Our Lives
2017 Β· 30m Β· Documentary
Celebrating life in the UK in all its diversity β as seen through the eyes of remarkable people doing extraordinary things.
Episodes
1. Big Love30m Β· Documentary providing an emotional insight into the lives of two brothers, who both have a rare form of dwarfism, as they prepare to marry their wives-to-be.
2. Supersize Cabbies30m Β· A group of overweight cabbies try to change the habits of a lifetime and go from supersize to superfit.
3. Growing Up with Cancer30m Β· Teenagers share their experiences of coping with the effects of cancer and chemotherapy at the Teenage Cancer Trust Unit at Glasgow's Royal Hospital for Children.
4. Bus Wars29m Β· Documentary looking at the fierce competition between the big bus tour companies in Belfast as they fight for a share of the lucrative tourist market.
5. Mini Monet Millionaire30m Β· Following 14-year-old artist Kieron Williamson as he prepares for his latest exhibition.
6. The World's Oldest Family30m Β· Documentary following the Donnelly family from County Armagh, thought to be the oldest group of siblings in the world, with a collective age of 1,064 years.
7. Jodi's Lovely Letters29m Β· Aled Jones meets Jodi Ann Bickley, founder of the One Million Lovely Letters project, who has written thousands of letters to people around the world in need of support.
8. Orkney: When the Boat Comes In29m Β· Orkney is, officially, the UKβs cruise ship capital. With around 125,000 passengers expected this year, how does this small island community cope with the onslaught of tourists?
9. The Bug Grub Couple30m Β· Documentary following insect expert Dr Sarah Beynon and award-winning chef Andy Holcroft as they try to bring insect-based food products to the mainstream market.
10. Land of the Giants29m Β· From 20-stone pumpkins to man-sized marrows, this documentary digs into the colourful world of Welsh giant vegetable growers as they fight it out in the first show of the season.More Like This
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