"Tough Kids" a one-off documentary for Childrens' BBC1 about a group of 12 year old schoolboys running the Tough Guy Challenge. By pushing themselves beyond their limits and taking risks, the boys start to understand what it means to be tough and to be a man.
This follows three disabled children who take up martial arts to help improve their movement. The children all attend a pioneering school for children with physical disabilities in London and one of the 12-year-old boys, Tim, has never been able to move or communicate unaided. He relies on his mum and best friend Francis to get his thoughts to the outside world. This documentary follows him through a busy school term and as his confidence builds, he is nominated for a national award and runs for class president. And as he gains movement he even experiments with new laser eye computer technology which could offer him a voice of his own and a glimmer of independence for the very first time.
Jamie, Michael and Adam are three young brothers from Liverpool who have an unusual passion: they love ballet, and all want to be professional dancers. The three boys are on the brink of experiences and decisions that could change their lives forever. 13-year-old Jamie lives away from home at one of the country's top ballet schools, and is having to cope with homesickness and full-time dance training. His 11-year-old brother Michael has a big dilemma: should he follow Jamie's example, keep dancing and try and win a place at ballet school, even though he could face the taunts of bullies? The youngest, Adam, is hoping to win a part in a professional musical show. He is only nine but, if he is successful, he will need to leave Liverpool and live away from home once rehearsals start. It is make or break time for the ballet boys.
Harry, Kailan and Luke all have narcolepsy and struggle to stay awake.
Documentary following 13-year-old Kim and 7-year-old Dan, who both have alopecia. They go to a summer camp, and this film reveals how their new-found confidence changes their lives when they get back home.
The inspiring story of 12-year-old Star who, despite having brittle bone disease and barely being able to walk up stairs, is attempting to climb the 704 steps of the Eiffel Tower.
Ruben and Nicole, two 12-year-olds with Down's Syndrome, pursue their dreams over the course of the summer holidays.
Documentary revealing what life is really like inside a huge family, as they prepare for one of the most important events in their lives.
The story of 10-year-old Ethan, who is deaf. Despite this, he loves music - sensing vibrations from their feel.
A film about gender fronted by 15-year-old Shelby, who is not a 'girly' girl - and very happy that way. She likes having short hair, lives in trousers, hates wearing make-up - and can't stand pink! Shelby never wanted to be a boy but, though she's confident now, being a different kind of girl hasn't always been easy. So what does it mean to be a girl? In this film, Shelby explores her experiences growing up. While reflecting on her own childhood, her image and her life at school, she embarks on a journey , asking 'what IS a girl?' To find out, she meets different types of girls; Toddlers in a nursery, who think girls have long hair; sport-mad Laila, who calls herself a Tomboy; Meg, who adores ballet and dresses, and 7-year-old Anna, who loves skateboarding and dreams of being a pirate! These children are very different, yet each wants to be accepted simply for who they are. Shelby concludes that a girl is someone who can stand out OR fit in, who can wear what they feel comfortable in and shouldn't have to change their style to please others, and who's happy in her own skin.
At just 14 years old, Peter is the youngest stunt motorbike rider in Europe. What's more, he lives in his very own caravan and spends nine months of the year travelling around England, performing in his parent's circus. Being one of the show's most popular performers brings daily challenges. Whether it's having just one day to master a motorbike act on a high wire, building a monster truck or riding in a globe inches above your sister's head, life for Peter is never boring.
This film is a tale of two worlds colliding and the formation of friendship through life-changing experiences. Iona is a 15-year-old British girl who lives on a floating hospital that sails around the world, and Grace is a Congolese teenager, whose life has been shattered by the growth of an enormous tumor on her face. At the moment the Floating Hospital is based in Congo, in West Africa. Grace and her mum have travelled days from Kinshasa to the ship, hoping that the doctors on board will be able to help. Her life is incredibly difficult - she doesn't go out or go to school because of the tumour on her face. But it's not just about how Grace looks - if not treated she will die. Iona takes us onboard her home and we meet the people who live and work on the ship. Grace and Iona don't speak the same language but they find a way to overcome the barriers and we're with them all the way as Grace's life is transformed forever.
Joanne helps Team GB in their campaign to get bobsleigh into the Paralympics.
How do children feel when their parents decide to up sticks and move them to a different country? In this My Life film, we follow ten-year-old Daniel and his seven-year-old brother Jake as they move lock, stock and barrel from Devon, England to Wellington, New Zealand. But with many families deciding to return, will this turn out to be a disastrous decision, or will they want to stay?
10-year-old Ben is one of only two hearing people in a deaf family.
Documentary following three boys - James, Theodore and Faramade - who have all won New Foundation Scholarships to Eton College. In this first episode, we meet our three lads as they get fitted out in their brand new school uniforms, ready for their new lives ahead. We learn how the boys first heard of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and witnesses their mounting excitement as they get ready to leave home and start their lives at Eton. We see how different everything they encounter is to their former lives. But will the boys settle in? Will they keep up when many of the lessons are completely new to them? Will they get to grips with all the new words and phrases? And will they make it to the half-term break without too many mishaps?
In episode two, our young Etonians have to face the truth that exams are looming. The second half of their term becomes a whirlwind of lessons, revision, tests - oh, and the hilarious Mufti Day, where some boys seem to take the 'no uniform day' rule to extremes! Despite being exhausted by all things new, the lads are determined to do well in the end-of-term exams and everything builds to that moment... But have they done enough and are they now true Etonians, or is there still a little something of their former selves left inside?
Documentary following 13-year-old Leo, who was born a girl, in his journey to get his first male passport and be accepted as a boy.
Brother and sister Milo and Ella reveal what happened when their dad bought their very own zoo when it was threatened with closure. The children show us what it's like to have cheetahs and jaguars as pets, and how to persuade a raccoon to move house! We also follow the family's trip to Portugal where they track wolves and scour the sanctuaries in the hope of finding a mate for their own wolf back home. But life at the zoo isn't always easy as the children find out when one of their favourite animals falls ill.
Josh, Ella and Hope all have one thing in common - they have a grandparent with dementia.
A gang of Kenyan children who live in a slum form their own acrobatics troupe.
Two sisters from Sudan and a boy from Romania settle into their new homes in the UK.
A group of children from Dagenham learn the art of debating.
Amy and Daisy join their dad, a wildlife cameraman, as he makes a film in Antarctica.
Twins Imogen and Amelia, who have a form of dwarfism, prepare to dance in the Blackpool Tower Ballroom.
Seventeen-year-old fashion designer Isaac is attempting his toughest catwalk challenge yet, a slot on the runway at Brighton Fashion Week.
Cobie tells the story of Molly and his best friend Adam, who are both trying to recover from traumatic brain injuries after they were hit by cars.
Irish dancer Lauren is on her way to Montreal to compete in themost important competition of her life - the World Championships, the Olympics of Irish dancing. She has devoted her life to dancing andher dream is to become a world champion. However, the competition is tough and she faces the very best dancers in the world.
Sixteen-year-old Syrian Ahmed gives a guided tour of his home - one of the biggest refugee camps in the world, Zaatari, in Jordan.
Kai, who has ADHD, faces his first ever showjumping competition.
Fourteen-year-old Jamie joins a team of adults to climb a mountain in Eastern Greenland.
Libby, Ethan and Oliver learn to control their mental health to achieve simple goals.
Grace and Cerys juggle their passions with the demands of their condition cystic fibrosis.
11-year-old Persia tries make her dream of being an opera singer come true.
Natasha and her brother Joe rescue a mother elephant and her baby in Thailand.
A musical documentary featuring three children who are young carers.
Documentary about Grace, Rupert and Connor, who all have Tourette's Syndrome. What's it like to sniff, cough, jerk, roll your eyes and swear - and not be able to stop yourself? How do your friends react? And your family? And can you get any help for it? What Makes Me Tic follows Grace has she puts on a show and tries not to let the tics get the better of her, Rupert as he undergoes a new therapy and Connor as he tries to leave the house despite his noisy swearing tics.
This special episode goes behind the scenes of Andrew Lloyd Webber's latest musical, School of Rock, in the run-up to opening night, and reveals just what it takes to make it in this exacting and competitive world. We follow Amelia, Bailey and Lois - all aged 11 - on their journey over several months from home to rehearsal studio, and eventually to the bright lights of opening night. Lois learned the bass guitar in a week to secure her role, but how will she cope with her nerves? Bailey is a gifted drummer, but now he also has to learn to love to sing. And Amelia has moved hundreds of miles from home for the show and must adjust to life in a chaperoned house with a group of fellow performers. As Andrew Lloyd Webber says, this new show is about 'the empowering force of music'. But incredible hard work, focus and professionalism are required of the young stars... will it be all right on the night?
Ella introduces her extraordinary world of wheelchair skating (or WCMX) and her friends Kumaka, Hunter and Luzi who also do WCMX. They show that even in a wheelchair you can back flip, grind and jump. It's the World WCMX championships coming up in Texas, how will Ella and her friends do?
Documentary following Junior Bake Off winner Nikki. Twelve-year-old Nikki, who has also just won a Pride of Britain Award, is a rising star in the world of vlogging, with over 80,000 followers. The original motivation for her social media channel was her medical situation; Nikki has a facial AVM, a very rare and life-threatening condition, which gives her heavy nosebleeds and headaches. Nikki visits Great Ormond Street for monthly regular check-ups, as well as flying to Denver, Colorado every other month for ground-breaking surgery. This film follows Nikki over the summer of 2016, covering everything from her trips to the US for treatment to her passion for increasing her vlogging channel and meeting a vlogging celeb. It also shows her Junior Bake Off journey, from her first phone call to reaching the final.
Documentary following Scottish teenager Iona, who is training for the World Junior Surf Championships in the Azores. She'll be up against more experienced surfers and tougher conditions but she is determined to do her country proud.
Documentary following the adventures of two brothers, 11-year-old Felix and 10-year-old Luca, who live on an island called Fofoa in Tonga. After living through the worst tropical cyclone in memory, Felix and Luca enlist a local conservation charity to help them survey their coral reef to see the effects of the storm and check the long-term damage from climate change. Protecting the marine life is vital to keep attracting the migrating whales back every year, not least because the boys' favourite hobby is taking visitors swimming to meet these magnificent animals. Join Felix and Luca as they show you what living on an island is all about.
Documentary following a sister and brother, nine-year-old Shanti and 17-year-old Kalvin, as they try to complete a very special wish list, left by their mother before she sadly passed away from cancer in 2015. With their mother Seema posting vlogs about her illness and building up a large following on social media, the kids pay homage in their own special way by making a self-recorded film of their progress to show at their next movie night. This heartwarming, momentous journey challenges the two children to confront their fears and explore the unknown, as they try everything from swimming for the first time to learning about cancer.
Documentary following the journey of 12-year-old Joe who is hoping to receive a very precious gift - a dog that will become his ears. Joe has been profoundly deaf since he was a baby and a specially trained hearing dog could bring him the independence and confidence he so craves. Only 30 children in the UK have one of these dogs and Joe is next on the waiting list, but his journey isn't straightforward. Joe also has a titanium leg and needs an operation to help him walk before he can receive his dog. Can Joe fully recover from his surgery and complete the training that will allow him to have a new best friend - his very own hearing dog?
Documentary following 12-year-old Adel who had to leave his home in Syria three years ago and move to the UK as a refugee. He's now happily settled here, but this summer he's on a mission with his best friend Elijah to help welcome some new refugees who are struggling to settle in his new home town of Bristol.
Documentary showing what it's like to be an air cadet, taking to the skies with Kallen and Lottie as they are handed control of an aeroplane for the first time, and even do some aerobatics.
Ten-year-old world champion kick-boxer Jesse-Jane travels the globe taking part in competitions. She may be famous for her eye-catching and daring sword routines, but now it's time for her to compete in the fighting category of the world championships for the very first time. Will this real-life ninja add more gold medals to her ever-growing collection?
Documentary following 11-year-old Traemondo, who dreams of being the UK's youngest grime artist. He already has a big following, with celebrities sharing his music. But it hasn't all been plain sailing. When he was only nine years old Traemmondo was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis, an inflammatory bowel condition that changed his life. But this young boy with big dreams doesn't let anything get in the way of his ambition. With a week to go and help from top 20 reggae artist Stylo G, will he pull off the biggest performance of his life?
Documentary following YouTube vloggers Max and Harvey as they travel the UK, performing and meeting their fans. They also jet off to Amsterdam for a very exciting gig.
Documentary following YouTube vloggers Max and Harvey as they head off to perform at their biggest gig yet, at Bestival. Then it's a dream come true for the teenage twins as they fly to Hollywood to film music videos, meet fellow YouTubers at a star-studded pool party and then perform an exclusive gig in LA.
Fifteen-year-old Lewis is a young man with a big dream - to host a school prom for 150 special teenagers who were too unwell to attend their own. Lewis knows how it feels to miss out as he too has spent so much time in hospital. Despite having a brain tumour himself, which sometimes leads to as many as 35 epileptic episodes a week, he never gives up. To keep his dream alive Lewis enlists help from friends, family, and even Radio 1's Nick Grimshaw. However his world is turned upside down when a fund raising video reaches 31 million people and he is caught in the eye of a media storm. Will it throw all his prom plans off track, or will the teenagers get to go to the ball?
Tala and Flynn have three things in common - they are both ten, love their hamsters and both have a dad in prison. Their fathers were sent to prison when they were very young and won't be released until Tala and Flynn are teenagers. Tala writes a prison blog about what life is like since dad was taken away. Flynn makes video diaries of family days out to show dad when he comes home. We find out what it is like to have a parent in prison, how often you can visit, and what their friends do to help Tala and Flynn when they are missing dad.
Documentary following 15-year-old Ellie, who is determined to overcome her own anxiety and depression. She goes on a trek with the Wilderness Foundation to the Lake District with other young people facing similar issues. Michael is 14 and he too has anxiety. His condition is causing him to become increasingly withdrawn, so he hopes the trek will give him the confidence to face his fears and play the drums in front of an audience for the very first time.
Documentary following ten-year-old Christopher, who is one of America's youngest anti-gun campaigners. He's got some big names supporting him, from Oscar-winning Hollywood actress Julianne Moore to top British rap artist Tinie Tempah. Christopher's oldest brother Akeal was shot dead five years ago in Brooklyn, New York, sadly just one of more than 30,000 Americans killed by guns in 2012 - just as in every year since. With around 300 million guns in the USA - about as many guns as people - Christopher's on a mission to discover why guns are such a big part of American life, and to find out what he can do to make the streets safer.
This film is authored by Jonathan, an extraordinary ten-year-old, who for the first eight years of his life was 'locked' in his body - unable to speak or communicate. In the last two years, with his mum's help and through his own will and determination Jonathan has learned to 'talk' with his eyes using a special spelling board. Now 'unlocked' Jonathan takes us on his very personal mission to give a voice to other children unable to express themselves, from presenting his petition to a government minister to reading his own story to his hero Michael Morpurgo.
Three youngsters each try to change the accepted norm of beauty - from pushing the modelling industry to increase diversity to learning to love themselves for who they are.
Actor Ruben, who plays Finn in The Dumping Ground, goes to Moldova to find out what life is like there for children who are born with disabilities.
Child genius Kashmea has an IQ of 162, more than Einstein and Stephen Hawking, but instead of trying to solve the mysteries of the universe she is focused on solving a problem closer to home. Following the death of a close family friend due to an allergic reaction, Kashmea decides to put her coding skills and intelligence to good use to try to solve a massive problem. We join Kashmea as she attempts to design, research and launch the Speciall app which helps children with allergies and also wheelchair users to find accessible eating-out options.
The child homelessness epidemic in the UK has risen 12 per cent in the last year and there are increasing numbers of families in temporary accommodation, despite the regulation that no child should be living in a B&B for over six weeks. In this insightful, heart-wrenching film we meet Jade, Sensi and Henry, three children affected by the crisis. Almost exclusively filmed on phones, they take us into their world to show the effect that living in temporary accommodation can have on families. We follow the trio as they desperately strive not to let their living conditions set them back. For Jade, her dream of being a human rights lawyer is inspired by her homelessness and her desire that no other child should be left in the same position as her. But will she be able to conquer her nerves in time to speak at the Houses of Parliament? Sensi wants everyone to know that homelessness doesn't just apply to old men living in shop doorways, while Henry's ambitions of becoming a Chelsea footballer are put at risk by living through constant evictions.
Documentary following Zimbabwean teenager Tanya, who has been training to become the first African female to win an international motocross race since she was five. She has just a few months to prepare for the ride of her life at the MXGP Championships. We follow her journey to the UK as she realizes her dream.
This film revisits three remarkable Syrian refugee children whose lives in Za'atari refugee camp featured in award-winning 2015 documentary My Life: The Boy on the Bicycle.
Adopted from China is a poignant documentary that gives a real insight into the lives of four young people adopted from rural China by their British parents.
Eleven-year-old Anna and 15-year-old Aidan were the youngest competitors at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. We follow them as they prepare for the competition of their lives.
Nikki Lilly is a vlogger and CBBC star with a life-threatening medical condition. Last summer, Nikki let the cameras follow her as she went through her toughest year of her life.
Sixteen-year-old Billy makes a film about his younger brother Alfie’s diabetes.
A Fighting Chance follows young Muslim boxer Aida, in the lead up to her exhibition match. In just 3 months Aida will be facing her first ever opponent.
Documentary following a year in the life of 13-year-old Emlyn, a sheep farmer who, alongside his dog Patch, takes care of more than a thousand sheep on his farm in south Wales.
Bookworm Alexa has a rare condition that means she could go blind, so is cramming in seeing as much as she can, finding a way to read and preparing for a life without sight.
Rustam is a reporter for a newspaper in India, which is written by children and about children. But this is no ordinary newspaper.
Alice lives in the UK. Thapelo lives in South Africa. They have never met but both have a condition called XP, which means that daylight can be life threatening.
Three teenage girls take on one of the biggest challenges of their lives as they compete for a seat in the Scottish Youth Parliament.
From the day he was born, Danny has faced extraordinary challenges. With home videos and professionally shot footage, we show his battle back from a devastating medical disaster.
Sisters Zoe and Zara share more than just a house - they are both incredible dancers too!
Jack, now 13, shares his story of waiting for and eventually receiving a heart transplant in this powerful documentary.
Following two children who share a passion for pigeons through the busy racing season and as they prepare for the UK’s biggest pigeon show. Will their pigeons come home champions?
Follow our youngest crew member Kai Hockley on our journey to the finish line of the Rolex Fastnet Race 2019. Our story on the race told our way.
The personal journey of 14-year-old Lewis, who has a passion for drag and is putting on a show called Proud to be Different.
From the age of ten, Isabel has been campaigning to ban single-use plastic on the island of Bali. This year the ban was passed - but this is just the beginning!
The story of a group of Palestinian circus performers preparing for the biggest show of their lives.
Fifteen-year-old Jess has a congenital condition preventing her legs from developing properly. Determined not to let this define her, she performs an emotional piece documenting the story of her life.
One-off special from the My Life documentary series, telling the incredible story of 14-year-old Hannah, who has one of the worst cases of face blindness in the UK. Everyone is a stranger to Hannah and she doesn't know who her mum, dad, sisters and friends are when she sees them. Hannah can't even recognize her own face and being face blind has cut her off from the world around her. Hannah embarks on a course of groundbreaking treatment at Bournemouth University where face blindness expert Dr Sarah Bate is trying to understand how the condition works and help people like Hannah finally know who the people around her are. During the course of her treatment Hannah meets another young girl with face blindness for the very first time. Twelve-year-old Laura, who has been face blind since birth. The girls exchange experiences, and even meet one of the country's top businessmen, Duncan Bannatyne who is face blind too. The girls both vow to be even braver from now on in their interaction with the world.
Fifteen-year-old pianist and composer Shane has to compose a piece of music inspired by CBBC and perform it for the first time with a full orchestra on BBC Music Day.
