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Season 6

  • S06E01 My Life on a Post-it Note

    • May 9, 2006
    • BBC One

  • S06E02 I'm the Daddy

    • May 17, 2006
    • BBC One

  • S06E03 To See and Be Seen

    • May 24, 2006
    • BBC One

  • S06E04 Gail Porter Laid Bare

    • May 31, 2006
    • BBC One

    Documentary following model and TV presenter Gail Porter as she comes to terms with the fact that, having been afflicted with alopecia, she may be bald for the rest of her life. After building a career around her good looks, Gail woke up one morning to discover her hair was falling out, but instead of hiding away decided to take a braver stand. The programme also meets other women affected in the same way.

  • S06E05 Breaking the Silence

    • June 7, 2006
    • BBC One

Season 7

  • S07E01 The Oldest Drivers in Britain

    • October 18, 2006
    • BBC One

    An affectionate and funny documentary portrait of some of Britain's oldest motorists.

  • S07E02 Getting Away with Murder

    • October 25, 2006
    • BBC One

    A woman campaigns to have her daughter's killer tried for murder a second time.

  • S07E03 Tantastic

    • November 1, 2006
    • BBC One

  • S07E04 Our Big Decision

    • November 8, 2006
    • BBC One

    Documentary about Jehovah's Witness Krystie's dilemma regarding a blood transfusion.

  • S07E05 One Kiss Could Kill Him

    • November 15, 2006
    • BBC One

    Toby Ellis is one of only 14 babies in the world to be diagnosed with Ipex Syndrome.

Season 8

Season 9

  • S09E01 The Brick In The Wall Kids

    • October 3, 2007
    • BBC One

    It's nearly 30 years since Pink Floyd recorded their number one hit The Wall. This is the story of the 13 comprehensive school kids who bunked off classes for the afternoon and recorded the anthem. ONE life catches up with them at a school reunion and discovers what happened to their lives. Did they need an education and did they get one? How did their school days shape their lives?

  • S09E02 Above Enemy Lines

    • October 9, 2007
    • BBC One

    The men of the RAF's 27 Squadron are in Afghanistan for a tour of duty. For two months, they will be flying missions around the notorious frontline of Helmand Province, where British troops are engaged daily in ferocious battles with a resurgent Taliban. In this intimate film featuring cockpit footage, we follow the pilots and crewmen for the duration of their tour, as they deliver troops, food and ammunition, and rescue injured British troops while under enemy fire.

  • S09E03 For One Night Only

    • October 24, 2007
    • BBC One

    Last year 25-year-old Asta Philpot, who was born with arthrogryposis, leaving him unable to move most of his body, lost his virginity in a Spanish brothel - a life-changing experience he wants other disabled people to experience. Now he's planning a return trip to the brothel but wants to take a group of disabled virgins with him. ONE life follows the men on their journey of discovery.

  • S09E04 The Waking Pill

    • October 31, 2007
    • BBC One

    Documentary which looks at a possible cure for people in long-term comas, such as Britons Joanne Douglas and Amy Pickard. Patients in South Africa were reported as waking 'as if a switch has been flicked' after the administration of a sleeping pill. Desperate to know more, both Amy and Joanne's families journey to South Africa to meet the patients who are being treated, wanting to know if this is just another false hope or if their daughters could really be reborn.

  • S09E05 The Train You've Been Waiting For

    • November 7, 2007
    • BBC One

    Documentary which looks at Ian Yeowart and Sean English's desire to do something no-one has done for a hundred years in the UK - start a new railway company from scratch. Over the course of a year, their enthusiasm for Grand Central turns to exasperation as the work takes longer and longer, and they eventually realise they have no trains either. The film provides a metaphor for the state of a once-great industry and a portrait of a dedicated group of people who just want some trains to play on.

Season 10