Confessions of...

Eight police officers reveal what it was like for them in the 'good old days', when they could do their job as they saw fit.

Does doctor still know best? Eight GPs give candid views of how their position in society has changed, with landmark legal cases and the introduction of carrot-and-stick payments and box-ticking.

Office workers provide a frank insight into how office life has changed, from a time when it could be a sexual minefield, through harassment laws and equality legislation to the 24/7 age.

Seven teachers candidly reveal how their roles have changed in the last 50 years, as attitudes towards authority have shifted since the days when they could use the cane to impose discipline.