My Cancer
19-year-old Ellen lives in two worlds – in one she is a student dancer and in the other a cancer patient. When she's not in hospital, Ellen is out partying, shopping and taking on ambitious projects. Her latest venture is organising a fashion show to raise money for her cancer unit. Whilst her doctors worry whether she will remain well enough to see it through and her parents and friends watch from the sidelines, Ellen is on a one-woman mission to pull off her big event.
The Trouble with Charlotte
The story of 17-year-old Charlotte who has over 80 arrests, over 30 convictions and 67 foster homes under her belt. Recently Charlotte had her eighth tag removed and has been ordered by the courts to complete an intensive supervision and surveillance programme with a youth offending team. Failure to comply with this order will result in another court summons and this time, possible custody.
Changing Reuben
Follows 14-year-old Reuben Walsh who has an IQ of 154 (10 points less than Einstein), is obsessive about neurology, has feelings for inanimate objects and is terrified of crowds. Reuben finds it hard to fit in and is often bullied. For the first 12 years of his life, no one knew why he was different, but all that changed when he was diagnosed with a form of autism called Asperger's syndrome.
Many Happy Returns
For most British teenagers, an 18th birthday is a cause for celebration. It represents adulthood, responsibility, and the right to vote and buy alcohol. For another group turning 18 represents something very different. Each year around 2,500 children arrive in the UK from other countries unaccompanied by parents, guardians, identification or documentation. Until their 18th birthdays the Home Office gives them 'Leave to Remain' and they are given a home, a place at school and a small weekly allowance. But once they turn 18, their lives change. By becoming adults they lose all their protection as children and have to apply for asylum. 90 per cent of applicants are turned down and can be deported at any time. This documentary follows the lives of three 17-year-old asylum seekers who have all spent their teenage years growing up in the UK, and asks whether they should stay.
The Search for Mr England
Follows Leigh, Alex and Stephen, three lads who are hoping to strut their stuff to win a place at the Mr World competition in China. Do they have what it takes to represent their regions in the finals and become the next Mr England?
Laurie Pycroft; the Making of a Teenage Protester
16-year-old school leaver, Laurie Pycroft hit headlines across the world when he started a campaign to defend medical testing on animals. Laurie has gone from being a bedroom blogger to an international face as head of his Pro-Test movement. This film takes a wry look at the world of teenage politics and explores what it takes to be a pro-establishment rebel. In the run-up to a high profile debate at the Oxford Union, where Laurie will be the youngest person ever to speak, Pro-Test's press officers, Iain Simpson and Tom Holder play Alistair Campbell to Laurie's Blair. Whilst moulding their protégé to become a political animal they must also keep their eyes on the opposition as hundreds take to the Oxford streets for World Laboratory Animal Day.
Fund My Fame
19-year-old Diana is an aspiring model with little hope of making it. 15-year-old Sarah is determined to take the music industry by storm but her dream comes at a very high price. 15-year-old Henry is one of Britain's most talented young ballet stars and is hoping to attend the prestigious Russian Bolshoi Ballet school but at the cost of a mere £60,000. Three compelling stories of three very different teenagers whose quest for fame and fortune all depend entirely on the enormous financial sacrifice of their parents. How far are their parents prepared to go to realise their children's dreams and whose dreams are these anyway?
The Boy Who Killed His Best Friend
17-year-old Tommy Kimpton had a difficult life, teased for being overweight and let down by his alcoholic parents, but no one expected him to beat his best friend Ben to death with a pool cue. It was going to be an amazing summer in the small Cornish town of Penryn, but for the friends of Tommy and Ben one night changed their lives for ever. The national media picked up on the defence's case that Tommy had been mercilessly bullied his whole life, and that Ben was one of those bullies. But was this the whole story? As the teenage friends recount the events surrounding the killing and the court case we learn of a truth that is far from black and white.
