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In this unique experiment, nine 21st century volunteers subject themselves to the weight loss diets and fitness regimes of previous generations. But have they bitten off less than they can chew?
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Last broadcast: Monday 23 November, 1.45AM on More4
Long-running documentary strand that investigates extraordinary and moving real-life stories about the extremes of the human body
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Next on: Tuesday 05 January, 8PM on Channel 4
Anna Richardson shows the nation how to lose extra pounds fast, encouraging viewers to join her in a special two-week diet and exercise regime
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Next on: Monday 04 January, 9PM on Channel 4
This long-term series follows seven obese children for a decade, revisiting them every two years to discover what it's like to grow up as an obese child in Britain today
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Last broadcast: Friday 18 December, 12.40AM on More4
The Embarrassing Illnesses doctors set off on a UK roadshow in an innovative attempt to raise health awareness and de-stigmatise 'embarrassing' body parts and medical conditions
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Next on: Tuesday 05 January, 1.05PM on Channel 4
The Kitchen Pharmacy demonstrates how to create a natural medicine cabinet and grow the plants and herbs to stock it. Naturopath Annelie Whitfield cooks up natural remedies to fight the symptoms of jet-lag.
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Last broadcast: Wednesday 09 December, 2.20AM on More4
A haunting True Stories documentary about the most popular suicide destination in the world - San Francisco's beautiful but deadly Golden Gate Bridge
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Last broadcast: Wednesday 09 December, 1.35AM on E4
Documentary series in which two extreme eaters - one very overweight and the other severely underweight - swap diets in an attempt to change the way they view food and eating
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Last broadcast: Wednesday 25 November, 1AM on More4
A hard-hitting documentary following an extraordinary six months in the life of Darcus Howe as he attempts to raise awareness of prostate cancer, a disease which affects one in four black men.
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Last broadcast: Friday 20 November, 12.50AM on More4
The show that boldly goes where no one has gone before, tackling those sensitive medical problems that people would rather ignore than take to a doctor
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Last broadcast: Friday 09 October, 11AM on Channel 4
Three people addicted to different substances - alcohol, crack and benzodiazepine - attempt to kick their habits under the supervision of experts at a leading detox clinic
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Last broadcast: Friday 09 October, 1.40AM on Channel 4
A new series explores the lengths men are going to in the pursuit of physical perfection. With chiselled flesh and perfect grooming the norm, now it's men feeling the pressure to look great.
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Last broadcast: Monday 21 September, 2.35AM on More4
In this three-part series examining the relationship between teenagers and the NHS, consultants, surgeons, nurses and midwives speak with unprecedented candour about the problems they face
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Last broadcast: Friday 18 September, 10.05AM on Channel 4
A candid view of the highs and lows of alcohol that explores the drinking habits of young people by looking at six different stories from Saturday nights out
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Last broadcast: Wednesday 09 September, 8.30PM on More4
This moving documentary examines a life lived in the wrong colour skin. It focuses on three sufferers of albinism as they attempt to regain their confidence and discover their own identity.
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Last broadcast: Wednesday 29 July, 8PM on Channel 4
The Embarrassing Bodies clinic helps answer the common questions and health concerns of teenagers
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Last broadcast: 29 May 2009
Twelve overweight individuals set out to walk over 550 miles from Boston to Washington DC, for a prize of up to $1.2 million for whoever loses the most weight
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Last broadcast: 08 May 2009
An intimate observation of disability. 18-year-old Dominic Hyams has brittle bones - but that's not going to stand in the way of a European adventure with his gang of able-bodied mates...
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Last broadcast: 04 May 2009
In this Cutting Edge documentary, Sue Bourne tells the story of an ordinary day in modern Britain through the births, marriages and funerals that take place in one city over twenty-four hours
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Last broadcast: 29 April 2009
Commemorating the anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, this documentary based on Mario Pertucci's poem tells the story of the people who dealt with the catastrophe at ground level
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Last broadcast: 25 April 2009
Ray Gosling examines the enigma of middle age by talking to people about the challenges, experiences and opportunities it offers
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Last broadcast: 03 April 2009
Anna Richardson and a team of sexual health experts travel to schools across the UK talking to students about sex and their views on internet porn
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Last broadcast: 01 March 2009
When TV producer Angela Howard-Bent was told that she had terminal breast cancer she decided to make a film about the last months of her life. This moving film is her very personal story about life and death.
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Last broadcast: 14 February 2009
In 1967, Dr Christiaan Barnard completed the world's first successful heart transplant. This factual drama, with Rupert Graves as Barnard, tells the story of this ground-breaking moment.
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Last broadcast: 27 January 2009
Style guru Gok talks to teenagers who have been severely affected by food addiction and explores the frightening extent of Britain's teenage obesity crisis
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