Following the death of 71cm Nelson de la Rosa in 2006, a number of possible contenders for the title of world's smallest man emerged. Mark sets off to meet them all, and to find out what this title would mean to them and their families.
First up, it's a village in Nepal where a 16-year-old boy called Khagendra Thapa Magar is currently 64cm tall. Regarded by some of his compatriots as a deity, Khagendra is already a celebrity. His manager organises the income that this status brings.
In Taiwan, Mark meets Lin Yu-Chih, whose height is recorded at 67.5cm. Also a local celebrity, Yu-Chih suffers from brittle bones and is confined to a wheelchair and so his preferred exercise is Nintendo Wii.
At Yu-Chih's suggestion, Mark continues on to Inner Mongolia to meet another contender. After a fee has been negotiated with his brother-in-law, 74cm He Pingping invites Mark to spend Chinese New Year with them.
This 19-year-old is taller than his peers, but Khagendra is too young to be declared the world's shortest, and Yu-Chih's brittle bones make him difficult to measure.
Does He Pingping want the title of world's shortest man? Or are there others around him, and the others, who are more concerned with the status - and profits - that the title brings?
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On TV
First Shown
| Date | Time | Channel |
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| Sunday 08 February 2009 | 10PM | More4 |
Last Shown
| Date | Time | Channel |
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| Sunday 08 February 2009 | 10PM | More4 |
