Taking a historical subject like slavery into the modern ages, 'Britain's Streets of Slavery' on BBC One examines what careers exploit the downtrodden, from carers who give up their lives to look after sick relatives to illegal immigrants, who are managed by gangmasters.
In BBC One's 'Hands on Nature', Chris Packham offers a guide to enjoying the best of the British countryside while BBC Two's 'Dig It' takes a look at allotments, contrasting vegetable growers in Wales to nouveau "allotmenteers" in North London.
'Racing Country' is a BBC Two observational documentary series, presented by BBC sports reporter and former flat jockey Claire Balding, which takes a look at the everyday lives of the racing fraternity -- from top jockeys and trainers such as Henrietta Knight and Mick Channon, down to the stable lads and saddlers.
In a BBC Two series on nursing in the 1950s called 'Thoroughly Modern Matron', nurses from the era reminisce about how they were put through their paces. It also explores how nursing in the 50s was run like a military operation under the watchful eye of the matron.
In a lighter strand, 'It Beats Working' on BBC One is a five-part series, looking at people who watch daytime TV on a full-time basis by opting out of a nine to five job, such as an aristocrat living in a commune to a stay-at-home dad.
New controller for BBC Daytime, Jay Hunt, said: "We've worked hard over the last few years to give audiences a much broader range of programmes and I'm pleased to be pushing the boundaries even further this autumn.
"This autumn's daytime schedule shows yet again that no subjects are off limits for the daytime audience as long as we do them in a way that really engages viewers."
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