All Creatures Great and Stuffed (Extraordinary Taxidermy Documentary) | Real Stories
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From modern artists creating remote controlled flying dead cats to businesses that sell, source and create to order, this film takes viewers to unexpected places and lets them see an array of jaw-dropping stuffed animals.
Underdog: Jamaica's Best Sledder (Extraordinary People Documentary) | Real Stories
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In February 2009, Newton Oswald will be the first Jamaican in history to compete in the Yukon Quest, the most grueling and dangerous sled dog race in the world.
It's a two-week, 1,609 Km race in the dead of winter through frozen, barren landscapes on the roof of the world.
Semisweet: Life In Chocolate (Food Documentary) | Real Stories
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Chocolate is the most popular sweet on earth. We think of it as decadent, sensual, and romantic.
But chocolate’s story isn’t all sunshine and sweetness. SEMISWEET: LIFE IN CHOCOLATE traces the stories of four very different groups of people on three continents whose lives are intrinsically wrapped up in the complex world of chocolate.
The Man Who Shared His Liver (Organ Donor Documentary) | Real Stories
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Every day families at the liver transplant unit of St James’ Hospital in Leeds are faced with life and death decisions. With a chronic shortage of organ donors in the UK, family members are faced with a life-threatening dilemma over whether to donate half their liver in a risky attempt to save a loved one.
Groom Gets Married After Losing His Sight (Love Documentary) | Real Stories
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Nick and Sophie, from Cambridgeshire, were in the middle of searching for a home together when Nick was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. Thankfully Nick survived, but was left without his sight.
British Winter: Storm Heroes (Extreme Weather Documentary) | Real Stories
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When a winter storm hits, most people hunker down until it’s over. But all over the UK, there are men and women whose jobs force them to go out in the worst gales, the strongest blizzards, the iciest roads and the deadliest seas.
Addicts' Symphony (Addiction Documentary) | Real Stories
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The highly respectable world of classical musicians is rarely linked to addictive behaviour. In this uplifting one-off documentary, the composer and musician James McConnel examines music’s extraordinary transformative power, as he unites ten classical musicians whose lives have all been blighted by addiction, in an orchestra for a spectacular one-off performance with the London Symphony Orchestra.
Afghan Memento (Extraordinary Story Documentary) | Real Stories
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In 1988, Olivier Brodard -a twenty one year old idealist- made a six-month humanitarian trip to Afghanistan under Soviet occupation with $50,000 in his backpack destined for the local populations.
Entering illegally via Pakistan Olivier, along with his friend Paul Castella, made the arduous journey on foot, camel and tank to the Pansir Valley.