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  • Medicine Men

    Medicine Men Go Wild

    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

  • Dr Christian Jessen

    Supersize vs Superskinny

    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

  • Booze: A Young Person's Guide

    Booze: A Young Person's Guide

    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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  1. The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off

    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 [S] More on The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off

  2. Closing Numbers Closing Numbers

    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 More on Closing Numbers

  3. Betty and Myleene Coming of Age

    A week of programming dedicated to the over 60s in a bid to challenge some of the preconceptions and stereotypes surrounding the lives of older people More on Coming of Age

  4. Dana Dana: The 8-Year-Old Anorexic

    This programme follows 8-year-old Dana as she embarks on an intensive 12-week programme at a specialist clinic to examine why younger children are developing eating disorders More on Dana: The 8-Year-Old Anorexic

  5. The Day I Will Never Forget The Day I Will Never Forget

    More 4 documentary assessing the acutely painful and highly dangerous practice of female circumcision, focusing on girls in Kenya More on The Day I Will Never Forget

  6. Binaca Diary of a Teenage Nudist

    This sensitive and touching film follows 18-year-old Bianca as she embarks on an investigation into what motivates people to take off their clothes in public More on Diary of a Teenage Nudist

  7. Dr Rufus May The Doctor Who Hears Voices

    BAFTA-award winning director Leo Regan takes a challenging look at how society deals with mental illness, using an innovative mix of documentary footage and dramatised scenes [S] More on The Doctor Who Hears Voices

  8. Embarrassing Bodies Kids Embarrassing Bodies Kids

    The clinic opens its doors for a special series that invites your little angel for a check-up More on Embarrassing Bodies Kids

  9. Giving up the Weed Giving Up the Weed

    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. More on Giving Up the Weed

  10. Gok Wan Gok Wan: Too Fat Too Young

    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 [S] More on Gok Wan: Too Fat Too Young

  11. A woman plucking her upper lip Hairy Women

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

  12. Help me Help my Child Help Me Help My Child

    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 More on Help Me Help My Child

  13. True Stories: Her Name is Sabine Her Name Is Sabine

    The directorial debut of French screen star Sandrine Bonnaire is a moving film about the life of her younger sister, whose autism went undiagnosed for decades More on Her Name Is Sabine

  14. Kitchen Pharmacy The Kitchen Pharmacy

    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. More on The Kitchen Pharmacy

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  15. Medicine Men Medicine Men Go Wild

    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 [S] More on Medicine Men Go Wild

  16. Miracles in the Womb Miracles in the Womb

    Combining revolutionary 4D ultrasound footage with state-of-the art graphics, Miracles in the Womb offers a window on the often fraught world of multiple pregnancy, from conception to birth More on Miracles in the Womb

  17. My Crazy Parents My Crazy Parents

    This series follows three families, all of whom have a parent with a long history of mental health problems, and reveals how these problems affect family life More on My Crazy Parents

  18. NYR New Year Revolution

    The hardest thing about keeping a resolution is doing it on your own. This year it's going to be different. 31 days. 3 life-changing revolutions. And an army of supporters alongside you. Join the Revolution. More on New Year Revolution

  19. Primordial dwarves The Smallest People in the World

    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 More on The Smallest People in the World

  20. Superskinny Me: The Race to Size Double Zero Superskinny Me: The Race to Size Double Zero

    The film looks beyond the glossy magazines and Hollywood's 'lolly-pop' starlets to issue a life-size health warning about the latest fads and crash diets More on Superskinny Me: The Race to Size Double Zero

  21. Tony Robinson Tony Robinson: Me and my Mum

    Tony Robinson takes an intensely personal look at the plight of Britain's elderly in a film about his 89-year old mum, Phyllis More on Tony Robinson: Me and my Mum

  22. A group of obese walkers Too Big to Walk?

    Eight obese people are given an extraordinary chance to lose weight, get fit and change their lives. But will they last the distance? More on Too Big to Walk?

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