My Life - Season 9
Season 9
Episodes
Max and Harvey (Part 1)
Documentary following YouTube vloggers Max and Harvey as they travel the UK, performing and meeting their fans. They also jet off to Amsterdam for a very exciting gig.
Max and Harvey (Part 2)
Documentary following YouTube vloggers Max and Harvey as they head off to perform at their biggest gig yet, at Bestival. Then it's a dream come true for the teenage twins as they fly to Hollywood to film music videos, meet fellow YouTubers at a star-studded pool party and then perform an exclusive gig in LA.
My Big Prom
Fifteen-year-old Lewis is a young man with a big dream - to host a school prom for 150 special teenagers who were too unwell to attend their own. Lewis knows how it feels to miss out as he too has spent so much time in hospital. Despite having a brain tumour himself, which sometimes leads to as many as 35 epileptic episodes a week, he never gives up. To keep his dream alive Lewis enlists help from friends, family, and even Radio 1's Nick Grimshaw. However his world is turned upside down when a fund raising video reaches 31 million people and he is caught in the eye of a media storm. Will it throw all his prom plans off track, or will the teenagers get to go to the ball?
Missing Dad
Tala and Flynn have three things in common, they're both ten, love their hamsters and both have a dad in prison. Their fathers were sent to prison when they were very young and won't be released until Tala and Flynn are teenagers. Tala writes a prison blog about what life is like since dad was taken away. Flynn makes video diaries of family day's out to show dad when he comes home. We find out what it's like to have a parent in prison, how often you can visit, and what their friends do to help Tala and Flynn when they're missing dad.
Hike to Happiness
Documentary following 15-year-old Ellie, who is determined to overcome her own anxiety and depression. She goes on a trek with the Wilderness Foundation to the Lake District with other young people facing similar issues. Michael is 14 and he too has anxiety. His condition is causing him to become increasingly withdrawn, so he hopes the trek will give him the confidence to face his fears and play the drums in front of an audience for the very first time.
Too Many Guns
Documentary following ten-year-old Christopher, who is one of America's youngest anti-gun campaigners. He's got some big names supporting him, from Oscar-winning Hollywood actress Julianne Moore to top British rap artist Tinie Tempah. Christopher's oldest brother Akeal was shot dead five years ago in Brooklyn, New York, sadly just one of more than 30,000 Americans killed by guns in 2012 - just as in every year since. With around 300 million guns in the USA - about as many guns as people - Christopher's on a mission to discover why guns are such a big part of American life, and to find out what he can do to make the streets safer.
Locked In Boy
My Life: Locked In Boy tells the remarkable and moving story of Jonathan, a smart, funny 10 year-old who, for eight years, was ‘locked in' his own body, unable to speak or communicate.
Then, two years ago, his mother taught him to spell with his eyes using an alphabet Perspex board, like the one used by Stephen Hawking when he first lost the ability to speak. Today, surpassing everybody's expectations, Jonathan has a reading age beyond his years, is writing poetry inspired by William Blake and is updating an internet blog to inspire young people going through tough times.
He is also on a mission to change the lives of children in a similar position to himself and to give them the voice that he was denied for so long. The film, in Jonathan's own words and narrated by his best friend Lewis, follows him on that mission as he ventures to London to present a petition to MPs, meet his hero Michael Morpurgo, and inspires everyone around him with his sharp wit and sunny personality.
Changing the Face of Beauty
Three youngsters each try to change the accepted norm of beauty - from pushing the modelling industry to increase diversity to learning to love themselves for who they are.
The Real Dumping
Actor Ruben, who plays Finn in The Dumping Ground, goes to Moldova to find out what life is like there for children who are born with disabilities.
Girl Genius
Child genius Kashmea has an IQ of 162, more than Einstein and Stephen Hawking, but instead of trying to solve the mysteries of the universe she is focused on solving a problem closer to home. Following the death of a close family friend due to an allergic reaction, Kashmea decides to put her coding skills and intelligence to good use to try to solve a massive problem. We join Kashmea as she attempts to design, research and launch the Speciall app which helps children with allergies and also wheelchair users to find accessible eating-out options.
Without a Home
The child homelessness epidemic in the UK has risen 12 per cent in the last year and there are increasing numbers of families in temporary accommodation, despite the regulation that no child should be living in a B&B for over six weeks. In this insightful, heart-wrenching film we meet Jade, Sensi and Henry, three children affected by the crisis. Almost exclusively filmed on phones, they take us into their world to show the effect of temporary accommodation on families. We follow the trio as they desperately strive not to let their living conditions set them back. For Jade, her dream of being a human rights lawyer is inspired by her homelessness and her desire that no other child should be left in the same position as her. Sensi wants everyone to know that homelessness doesn't just apply to old men living in shop doorways, while Henry's ambitions of becoming a Chelsea footballer are put at risk by living through constant evictions.
Motocross Girl
Documentary following Zimbabwean teenager Tanya, who has been training to become the first African female to win an International Motor cross race since she was five. She has just a few months to prepare for the ride of her life, at the MXGP Championships. We follow her journey to the UK as she realizes her dream.
The Boy on the Bicycle Two Years on
This film revisits three remarkable Syrian refugee children whose lives in Za'atari refugee camp featured in award-winning 2015 documentary My Life: The Boy on the Bicycle.
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The Neighborhood
The Neighborhood telling about what happens when the friendliest guy in the Midwest moves his family to a neighborhood in Los Angeles where not everyone looks like him or appreciates his extreme neighborliness. When Dave Johnson and his family arrive from Michigan, they're unfazed that their new dream home is located in a community quite different from their small town. However, their opinionated next-door neighbor, Calvin Butler, is wary of the newcomers, certain that they'll disrupt the culture on the block. Dave realizes that fitting into their new community is more complex than he expected, but if he can find a way to connect with Calvin, they have an excellent chance of making their new neighborhood their home.