Our Lives - Season 1

Our Lives - Season 1

Season 1

Powerful topical and human stories from around the United Kingdom.
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Episodes12
DatesJun 5, 2017 - Aug 23, 2017
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Episodes

Suzi Perry's Queens of the Road
Season 1Episode 130 min

Suzi Perry's Queens of the Road

In this new Our Lives documentary, Suzi Perry travels to Northern Ireland to meet three women who compete in the exhilarating yet highly dangerous sport of motorcycle road racing.

Jun 5, 2017
Big Love
Season 1Episode 230 min

Big Love

Brothers James Lusted, 29, and Phil, 32, both have a rare form of dwarfism. They have faced medical and physical challenges in their lives but, most of all, they always believed they would struggle to findlove. They were wrong.

This documentary, part of BBC One's Our Lives strand of programmes, is an intimate and emotional insight into their lives. James, three feet seven inches tall, is getting ready to marry his average-height fiancee Chloe. He still can't believe it's happening. Older brother Phil is three feet tall and has been married once before. It didn't work out, but his past experience hasn't put him off. He met average-height Kathleen from Seattle online, and the couple are also now engaged to be married.

Jun 12, 2017
Supersize Cabbies
Season 1Episode 330 min

Supersize Cabbies

A group of overweight cabbies try to change the habits of a lifetime and go from supersize to superfit.

Jun 19, 2017
Growing Up with Cancer
Season 1Episode 430 min

Growing Up with Cancer

Growing Up with Cancer forms part of BBC One's Our Lives strand. Being a teenager can be a traumatic time, so imagine throwing cancer into the mix too. This film tells heartwarming stories from the speciallydesigned Teenage Cancer Trust Unit at Glasgow's Royal Hospital for Children, where a remarkable group of young people have been forced to grow up fast. But here they can share experiences of coping with the devastating effects of cancer and chemotherapy and of being forced to live a different life to most of their teenage friends.

Jun 26, 2017
Bus Wars
Season 1Episode 530 min

Bus Wars

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. The film forms part of BBC One's Our Lives strand.

Jul 3, 2017
Mini Monet Millionaire
Season 1Episode 630 min

Mini Monet Millionaire

Martin Shaw narrates a documentary following 14-year-old artist Kieron Williamson as he prepares for his latest exhibition, at a critical moment in his career which sees him begin the transition from child prodigy to adult artist. The programme also reveals how Kieron's career is being managed by his family, who had to learn everything from scratch as newcomers to both business and the art world. Part of BBC One's Our Lives strand.

Jul 10, 2017
World's Oldest Family
Season 1Episode 730 min

World's Oldest Family

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. Cameras chart how Austin Donnelly set out to discover if he and his 12 siblings really are the oldest group of siblings on the planet, a task his twin Leo assumed after Austin passed away before he could complete his quest. The film weaves a portrait of a large family from rural Northern Ireland growing up in the most turbulent of times, and uses a treasure trove of family archive to help to bring to life personal recollections and experiences. Part of BBC One's Our Lives strand.

Jul 17, 2017
Jodi's Lovely Letters
Season 1Episode 830 min

Jodi's Lovely Letters

Jodi's Lovely Letters follows Jodi as she writes letters to strangers from all over the world, and also prepares to curate her first ever exhibition, based on her work. But life isn't easy for the 28 year-old, who suffers with depression, anxiety and ME.

Jodi Bickley from Birmingham, started writing letters when she was just five years old. She was encouraged to write a letter to her grandmother who had just passed away - it was a letter to an angel.

From then on Jodi began to write letters and notes to strangers. She would leave them on busy Birmingham buses, in coffee shops, shopping centres - anywhere where they could be found and potentially brighten up someone's day.

Jul 24, 2017
Orkney: When the Boat Comes in
Season 1Episode 930 min

Orkney: When the Boat Comes in

Documentary looking at how the island community of Orkney, located off the north east coast of Scotland, copes with the onslaught of tourists from cruise ships. Part of BBC One's Our Lives strand.

Jul 31, 2017
The Bug Grub Couple
Season 1Episode 1030 min

The Bug Grub Couple

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. The couple have renovated Sarah's family's beef farm just outside St David's, Pembrokeshire, and turned it into the Bug Farm, a visitor attraction with an insect museum, a zoo, a gallery a research centre and a restaurant, as well as continuing with the traditional beef cattle. While Sarah looks after the education and research side, Andy runs the restaurant, which has a dual menu - normal food next to bug versions. One of his signature dishes is the bug burger, a mix of five different bugs with a locust garnish. The couple are passionate about insect-based food as a more sustainable source of protein than meat - as insects need far less land and water, can feed on waste stream rather than edible arable crops and hardly contribute to climate change.

Aug 7, 2017
Scotland's Model Teenager
Season 1Episode 1130 min

Scotland's Model Teenager

Teenager Connor Newall is one of the most successful models ever to come out of Scotland. The 18 year-old is in high demand and the upper echelons of the fashion world want a piece of him. As he lives the life of a modern day model, this documentary follows the story of Glasgow-born Connor travelling in Europe and to New York on various assignments.

Turning his back on a potential career in the Govan shipyards or the British army, Connor instead travels the world, often on his own, fulfilling the demands of a punishing schedule.

While keeping in touch with his family when he can, Connor shoots with the top photographers, is dressed by the best stylists and parties with famous celebrities. The documentary - part of BBC One's Our Lives series - examines his fast-paced life in the modelling world and also looks at how his home life in Govan is moving on without him.

Agents, family and professionals provide guidance as the teenage model tries to keep the momentum going and survive and thrive in the sometimes superficial world of fashion. Scotland's Model Teenager asks whether the teenager may be forced to reinvent himself - or whether his charm, unique looks and Glasgow humour can keep brand Connor alive.

Aug 14, 2017
Land of the Giants
Season 1Episode 1230 min

Land of the Giants

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. Part of BBC One's Our Lives strand.

Aug 23, 2017

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