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A series of films looking at the different shapes and sizes of bodies and people's attitudes to them
Documentary in which, over a two-month period, 41-year-old single mum Nicky Taylor tries a huge variety of anti-ageing treatments in a bid to turn back the clock. She even looks at what plastic surgery, both here and abroad, could do for her.
Lucy Parker is a typical teenage girl, obsessed with clothes, boys, make up and shopping. But there's one thing that sets her apart from the others - Lucy was born as Richard and she is a transsexual. At just 17, she's determined to surgically transform her body from male to female. What makes Lucy's story unique is that she is the youngest transsexual in Britain to attempt to document on camera the psychological and emotional journey to rid herself the male body she was born with.
Update on Bethany Walton, Britain's fattest teenager. Weighing in at 34 stone, she was slowly killing herself and weight loss surgery seemed to be the only solution to save her life. Since Bethany had her surgery in April 2006, new government guidelines for obese kids suggests that stomach reducing surgery may be the solution to the obesity epidemic. But Bethany's struggle to lose weight was far from easy and her story may make the experts think again.
Breast enlargement surgery in the UK is on the up with an estimated 26,000 women going under the knife every year. But what is it really like to live with naturally large breasts? We meet three women who are naturally well endowed and feel that having enormous bosoms is not such a blessing. Jodie is terrified of having breast reduction surgery but with her breasts causing her chronic back pain she knows it may be her only option. Vicky hopes that alternative therapies and an exercise regime will downsize her chest. Maddie, a fashion student, struggles to be taken seriously in a world where she feels only women with small boobs can look attractive.
4ft 8 inch stuntman Paul Lowe finds out how small men face unusual problems in a big world. Some can't attract women, others can't reach urinals, leading some to have painful surgery to grow taller.
Documentary in which redheaded comedian Dan Wright travels the length and breadth of the country to figure out why gingers are fair game, and whether this is connected to his prolonged status as a bachelor. Dan explores the options available to him, from enlisting the help of Saatchi advertising agency to create an ad campaign to change public perceptions, to dyeing his hair, to leaving the country, to even considering a sex change. By the end, things are looking more hopeful for Dan.
Stand-up comic Shazia Mirza is a very hairy lady. Now she's growing out her body hair for six months to see if she can learn to love it and convince the rest of the world to love it too.
Documentary following three teenagers whose bodybuilding obsession is so extreme it’s becoming a clinical problem. The film follows Danny, 17, as he diets down for his first big competition, transforming his body in a matter of weeks. Jack, 13, becoming utterly hooked on pumping up his body, and discover what motivates him. Chapelle, 15, travels to meet her heroine Avril, a female bodybuilding legend.
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Documentary which follows 17-year-olds Lynsey and Tasha who are both desperate to have cosmetic surgery to boost their self-confidence. Too young to have surgery in the UK and unable to wait until they turn 18, the teens travel to America, parents in tow, to investigate the reality of going under the knife. At the end of their crash course will they still want surgery and will their parents, and the surgeon, allow them?
Follow up film to the BBC Three documentary My Penis and I, in which Lawrence Barraclough dealt with issues surrounding the size of his penis. After receiving over 1,000 emails and messages from men all around the world, Lawrence is back to ask why more men aren't talking about their penises. As he attempts to pinpoint the relationship between penis size and how guys see themselves as men, he tries to organise the biggest gathering of penis imagery this country, and maybe the world, has seen.
Documentary about three people who have Fish Odour Syndrome – an incurable condition that causes sufferers to smell of anything from rotting fish to stale sweat to faeces. The film looks at how sufferers manage to overcome the prejudice they feel in our increasingly sanitized country, and focuses on eight-year-old Thomas Barber, 32-year-old Rachel Thomas and 43-year-old Carol Sexton as they seek treatment and acceptance.
Documentary about Declan, Simon and Warren, three youngsters struggling to overcome their obsessive relationship with food and anorexia problems. It follows the boys as they recover inside a London clinic and then return to the outside world, charting their fight to try to beat this life-threatening illness.
Concerned by claims from some scientists and campaigners that chemicals found in certain toiletries and cleansing products could have potentially harmful effects, mother-of-three Nicky Taylor and comedian Tim FitzHigham decide to give them all up for a month in a unique scientific experiment. Microbiological tests taken at the beginning and end of the experiment show exactly how much bacteria grows on them and which parts of their body are most affected.
Documentary revealing what it's like living in Britain when you're over 7ft tall. Neil is 26 and 7 ft 7 and he lives in exile in Spain doing the only job available to someone his size - basketball. The film follows Neil's attempts to build a life for himself in the UK, no easy matter as everything, from clothing to relationships, is difficult for him. Mike, who is 7ft 3, has just started dating Portia who is 5ft 3, and Elliot, who is 17 and 6ft 9 and still growing, are also featured.
Documentary about female-to-male transsexual, Danny Lee Sharkey. Born as Katie, he's been living as a man for four years and has been having male hormones injected fortnightly for the past year. Now, at 22, the time has come for him to undergo a dramatic surgical transformation that will physically change his body from female to male. The film follows Danny as he embarks on the first stage of his irreversible transformation with a double mastectomy, with complicated penis surgery to follow.
Follow-up to the documentary in which Lucy Parker began the physical transformation to change her body from male to female. Lucy travels to Thailand to complete the final stage of her sex reassignment surgery, as she undergoes a gruelling five-hour operation to permanently change her genitalia. The film follows Lucy's painful recovery and her emotional homecoming. After 18 years of dreaming about having a female body, will Lucy feel complete or will achieving her goal be an anti-climax?
