Body Bizarre

Season 4

10 episodes · Sep 29, 2016

The fourth series features nearly 50 new stories of medical anomalies and the people who are defying the odds against these rare medical situations. From Bangladesh to Madagascar to Brazil, these unique stories span more than 20 different countries.

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  • S4E1

    A Tiger Ate My Face

    Sep 29, 201645m

    Hashmot Ali was fishing to feed his growing family in Bangladesh when a tiger attacked him, tearing his face away. Now, 20 years on, he seeks an operation to restore his features.

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  • S4E2

    Ants in My Head

    Oct 6, 201645m

    12-year-old Shreya Darji from India suffers an infestation where over a thousand ants were removed from her ears, with ten emerging every day. What causes this nightmarish problem?

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  • S4E3

    My Face Is Killing Me

    Oct 13, 201645m

    17-year old Moroccan teenager Zoubair lives with extreme facial tumours that cause difficulties with breathing. Doctors must perform complex, yet life-changing surgeries.

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  • S4E4

    Limbless Little Girl

    Oct 20, 201645m

    Harmonie-Rose Allen contracted septicaemia as a baby, and had all her limbs amputated. Now her life is set to change as she gets prosthetics fitted. This is her amazing story.

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  • S4E5

    My Giant Genitals

    Oct 27, 201645m

    Kenyan orphan Forence Owitni, 28, suffered a growth on his genitals that has swollen his testicles and penis to the size of bagpipes. Can doctors successfully operate on him?

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  • S4E6

    Bubble Woman

    Nov 3, 201645m

    A look at how Sandra dos Santos, 50, from Rio, Brazil, lives the Rio beach lifestyle, despite the thousands of tiny tumours that bubble her skin - for which there is no cure.

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  • S4E7

    Born with No Eyes

    Nov 10, 201645m

    A look at the life of four-year-old Brazilian boy Otavio Pimental, who was born entirely without eyes, as he embarks on a journey to be fitted with hand-crafted prosthetic eyes.

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  • S4E8

    My Parasitic Twin

    Nov 17, 201645m

    In India, Hemlata Singh, gave birth to a boy with the head and arms of his dead twin attached to his chest. Can doctors save the newborn and separate him from his sibling's body?

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  • S4E9

    My Baby's Face Tumour

    Nov 24, 201645m

    Just after 16-month-old Makaila was born, Doctors found a tumour on her face that threatened to choke and kill her. Now, her parents have found a surgeon to try and remove it.

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  • S4E10

    Worlds Tiniest Brothers

    Dec 1, 201645m

    Claimed to be the world's smallest teenage brothers, Jobdan and Yuki Lizarme from Peru are the size of pre-schoolers, but are young men, aged 18 and 16. What stopped them growing?

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