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Broadcast date
2009-03-18 • 12 episodes
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Episodes of this season
1. The World's Oldest Conjoined Twins
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2009-03-18
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Ronnie and Donnie Galyon are the world's oldest conjoined twins at 57. The show takes a look at their lives.
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2. Tree Man - The Cure
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2009-03-25
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The show takes a look at an Indonesian fisherman called Dede who is afflicted with tree like growths on his limbs.
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3. Freak Show Family
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2009-04-01
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The series takes a look at the lives of some Indonesian circus performers whose medical conditions made them the main attraction in a freak show. After the circus finished the individuals tried to adjust to a normal life and a British surgeon headed out to Indonesia to see if he could help them.
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4. The World's Heaviest Man Gets Married
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2009-04-08
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Cameras follow the planet's heaviest man as he prepares to get married in Mexico.
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5. Britain's Tiniest Toddlers
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2009-04-15
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The series follows the daily lives of three primordial dwarves.
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6. The Man With Someone Else's Face
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2009-04-22
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The cameras follow a Chinese surgeon as he attempts a partial face transplant on a man who was attacked by a bear.
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7. Octopus Man
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2009-04-29
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The series takes a look at the life of Rudy Santos who had three extra limbs when he was born.
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8. The Man Who Shared His Liver
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2009-05-06
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A son prepares to risk his own life in an effort to save that of his mother.
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9. Growing Up Without a Face
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2009-05-13
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The series tells the story of five-year-old Juliana who was born with a severe case of Treacher Collins syndrome.
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10. Electric Human
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2009-05-20
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The series takes a look at a man in Puerto Rico who says he can conduct electricity through his body.
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11. The World's Strongest Toddler
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2009-06-03
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The series takes a look at Liam Hoekstra who has 40 per cent more muscle than the average child his age.
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12. Real Wolf Kids
End of season •
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2009-06-08
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The documentary strand exploring extraordinary tales of human experience concludes with the story of two children suffering from congenital hypertrichosis, or ‘werewolf syndrome’. The programme investigates how genetic research may hold the key to giving these children normal lives – and potentially helping millions of others. Seven-year-old Nat Sasuphan from Thailand was born with congenital hypertrichosis, an extremely rare and incurable disorder that causes the sufferer to grow excessive hair on the face and body. “The worst thing at school is when the new students make fun of me,” says Nat, whose father is worried that Nat’s condition will cause her to develop an inferiority complex. Removing the hair is tricky: laser treatment had bad side effects, hair removal cream leaves a rash and shaving may harm the skin.
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