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Body Image (1970)
A series of films looking at the different shapes and sizes of bodies and people's attitudes to them
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Release Date:
Thu, Jan 01, 1970
Country: GB
Language: En
Runtime: 30
Country: GB
Language: En
Runtime: 30
Season 2:
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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