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“this is the one unmissable programme of the week” Times “often heartbreaking, but also uplifting” Mail on Sunday Each year in Britain, 135,000 people end up in hospital with a traumatic brain injury. Most at risk are young men and the effects, though often hidden, can be profound and life-changing for the people affected,…
“jaw-dropping” Radio Times This documentary tells the inside story of Britain’s biggest ever crash for cash insurance fraud ring. The long-running scam involved more than 60 people in rural County Durham and put up the annual cost of car insurance in the area by £100. Although some of the culprits are organised criminals, many…
“unique, darkly fascinating, well constructed and well worth a look” Time Out “an interesting ethical debate” TV Times “quirky, eye-opening quest” Daily Mail In this provocative film for the First Cut strand, journalist Storm Theunissen examines the reality of the body parts trade – by trying to sell every bit of her self that…
“compelling telling of an extraordinary tale” Guardian “intriguing” Daily Mail “slick account” Mail on Sunday When Edward Davenport was jailed for 8 years for masterminding a £4.5 million global fraud earlier this year, lurid stories emerged of a playboy lifestyle on the fringes of high society and every paper featured pictures with a host…
“a great film…possibly the funniest thing on television this week” Sunday Times Pick of the Week “a startling snapshot of Britain today” Sunday Express “jaw-dropping” Independent “funny, original and very English. Superb” Guardian Across Britain, a small and secretive band of men are donning comic book style costumes and taking to the streets to…
“bold documentary….brilliantly moving” Guardian “tender” Radio Times “fascinating, sweet and faintly excruciating” Time Out During his teens, Michael Ogden lived in a neighbourhood – home of “Shameless” and the biggest council estate in Europe – where being gay was far from accepted. So he lived a double life – to the outside world he…
“tactful and affecting documentary” Daily Telegraph This film in a series about the world’s most extreme human bodies explores the extraordinary life of Edward Hernandez who at the age of 24 was just 27 inches tall. Because of his tiny size, Edward was used to unwanted attention from strangers but in 2010 his life…
A personal exploration into the world of the Spiritualist Church. In the London town of Walthamstow, Richard Alwyn is drawn into a world where the dead continue to speak to their living relatives. Sometimes funny, sometimes poignant, this is a film about grief and loss and a faith in survival beyond the grave. Can its…
It’s every parent’s nightmare. They wave their grown-up children off on an overseas adventure of a lifetime and never see them again. Lost Abroad – The Parents’ Story is the story of two families whose children died abroad and the families’ quest to uncover the truth behind their deaths. Erica Duggan heard her terrified son…
19 year-old shopgirl, Leanne McCarthy was the victim of serial con-man Wayne Gouveia. In a meticulously organised deception, Wayne convinced Leanne he was an MI5 agent, luring her into a world of stake-outs, car chases, safe houses and narrow escapes. But as their relationship got darker, Leanne’s doubts about Wayne grew. As his behavior became…
This is the story of what happens to babies who are born too soon – boldly told from the point of view of the machine that keeps them alive. For the 50,000 babies who are born prematurely each year, the incubator provides a chance of survival. As they begin life inside this plastic womb surrounded…
In the autumn of 2008, Al Gentry from Albemarle, North Carolina, achieved his goal of 22 years hard work – he had Betty Neumar arrested for the murder of his brother Harold who was Betty’s husband back in 1986. Only then did it emerge that Harold Gentry was just one of Betty’s former husbands. She…
"For those who wonder, Ronachan means 'Seals Point' in Gaelic. The point looks out over the islands of the Inner Hebrides in Western Scotland."