Real Life - Season 4

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Our Child Needs a Heart

1 - Our Child Needs a Heart

Air Date: September 4, 2001

The fortunes of two 12-year-old girls who need heart transplants to save their lives and the stories of youngsters whose deaths have given others a second chance.

The Psychic Detective

2 - The Psychic Detective

Air Date: September 12, 2001

Keith Charles was a copper for 30 years before retiring to take up his new career as a psychic.

Our Daughter Won't Eat

3 - Our Daughter Won't Eat

Air Date: October 2, 2001

Nine months in the life of a family struggling to cope with their sixteen-year-old daughter Vicki Carter's anorexia.

The Fattest Men in Britain

4 - The Fattest Men in Britain

Air Date: October 9, 2001

The lives of two contenders for The Fattest Men in Britain: Jack Taylor, aged 54, who hasn't left his Bradford flat for over 25 year following the death of his mam, gran and girlfriend, and 33-year-old Barry, who defies the image of the sad, fat bloke.

Pets on Holiday

5 - Pets on Holiday

Air Date: November 6, 2001

Report on how the new pets passport scheme works in practice, following two families as they travel abroad with their beloved dogs.

Celebrity Villain

6 - Celebrity Villain

Air Date: November 26, 2001

Profile of former East End villain Dave Courtney, a one-time associate of the Kray brothers who turned his back on the underworld after seeing a friend murdered on the Old Kent Road.

Football Hopefuls

7 - Football Hopefuls

Air Date: December 1, 2001

Follows five 14-year-olds football hopefuls over 6 years at Lilleshall, England's school of excellence for footballers.