Blood, sweat and tshirts – BBC

Six young fashion addicts experience life as factory workers in India, making clothes for the British high street. In this four-part series, the six work in the mills of India’s cotton belt and stitch clothes in cramped back rooms, sleeping next to their sewing machine.

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Amrita, 21

A fashion photography student, has never thought about who makes her clothes

Georgina, 20

A telesales exec, thinks nothing of wearing an item only once then throwing it away

Mark, 24

An account manager from Essex, dresses to impress. See how he fares on the production line

Richard, 24

Richard runs his own ad agency. He thinks sewing’s a piece of cake. But what does quality control make of his work?

Stacey, 20

A shop assistant from Luton, gets out of sewing by swapping mascara for her co-worker’s labour

Tara, 21

See how it changes their attitudes to cut-price clothing.

From London, wants to be a fashion designer. Can she hit the factory target of two garments a minute?

  1. 24 Apr 2008 20:00 -21:00

BBC Three

Episode 1

Fashion lovers try working in India to learn how the clothes they wear are manufactured.

  1. 25 Apr 2008 01:25 -02:25

BBC Three

Episode 1

Fashion lovers try working in India to learn how the clothes they wear are manufactured.

  1. 26 Apr 2008 02:30 -03:30

BBC Three

Episode 1

Fashion lovers try working in India to learn how the clothes they wear are manufactured.

  1. 29 Apr 2008 03:15 -04:15

BBC Three

Episode 1

Fashion lovers try working in India to learn how the clothes they wear are manufactured.

  1. 29 Apr 2008 21:00 -22:00

BBC Three

Episode 2

In Delhi, the Brits work alongside the migrant tailors of a backstreet workshop.

  1. 30 Apr 2008 00:30 -01:30

BBC Three

Episode 2

In Delhi, the Brits work alongside the migrant tailors of a backstreet workshop.

  1. 1 May 2008 20:00 -21:00

BBC Three

Episode 2

In Delhi, the Brits work alongside the migrant tailors of a backstreet workshop.

  1. 2 May 2008 01:20 -02:20

BBC Three

Episode 2

In Delhi, the Brits work alongside the migrant tailors of a backstreet workshop.

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April 24th, 2008
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  1. on 29.04.08
    miss b Says:

    I am totally shocked and appalled at the behavior of the people in this show. They are rude, disrespectful, and totally disgusting. Richard seems to be the most uneducated idiot I have ever come across, the way he speaks to the locals in the factories in India is appalling and he should be utterly ashamed. He is discourteous, ill mannered & un-civil. And when a local in the restaurant tries to talk to him he swears at him and gets worse, what a terrible, terrible person.
    The only person who seems to appreciate the experience is Lara.

    I hope Richard learns his lesson from taking part in this show and gets rid of his rude, primitive & crude attitude.

    Amrita should also know better, her attitude towards India and the industry out there is shameful, and as an Anglo Indian myself I am totally shocked at the way she disregards the well fair of the Indian workers and looks down her nose at them.

    Overall, I think it is a great show – the producers did an excellent job. Just a shame they chose some terrible people who have no values to take part as the message seems totally lost on them.

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