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New! Paralympics: The Unfair Games? 59 min.

With the Tokyo Paralympic Games approaching, Panorama investigates the sport's classification system. Designed to make competition between athletes with different disabilities fair, it is accused of being flawed, easily manipulated, and lacking credibility. Former Paralympic athlete and coach Richie Powell says para-sport saved his life after he was injured in a motor cycle accident, but he retire...

Formats: DVDStreaming Copyright Date: 2021

New! What are We Feeding our Kids? 52 min.

Is ultra-processed food causing obesity in children, and could it even be addictive? Dr Chris van Tulleken investigates as he undergoes a gruelling self-experiment that even shocks the scientists.

Formats: DVDStreaming Copyright Date: 2021

New! Why do I Put on Weight? 47 min.

Your skinny best friend seems to eat twice as much as you, but you're still overweight. Why? For decades, experts thought they had the answer: too many calories and not enough exercise. The latest scientific research is turning those assumptions on their head. Differences in our individual biology - our genetics, hormones or psychology - all play a crucial role. Now, five volunteers are going on d...

Formats: DVDStreaming Copyright Date: 2021

New! BFF—The Break: Series 5 6 min.

Teenager Katie has become distant from her friends following a car accident that's left her a wheelchair user. She's developed an attachment with an 'augmented reality' app on her phone. Turnip may be an ugly goblin but he's also Katie's only friend. She's in trouble.

Formats: DVDStreaming Copyright Date: 2021

New! The Break: Series 5 25 min.

This short-form drama series showcases bold, original, and contemporary films that reflect modern life. These are stories you don’t normally see on television – written, directed, and acted by disabled talent. The writers weave their own experiences into the films, giving them an honest and poignant touch. Funny and unexpected, they shine a heartfelt perspective on modern life and love.

Formats: DVDStreaming Copyright Date: 2021

New! Losing It—The Break: Series 5 6 min.

Joseph is a young man with cerebral palsy who knows he absolutely doesn't want pity sex, and has always looked down on his best mate for sleeping around. But Joseph has never really had the opportunity, until now. His first sexual experience makes him question his views.

Formats: DVDStreaming Copyright Date: 2021

New! Oh Toni—The Break: Series 5 7 min.

Toni wants to ask the girl of her dreams to the school prom and will stop at nothing to win her affections. Only question is, can she do it without accidentally killing her?

Formats: DVDStreaming Copyright Date: 2021

New! Rude—The Break: Series 5 6 min.

Would you rather be seen as rude or disabled? That's May's dilemma as she tries and fails to not offend her first friend at university.

Formats: DVDStreaming Copyright Date: 2021

New! Weed—The Break: Series 5 5 min.

Leah is a 16-year-old tearaway, on the run from the police. Back on the London estate where she grew up with her best friend, she's determined to finish her own personal mission.

Formats: DVDStreaming Copyright Date: 2021

New! The Characteristics of Effective Learning: An Overview 11 min.

This program offers an overview of the characteristcs of effective learning, looking at playing and exploring, active learning, and thinking creatively and critically. It shows how newborns are natural learners as they develop and learn with all their senses. It shows older children who begin to plan their approaches to problem-solving and are increasingly able to monitor their efforts, to alter t...

Formats: DVDStreaming Copyright Date: 2021