The phenomenally successful True Life magazines, read by over 11 million each week, feature stories that are moving, bizarre and downright unbelievable.
Who is the first man in the UK to have a bum implant and why did he do it? What's it like to be a friend of a jailed cannibal and why does he insist on sending recipes to his friend, who's a chef?
Why do the British public hunger for these weird and wonderful stories and who writes them? Why are individuals happy to reveal their most intimate secrets?
Out of this new form of journalism has sprung a cottage industry of writers, researchers and agents, all anxious to discover the next big story.
Cutting Edge follows the lives of two successful writers and speaks to those who have confessed all.
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On TV
First Shown
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 04 March 2010 | 9PM | Channel 4 |
Last Shown
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 04 March 2010 | 9PM | Channel 4 |
