Health and Wellbeing

Katie: The Science of Seeing Again

1 Episode

Katie Piper explores the issues surrounding the pioneering surgery she's undergoing to regain the sight in her left eye

Supersize vs Superskinny

3 Series, 26 Episodes

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

The Smallest People in the World

1 Episode

Acclaimed documentary maker Jane Treays enters the world of children on the edge of society, examining how they cope when their lives are shaped by extreme circumstances

Embarrassing Bodies

19 Episodes

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

Hairy Women

1 Episode

A frank examination of some of the embarrassing - and often very distressing - problems around female body hair

Help Me Help My Child

2 Episodes

This moving series follows children with illnesses ranging from obsessive compulsive disorder to anorexia, as they receive intensive, and often emotionally-draining, treatment at Maudsley Hospital in London

Giving Up the Weed

1 Episode

Actor and rapper J Rock of Big Brovas has been smoking marijuana for 14 years and is desperate to give up. This observational documentary charts his struggle to give up and witnesses how he copes.

The Atkins Diet: Fat or Fiction

1 Episode

This documentary explores all sides of the popular - and so-called 'miracle' - diet. From the people who are following it, to the science for and against it.

The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off

1 Episode

A frank and moving film about Jonny Kennedy, an extraordinary man with a terrible condition - Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) - which means his skin literally falls off at the slightest touch

The Big Drugs Debate

1 Episode

Russell Brand hosts a studio debate looking at the issues surrounding drugs and addiction

Embarrassing Fat Bodies

4 Episodes

As the nation's waist size spirals out of control, the Embarrassing Bodies doctors help the seriously overweight cope with illnesses caused by obesity

The Fat Fighters

1 Episode

Behind the scenes at one of the country's most outrageous gyms, where four extraordinary personal trainers battle to transform the physiques of their clients

Generation XXL

2 Episodes

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

Extreme Male Beauty

4 Episodes

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.

The Ugly Face of Beauty

4 Episodes

With the increasing popularity of cosmetic surgery in the UK, Dr Christian Jessen shines a spotlight on the industry and comes to the aid of women who have fallen victim to botched operations

Bodyshock

13 Episodes

Long-running documentary strand that investigates extraordinary and moving real-life stories about the extremes of the human body

Born with Two Mothers

1 Episode

A provocative drama about an IVF mix-up which results in a white woman giving birth to a black boy

Booze: A Young Person's Guide

1 Episode

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

The Food Hospital

8 Episodes

New series examining the science behind using food in medicine, tackling patients' health problems through the food they eat

Beauty & The Beast: Ugly Face of Prejudice

6 Episodes

This series investigates the extremes of discrimination. Each episode brings together two people often defined by the way they look: one has a facial disfigurement, the other an intense preoccupation with their appearance.

The Stuttering School

1 Episode

First Cut follows two people with severe stammers on the McGuire Programme four-day intensive course, which helps people who stammer overcome their affliction

Closing Numbers

1 Episode

This hard-hitting drama about a husband having an affair with another man was the centrepiece of Channel 4's contribution to the 1993 World Aids Day

Sex, Lies and Parkinson's

1 Episode

Oliver Cheetham's First Cut film meets Vicki, a mother-of-two diagnosed with young-onset Parkinson's, as she deals with her condition and the effect her medication is having on her life

Medicine Men Go Wild

4 Episodes

Two young British doctors explore the mysterious world of tribal medicine to discover whether traditional forms of healing have anything to teach us about bodies, health and curing illness

Crip on a Trip

1 Episode

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...