Documentary about Down's syndrome and the ethics of pregnancy screening, exploring the thinking around the proposed new screening test and its possible availability on the NHS. Show more
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This World
Born Too White
59 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD
Documentary in which NHS doctor Oscar Duke, who has albinism, uncovers the discrimination and persecution of people with albinism in Tanzania and Malawi in East Africa. Show more
Over a busy weekend in Manchester, North West Ambulance Service paramedics Andrea and Glynn attend an RTC, while Debbie and Shaun try to persuade a homeless man to go to hospital. Show more
During a 12-hour night shift with North West Ambulance Service, call handler Elly tackles an increasing volume of calls, and there are surprises for paramedics April and Clare. Show more
A suspected terror incident requires a large-scale response and brings back memories of the Manchester Arena attack for the paramedics. Show more
Call handler Joe faces his first unsupervised shift answering 999 calls on a busy night for the North West Ambulance Service. Show more
Documentary in which Patrick Kielty, whose father was murdered by paramilitary gunmen, returns home to explore the legacy of Northern Ireland's peace deal, 20 years on. Show more
At Birmingham Children’s Hospital, surgeons must transplant a kidney from a father to his two-year-old son, while a three-year-old girl needs a life-changing heart procedure. Show more
Surgeons take on major trauma operations at Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital. They have just minutes to save a woman with a life-threatening bleed on her brain. Show more
In Africa, Gordon takes to the skies to see how a growing human population is affecting wildlife, from flamingos and elephants in Kenya to humpback whales off the coast of Gabon. Show more
In South America, Gordon flies over the Amazon in search of illegal loggers, and in the Andes he meets conservationists searching for new species before their habitat is destroyed. Show more
Crossing the Pacific, Gordon discovers how a view from above is helping protect hammerhead sharks and giant tortoises, and what it could reveal about the future of our coral reefs. Show more
Gordon Buchanan discovers how eyes in the sky are helping protect endangered orangutans, elephants and people in south east Asia, where booming economies are taking a toll on the natural world. Show more
Top surgeons perform high-stakes surgery. The surgeons must stop a patient's heart, chill his body and drain out his blood before they can operate. Show more
Some of the country's top surgeons perform high-stakes surgery. This episode follows surgeons and patients through three clinical trials at the vanguard of medicine. Show more
A day shift takes an unexpected turn for West Midlands Ambulance Service paramedics when a 999 call about an unconscious patient suddenly becomes very personal. Show more
Documentary series. A West Midlands Ambulance Service specialist trauma team are called to a brutal stabbing. Show more
Documentary series providing an insight into West Midlands Ambulance Service. Extra staff are brought in to care for those in need on New Year's Eve, but things do not go to plan. Show more
Documentary series. A day shift with paramedic crews from West Midlands Ambulance Service brings a spike in mental health cases. Show more
Documentary series. A specialist paramedic crew is sent to a shooting, but on this shift apparently lower-priority jobs prove just as troubling and more time-consuming. Show more