Barcroft DOCS

Carl Thompson weighed 65 stone and couldn’t move from his bed

Britain is bulging at the seams. Two thirds of us are overweight – and a quarter of us are now obese. In this episode, we meet the people with a big appetite

We know them as the young men in suits who knock on our doors, young missionaries whose job is to convert us to their particular brand of Christianity

Britain’s getting bigger but are we also becoming more small minded?

16 year old Jon is your typical teenage boy in all respects except one - he was born a girl.

Meet the obese people who say they’re either too fat to work or that no one will give them a job because of their size

Tambudzai Makinzi was a young model and beauty queen who lived in Cape Town, South Africa, when she was struck down by an aggressive tumour

Terry Noble weighs 30 stone but has refused a gastric band so he can stay the size he is – despite an ever-growing list of ailments and medication

Four presenters head off round the globe to look at strange and bizarre stories and meet some of the world’s most unusual and interesting characters

Being overweight isn’t easy. So what happens when you have piled on the pounds and have an embarrassing incident on holiday?

The United States locks up more women than anywhere else on Earth. Sir Trevor McDonald investigates two of the US’s most infamous female prisons

Four presenters head off round the globe to look at strange and bizarre stories and meet some of the world’s most unusual and interesting characters

The United States locks up more women than anywhere else on Earth

A remarkably intimate and moving film that offers an insight into the extreme Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Getting bitten by a venomous snake is the stuff of nightmares, so why on earth would people choose to inject themselves with deadly venom

Punished like adults but still teenagers. In Kids Behind Bars, we meet some of America’s youngest and most dangerous criminals growing up inside

Four presenters head off round the globe to look at strange and bizarre stories and meet some of the world’s most unusual and interesting characters

Four presenters head off round the globe to look at strange and bizarre stories and meet some of the world’s most unusual and interesting characters

Four presenters head off round the globe to look at strange and bizarre stories and meet some of the world’s most unusual and interesting characters

Making ends meet is a struggle for many families, but when there are more mouths to feed than days in the week, how do you balance the books?

Four presenters head off round the globe to look at strange and bizarre stories and meet some of the world’s most unusual and interesting characters

Picture perfect pugs, cutesy kittens and beautiful baby rabbits - the world is awash with adorable pets

When you have up to a dozen brothers and sisters, do they form a support network or make up your biggest enemies?

This humorous and highly entertaining documentary offers an access-all-areas pass to the ‘dressing room’ kennels, the ‘artist suite’ menageries, and the ‘green room’ paddocks as it goes behind the scenes of the glamorous world of animal performers and their dedicated trainers

Four presenters head off round the globe to look at strange and bizarre stories and meet some of the world’s most unusual and interesting characters

A weird, wonderful and wacky celebration of childbirth, mums-to-be are going to all sorts of extremes to have their perfect birth

The Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital is one of the largest hospitals of its kind in the UK

The Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital is one of the largest hospitals of its kind in the UK

The Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital is one of the largest hospitals of its kind in the UK

The Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital is one of the largest hospitals of its kind in the UK

An insight into the bizarre phenomenon of Real Dolls – synthetic, life-sized, anatomically correct silicone love machines

What is it like to live in a family so large that there is almost a revolving door policy?

In this remarkable series, personal stories and real life situations are combined to capture a snapshot of the Canada’s healthcare system, on just one day

In this final episode featuring India's oldest and most famous hotel, we meet those directly connected to its illustrious past and those caught up in a tragic event from more recent times

Dog Rescue follows two of the UK’s busiest dog rescue and rehoming centres

n this remarkable series, personal stories and real life situations are combined to capture a snapshot of the Canada’s healthcare system, on just one day

The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel has played host to some of Mumbai’s grandest and most expensive weddings

In this remarkable series, personal stories and real life situations are combined to capture a snapshot of the Canada’s healthcare system, on just one day

Documentary series following the work of the Cape of Good Hope Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, in Cape Town, South Africa

When it opened in 1903, the Taj Mahal Palace was the first hotel in India and the first to have air conditioning, electricity and a licensed bar