep 13, 2012 · 30 min
Video has become a vital tool for the police, but cameras are increasingly being turned on the officers themselves. Tonight has exclusive access during two of the biggest policing
Who Does Your Daughter Look Up To?
Sep 20, 2012 · 30 min
The likely answer is a reality TV star, a glamour model or a footballer's wife, rather than a ground-breaking scientist or a successful businesswoman. According to a study carried
In Self Defence
Sep 27, 2012 · 30 min
The issue of self-defence and the rights of homeowners to protect themselves always provoke public anger and sympathy. Tonight speaks exclusively to one couple who were locked in a
Are We Giving Kids a Sporting Chance?
Oct 4, 2012 · 30 min
It all started back in July with Bradley Wiggins winning the Tour de France. Then we were captivated by the Olympics and Paralympics, and Andy Murray won his first-ever major victo
The Propery Trap
Oct 11, 2012 · 30 min
Britain's housing market is still in crisis, five years after the start of the credit crunch. Despite steady house prices and the availability of some of the cheapest mortgages eve
Waiting for a Heart
Nov 22, 2012 · 30 min
As the UK faces a critical shortage of heart donors, Fiona Foster meets 20-year-old university student Will Pope, who needs a transplant to save his life.
Britain's Deadly Gun Trade
Nov 29, 2012 · 30 min
Fiona Foster looks at how guns are finding their way into the hands of criminals and uncovers a new supply route that could see the numbers of illegal weapons in circulation rise.
The Repeat Offenders
Dec 6, 2012 · 30 min
Although recorded crime is at its lowest level in a generation, rates for re-offending are at a record high. Fiona Foster investigates what is being done to reduce these numbers.
Putting Young Drivers to the Test
Dec 13, 2012 · 30 min
Tonight investigates whether calls for changes in the way young people learn to drive, the introduction of a ban on late night driving, and carrying passengers could save lives.
So What Was Great About 2012?
Dec 20, 2012 · 30 min
A celebration of the major events of the year, such as the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, the Olympic Games, the Paralympics, and the extraordinary achievements of people in other areas.