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| Monday 24th November 2008 |
UKTV People
- 12:00-1:00am |
| My New Face |
| Documentary |
Affecting documentary about the extraordinary surgery performed by two of the world's leading plastic surgeons, who transform the faces of severely disfigured children.
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| Monday 24th November 2008 |
National Geographic Channel
- 3:00-4:00pm |
| Was Darwin Wrong? |
| Documentary |
Darwin's evolutionary theory has been respected for over 150 years, but some scientits now believe it is full of holes and gaps, and does not explain life on Earth. Who is right?
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| Monday 24th November 2008 |
Discovery Science
- 5:30-6:00pm |
| How It's Made |
| Documentary Series |
Ambulances, Dining room tables, Diatonic accordians, Acrylic awards. Series 5, episode 5.
More items are put under the microscope to find out how they were made.
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| Saturday 29th November 2008 |
BBC 1 London
- 2:35-3:35am |
| Cracking Up |
| Documentary |
In 1986, Alastair Campbell had a mental breakdown, the culmination of months of intensive stress at work, too much alcohol, and myriad complex issues. Campbell believes that speaking openly about mental illness helps to de-stigmatise it and so in this startlingly frank documentary he relives the traumas of his breakdown. He talks to some of those who witnessed it, and though it was more than 20 years ago, the journey opens up painful memories
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| Sunday 30th November 2008 |
ITV1 London
- 8:00-9:00pm |
| Here Come The Boys |
| Music |
Holly Willoughby presents an evening of entertainment to highlight the work of the UK's testicular cancer charities. Among those performing on a star-studded bill are Will Young, Scouting for Girls and Boyzone. Seal sings the soul classic It's a Man's World, and Enrique Iglesias performs his massive hit Hero. Sir Tom Jones brings the house down in style with a rendition of his classic It's Not Unusual.
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| Sunday 30th November 2008 |
UKTV People
- 10:00-11:00pm |
| Parkinson's at 25 |
| Documentary |
Documentary about 25-year-old Michael, one of the youngest people in the world to be diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Since he was 18, Michael has hidden his illness from his family, friends and even himself, but as it takes over his body he is forced to face his fear. With symptoms including uncontrollable shaking and the destruction of the ability to speak and walk, Parkinson's threatens to ruin his way of life. The programme follows Michael as learns what his future may hold.
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| Monday 1st December 2008 |
Discovery
- 1:00-2:00am |
| Most Evil |
| Documentary |
Masterminds.
What lies at the intersection of evil and intelligence? Armed with scientific discoveries on brain development, Dr Stone analyses the minds of intelligent murderers.
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| Monday 1st December 2008 |
Discovery
- 7:00-7:30pm |
| How Do They Do It? |
| Documentary Series |
Tetra Pak/House/Ambulance.
How do they make paper cartons for storing liquids? How do they build a house in a week? How do they fit an emergency ward in the back of an ambulance?
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| Tuesday 2nd December 2008 |
Channel 4
- 7:55-8:00pm |
| 3 Minute Wonder |
| Arts |
Life After Coma: Still Here.
3 Minute Wonder presents a series of films exploring three very different journeys back from beyond consciousness. John Aiton, known affectionately as 'Chippy', received serious brain damage when hit by a truck in 1996. After several years in hospital his parents, John and Carol, decided to dedicate their lives to his care and brought him home again.
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| Tuesday 2nd December 2008 |
Sky Real Lives
- 11:00-12:00am |
| Jabe Babe |
| Documentary |
Ultra Tall.
Explore the personal and medical experiences of 31 year-old Jabe Babe, who suffers from a genetic condition called Marfan Syndrome which gives her a very distinctive medical profile.
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| Wednesday 3rd December 2008 |
BBC1 London
- 7:30-7:57pm |
| Dom's on the Case |
| Documentary Series |
Dentists. Series 1, episode 1.
Five-part series in which Dom Littlewood uncovers and investigates serious problems within the National Health Service. Dom is shocked to discover that almost half of UK residents have not seen an NHS dentist in the last two years. With this mind, he attempts to find one for the townsfolk of Bishops Waltham. But with so many full or taking private patients only, can he succeed?
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| Wednesday 3rd December 2008 |
Channel 4
- 7:55-8:00pm |
| 3 Minute Wonder |
| Arts |
Life After Coma: Work In Progress.
Dean was a violent, hard-drinking scallywag. But following a brutal bout of club violence, he was left brain damaged, in a coma and on life-support. He was close to being 'switched off', but his mother insisted the doctors leave the machine on for just one more night, and Dean started to pull through.
(Watch Online, Subtitles)
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| Thursday 4th December 2008 |
BBC 4
- 9:00-10:00pm |
| Growing Babies |
| Documentary |
War in The Womb
Part 1 of 2.
Laverne Antrobus investigates the theory of foetal-maternal conflict, an idea championed by evolutionary biologist David Haig and controversially believed by some to be blamed for a wide range of behavioural and psychological disorders such as Tourettes, depression and autism. She also meets a scientist who believes he has found the smoking gun of pre-eclampsia - a protein produced by foetal tissue that is capable of remodelling the maternal bloodstream to suit the foetus's goals.
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| Friday 5th December 2008 |
Discovery
- 3:50-4:40am |
| My Shocking Story |
| Documentary Series |
Reconstruct My Face.
Ian Smith's jaw is rotting away due to radiotherapy killing the bones and tissue. Follow the surgeons who save his face using 21st-century technology.
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| Saturday 6th December 2008 |
Discovery
- 3:50-4:40am |
| My Shocking Story |
| Documentary Series |
Rewire My Brain.
See specialist brain surgeons operate on patients other doctors have deemed inoperable, using a complex procedure called Deep Brain Stimulation.
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| Saturday 6th December 2008 |
Discovery
- 5:30-6:00am |
| How It's Made |
| Documentary Series |
Carpets, Drinking Water, Laser Eye Surgery, Acoustic Guitars. Series 2, episode 7.
Where did they come from and how are they made? Meet the designers and craftsmen to find out.
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| Monday 8th December 2008 |
UKTV People
- 11:00-12:00am |
| Super Surgery |
| Health Series |
Fascinating documentary series revealing new advances in surgery and their impact on patients' lives. This edition follows a Navy officer undergoing a life-saving lung transplant.
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| Wednesday 10th December 2008 |
Sky Real Lives
- 8:30-9:00pm |
| Trapped Inside My Body |
| Documentary |
Part 1 of 2.
John Bell is just 30 years old and a sufferer of motor neurone disease. Although he is mentally alert, his body is wasting away. Follow his agonising, yet determined quest to find a cure.
Part 1 of 2.
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| Wednesday 10th December 2008 |
Sky One
- 9:00-9:00pm |
| The Boy Who Will Never Grow |
| Documentary |
Meet nine-year-old Jack. Suffering from Morquio's Disease, he is still the same height he was at four. Through this poignant video diary, Jack offers an inspiring glimpse into his life.
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| Thursday 11th December 2008 |
Sky Real Lives
- 8:30-9:00pm |
| Trapped Inside My Body |
| Documentary |
Part 2 of 2.
John Bell is just 30 years old and a sufferer of motor neurone disease. Although he is mentally alert, his body is wasting away. Follow his agonising, yet determined quest to find a cure.
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| Thursday 11th December 2008 |
BBC 4
- 9:00-10:00pm |
| Growing Babies |
| Documentary |
Part 2 of 2.
Brain Power.
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| Thursday 11th December 2008 |
Discovery
- 9:00-10:00pm |
| I Hear Voices |
| Documentary |
In the Old Testament and Ancient Greece, people claimed to have heard the voice of God. Today, hearing voices is considered a sign of mental illness - but is this always fair?
(New)
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| Tuesday 23rd December 2008 |
UKTV People
- 9:00-10:00am |
| Super Surgery |
| Health Documentary |
Fascinating documentary series looking at new surgical procedures. Jaime Nussbaumer's chronic headaches were a medical mystery until an MRI scan revealed a tumour beneath her brain.
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