Thirty-six-year-old Liz Jackson lost her sight ten years ago. She has her own telemarketing business over 100 employees, and an MBE. Liz is spending eight days living undercover in South London, where she will be introduced to people who may need her help. She’ll meet people in the area who are not only living with disabilities and financial problems, but are helping others to live with theirs. Liz is inspired by the people she meets and is forced to confront her own disability, before giving away tens of thousands of pounds of her own money.

Wednesday 16 September 2009
9:00pm
Channel 4

A Nottingham businessman who appeared in Channel 4’s Secret Millionaire has been declared bankrupt.

Chek Whyte is reported to owe £30 million to various creditors.

The millionaire appeared in Secret Millionaire in 2007 and handed out money to various causes in Salford.

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This week on Secret Millionaire , Rob Calcraft, a flamboyant beauty industry magnate, lives undercover in Barrow-in-Furness, which has been described as the most working-class town in Britain. Rob volunteers to help local thrift shop manager Colin who, despite suffering from MS, raises money for local disability groups. And at the “Drop Zone”, Rob sees how teenage trouble-makers can be inspired to look beyond their own needs. Here he meets 17-year-old Kieron who, while living in a hostel for the homeless, raises money for orphans in Romania.

Sunday 3 May 2009
9:00pm, Channel 4

A BBC South Inside Out investigation will tomorrow show how a multi-millionaire has made a fortune by misleading his hard-up customers.

James Benamor owns the Richmond Group, which employs almost 300 people in Bournemouth, and his personal wealth is estimated at £77million.

He recently gave away thousands of pounds when he played The Secret Millionaire in a Channel 4 documentary.

But the Inside Out programme, at 7.30pm on BBC One South, will show how Mr Benamor makes money from a simple scam.

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American businesswoman Margaret Heffernan – who made millions 15 years ago as an internet pioneer – says goodbye to her Somerset mansion, moving to one of Nottingham’s poorest areas. Nottingham has gained a recent reputation for guns and drugs, and Margaret has just nine days to identify people who she feels are worthy of her money.

At the end of this period Margaret may have found some solid investments for her money, but her next concern is how her actions will be perceived. Will they think that her offer of financial help is “crass” and that the money is real but the relationship was phoney?

Wednesday 19 December 2007
9:00pm, Channel 4