Hot on the heels of the hit series What’s Really in Our
Food?, Petra Bagust opens up our bathroom cabinets to get
the lowdown on some of the most ubiquitous products used in
our everyday lives. We spend a fortune on personal care
products – but are we choosing the products that are best
for...
What would it be like to be so incapacitated that you could
barely do a thing for yourself? What would it be like to
live with Down syndrome, to strive for an ordinary life yet
be judged at every turn? What would it be like to be one of
the fittest and most daring...
Narrated by Academy Award-winning actress Olivia de
Havilland, this is an informative documentary offering
pivotal new insights into the treatment of Alzheimer’s
disease through the creative arts. In the film, leading
international neurologists share findings which support the
transformative power of drawing, painting, music and museum
visits, illustrating how the parts of the brain related to
emotions...
Music affects our development from the womb to the grave.
This documentary examines the role that music plays in
developing our brains as humans. It looks at the influence
of music on premature infants in neonatal intensive care
wards and on growing children (including discussion of the
Mozart effect), as well as exploring the role...
Norm is an exuberant and challenging documentary about love,
family and survival. Norman Llewellyn was born with Down’s
syndrome in 1949, in an era that assumed children like him
would be sent away to institutions and that their life
expectancy may not exceed fifteen years. Though he spent
much of his childhood with his family,...
Palm oil: we consume more than 50 million tonnes of it every
year. In supermarkets across the globe, 1 in 10 products
contains some trace of palm oil – from breads, biscuits
and cakes, to cooking oil, cosmetics and detergents. A
billion dollar industry, palm oil is also increasingly being
used as a bio-fuel substitute...
Parkinson’s disease affects around 13 million people
worldwide. It used to be considered an old persons’
disease, but is being diagnosed in increasing numbers of
people in their 40s and younger. Once diagnosed with
Parkinson’s, people are told they can expect to be kept in
reasonable shape with the current treatment for five to ten
years....
Most teenagers row with their parents. But what happens if
you leave home while you are still at school? And what is it
like living alone while you are still a child? At the tender
age of sixteen, Tony left home and was forced to fend for
himself. He has managed to survive alone...
The second series of What’s Really in Our Food? take a
more detailed look into the intricacies of some our of
staple everyday foods, with even more expert opinions and
science. It investigates our fundamental foods, the ones we
often eat without thinking twice about – the kind of foods
we assume are absolutely fine....
The Disappearing Male is a documentary about one of the most
important, troubling and least publicised issues facing the
human species: the toxic threat to the male reproductive
system.
The last few decades have seen steady and dramatic
increases in the incidence of boys and young men suffering
from genital deformities, low sperm count, sperm
abnormalities and...
The 90’s new mum may have been too posh to push, and went
for an elective caesarean, but in 2005 new mum’s are
taking control themselves, kicking hospitals into touch and
having their babies at home. The good news for these sassy
and strong minded women is that there is a new breed of
community...
Nought to Five is the definitive insiders' guide to
parenting the under-fives. The two series run in consecutive
order from delivery suite to the school gate. They are aimed
at anyone involved in a preschooler’s life – be it a
first time parent or an old hand, a grandparent, a childcare
educator, whoever! Everyone learns...
Pregnancy and Birth: The Truth provides and informed and
reliable guide to every stage of pregancy and birth, from
pregancy tests to baby massage. Aimed at dispelling the
myths and fears surrounding childbirth, frank and practical
information is given from the perspectives of doctors,
midwives, and of course parents. A Must-see for all
prospective parents!
The New Medicine explores a burgeoning movement taking place
in hospitals and clinics across the country: integrating the
best of high-tech medicine with a new attitude that
recognizes it is essential to the healing process to treat
the patient as a whole person, and not a cog in an assembly
line.
Hosted by Dana Reeve, who...
The first series of What’s Really in Our Food?
investigates the food we eat, exploring where it comes from
and how it is made, demystifying the science, testing the
ingredients and translating the labels. The programme offers
a guide on what to eat to improve physical and mental
performance and what nasties to avoid, from...
Unlike other baby shows that gloss over the birth and boil
it down to a few short seconds of pushing, this series tells
it like it really is, focusing almost entirely on the birth
and first few days at home. As no baby’s birth is the
same, the series presents a wide range of...
For the very first time, young people are not waiting until
they have left school to declare their sexuality to friends
and family. Gay culture has crossed over to the mainstream,
and in many societies homosexuals can now enjoy acceptance
and equal rights. Coming Out to Class follows Q-boy, the
UK’s only openly gay rapper,...
Having examined the physical causes of dyslexia and the
difficulties it causes children affected by it, this
academic yet upbeat film goes on to discuss ways in which
these difficulties can be overcome and to ask if we are
right to view dyslexia as a disability. Freed from the
blinkers of the traditional, largely verbal...
As a virulent new strain of influenza spreads across the
world on the wings of migratory birds, scientists look to
the past in order to prevent a future global pandemic. The
clues needed are locked in the long-dormant genes of
history's worst killer - the 1918 Spanish Flu. After
painstakingly reconstructing the virus responsible for...
‘Acutely Anxious’, ‘Deeply Depressed’, and
‘Seriously Stressed’ each looks at the one mental
illness from a biological, physiological point of view,
always within the context of what their impact is on daily
life. With state of the art 3D graphics we go inside the
brain and body and look at what goes on when things...
Body Shocks follows the extraordinary medical survival
stories of five people who cheated death. Using dramatic
re-enactments, specialist interviews and sophisticated
animated graphics, Body Shocks will tell of stories of
lightening strikes to gas explosions, brain aneurysms to
punctured lungs. Exploring real-life trauma and medical
miracles, each of the stories reveals both how vulnerable
and how resilient...
A moving, sometimes funny, and ultimately uplifting story
about the love and commitment of two extraordinary people.
Lin, 54, is blind and has cerebral palsy. Husband Ralph, 70,
is her full time carer, and has Parkinson’s disease. They
are living proof that two people who really care for each
other can move mountains. Filmed over...
Emma O'Brien is a music therapist, as well as a composer and
performer. Opera Therapy documents her work with patients in
the Oncology Ward at Royal Melbourne Hospital. Mary Doggett
Williams, Dianne Graham, Lisa Kanidiadis and Bruce McCulloch
share their stories of battling cancer with Emma, and allow
her to transform their experiences and emotions...
Meet Sabrina, Feodora and Lilly – three very different
young women with the same insatiable desire to starve
themselves. Once isolated from society by their anorexia,
through websites they have now found others like themselves
who share the unbridled passion to be thin. Pro-ana forum
members swap ideas about living the anorexic lifestyle and
support each...
This series investigates some of the 21st century plagues
that directly or indirectly affect us all at some point
during our lives. Presented by Dr Phil Hammond, Body Wars
investigates some of the world’s most common but costly
illnesses, including prostate cancer, manic depression,
asthma, GORD and heart disease.
At the core of each episode of Family Secrets is an honest,
expressive and vulnerable individual who explores the
complexity of his or her family ties. The series explores a
range of modern family dynamics, showing viewers how family
units and individuals are affected by life-changing events.
This heartfelt and informative hour chronicles the Derks
family’s first year living with quintuplets, born
prematurely at 24 weeks, 3 days. After four long and
sometimes harrowing months in the hospital, the quintuplets
make the journey home to River Falls, Wisconsin. As
newcomers to town, the quintuplets, their six-year-old
sister and parents are greeted by an...
Marking the 50th Anniversary of the supposedly safe
sedative, Mat Fraser, Britain’s best-known thalidomide
explores the history of thalidomide and travels to Brazil to
meet the new generation of thalidomides – children and
young adults whose mothers were given the drug long after it
was withdrawn for use in the West.
Autism is a condition that can leave one child mildly
impaired and another totally lost in a nether world. It is a
neurological disorder that affects the central nervous
system. It affects communication and language skills:
speech, touch, and hand eye co-ordination… 'Stranger in
the Family' looks at the efforts made at a special school...
This poignant film examines the lives of people who suffer
from ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder).
Behavioural characteristics include severe distractibility,
impulsivity and hyperactivity. Diagnosis has proved
controversial as most sufferers are diagnosed when young and
treatment is for life. Filmed in New Zealand, the programme
shows the reality of dealing with children so difficult they
can...
This documentary takes a highly entertaining look at the
science of laughter. Join a panel of psychologists,
neuroscientists, doctors and other special guests to find
out if humour can be used to make us healthier. The Laugh
Factor explores the causes, physical effects and benefits of
laughter, merging scientific experiments with light-hearted
comic entertainment.
The ‘mysterious...
Uncovering Skin is a fascinating journey inside the human
body's largest and heaviest organ. From a five year old girl
who can have no contact with the sun to a runner who cannot
sweat, the film shows how crucial skin is to our survival
and just how much we take it for granted.
Dr. Hennie Roos is a highly controversial plastic surgeon in
South Africa. Working at the forefront of medical
innovation, he has chosen to cut a high profile figure for
himself. Never before has a medical practitioner allowed
such an intimate look into his life and practice. Skin Deep
is the stuff of which movies are...
This landmark series explores the frontiers of surgery -
past, present and future. Modern surgery is among the most
sophisticated engineering ever undertaken. The human body is
the most complex machine known to man and maintaining it is
our most ambitious project. Contains contributions from the
world's leading surgeons, doctors and scientists and the
patients who...
An exciting fly on the wall look at a real life Accident and
Emergency ward. This is an intriguing mix of human emotions
and medical mayhem. Accident and emergency professionals
share joy and sorrow as they battle to save lives and
overcome life threatening situations. High drama is combined
with everyday cases which divert doctors...
This absorbing series follows fifteen people who have
plastic surgery on almost every part of the body and talks
to many more who have shared their experiences. With
exclusive access to operating theatres and a close view of
intricate surgical procedures at first hand.
