Body Bizarre
Really · English
Criss-crossing the globe, Body Bizarre embarks on a voyage of discovery unlike any other. From India's child snake charmers to the world's hairiest girl, this series uncovers the real human stories behind the headlines. With deeply personal interviews and footage from the most unusual of day-to-day routines, it's an adventure through the truly astonishing.
Tutti gli episodi 7 stagioni · 74 episodi
› Stagione 1 6 episodi 2013
It's a race against time for the 9 year old with an extraordinary growth on his neck; the fighting spirit that drives the lady once called the World's Ugliest Woman; a medical revelation for the 31 year old woman trapped inside a 2 year old's body; urgent treatment is needed for India's incredible 8 limbed goddess girl; and the little girl whose body seems impervious to deadly snake venom.
The miracle of twins joined at the head; the face-changing surgery that sparks a life or death emergency; the smoking toddler who faces dramatic consequences; and the inspirational girl who survived against all odds.
The miniature 5 year old who is defying all the odds. The girl with the horrifying secret that had to come out. Will love be the cure for the man with a hole in his face? Can doctors solve the mystery of Indonesia's incredible tree man? And the little girl who was born covered in fur.
The battle to save a baby with a rare condition; the football sensation born without feet; the man who injects himself with lethal snake venom; the mystery condition that baffled the experts; and you're never too old - a mum at 66.
The mystery of the girl who cries blood; why this 8 year old weighs the same as a heavyweight boxer, the little boy with snake-like skin; and there's big news for Thailand's werewolf girl.
The mysterious bubble man of Jakarta; the teenage beauty who turned into a giant; the world's tiniest teen and her big dream; and when falling asleep becomes a living nightmare.
› Stagione 2 10 episodi 2014
The incredible "upside-down man" goes to hospital for the first time since he was born. Can a life-threatening operation save this girl from her own face? The modern-day Elephant Man faces a medical test that could mean life or death. Will there be a diagnosis for the cyclist with one of the world's most mysterious illnesses? And will a second-round of surgery give the triplets with a brain-crushing skull syndrome a normal childhood?
The little boy whose face is melting; the mystery of the villagers who don't feel pain; we catch up with a man whose face was eaten away by cancer; the little girl with UK size 14 feet; and the baby born with an extreme growth needs urgent surgery.
It's a race against time for the 14 year old with an extraordinary growth on her neck; the fighting spirit that drives the lady with one of the world's rarest diseases; 4 year old conjoined twins face dangerous surgery; the woman with possibly the biggest hands in the world; and the girl who faced vicious bullying because of her skin.
On this episode of Body Bizarre, the world's tallest man undergoes life or death brain surgery; the little girl who has a condition dubbed "werewolf syndrome"; the man who is literally scared stiff; a tiny mosquito bite causes a severe case of elephantiasis; and the girl from Florida who may have the same condition as the Elephant Man.
On this episode of Body Bizarre, can doctors solve the mystery of the two-metre-tall teenager? We'll meet the grandmother with a devastating condition; the three-legged man who faces life-changing surgery; there's a life or death operation to separate twins conjoined at birth; and the woman who refuses to be beaten by her condition.
On this episode of Body Bizarre, she was born a boy and he was born a girl - the transgender teens who have found love. Is there a cure for the mum born with backwards hands and feet? Also, life-or-death surgery to remove a young woman's debilitating face tumour; and the woman with the extraordinary stomach growth that's threatening to kill her.
On this episode of Body Bizarre, the mystery condition that's plaguing a young woman; a dangerous operation on the man with the world's biggest face tumour; we catch up with the young footballing sensation without feet (but can he master a new sport?); and 21 years old and less than a metre tall, one of the world's smallest men battles a life-threatening aneurism.
On this episode of Body Bizarre, drastic surgery for a 20-year old man with a deadly tumour; the woman whose face has frozen; love is in the air for teenage conjoined twins; a mysterious disease leaves four sisters unable to move; and we catch up with a little girl from China who's ready to reveal her new face.
On this episode of Body Bizarre, after 35 years of agony, a man ravaged by tumours gets help from an unexpected source; attacked from birth by a huge tumour, a boy fights back; the limbless girl with impressive talents; a teenager fighting Swollen Belly Syndrome; and the family whose hair just won't stop growing.
The man who nearly died on the operating table undergoes a second life-threatening operation for a new face. A stomach tumour weighing 90kg which grew for 15 years. The unique case of the Black and White family. The world's tallest married couple try to control their children's rapidly increasing height. Plus, a man who is 16 inches tall vies for the record of smallest man in the world.
› Stagione 3 10 episodi 2015
The boy whose skin is falling off his body holds onto life, the life or death struggle of a baby born with a rare condition, the mother who's afraid of the damage her baby could cause, a 17 year old with the body of a hundred year old woman, and a woman who cries crystal tears.
The desperation of a woman weighed down by a 100lbs growth; a six year old who may grow up to be the tallest man who ever lived; a man who cannot stop his body shaking risks all with brain surgery; the eight year old with strangely malformed feet braves an operation; and is this woman the smallest mother in the world?
The Brazilian village where people only emerge at night; the woman born with no arms forced to make tough choices; will there be a medical miracle for the boy with the giant tumour; bedridden for 20 years, is the grandmother with elephantitis on the road to recovery?; and the young girl in the Philippines hoping for a cure for a one-in-a-million syndrome.
A teenager with the face of a grandmother; a baby born with an extra head goes under the knife; how the 33 inch man found domestic bliss; doctors battle to save the face of a man with a thirteen pound tumour; and the mother who is struggling to protect her daughter from the pain of being different.
Will the boy worshipped as a monkey God get the surgery he needs to be seen as normal? How the woman whose skin won't stretch defied all odds. Is there any hope for the teenager who can't stop growing? The lady with missing body parts who manages to live a complete life. And will the supersized bodybuilder pay the price for his unorthodox methods?
A look at the lives of four pairs of conjoined twins; they manage to lead remarkably normal lives despite their conditions.
On this episode of Body Bizarre, an unstoppable growth takes over the life of a young Australian; a full face transplant for a woman whose features were distorted by tumours; a mother's fear as her little girl faces life-changing surgery; pioneering laser treatment gives a Brazilian girl hope; and in China, an extended neck threatens to paralyse a young man.
On this episode of Body Bizarre, urgent surgery on a baby whose brain is growing through her face; a 30-year-old woman with the face of a grandmother; a girl with no legs and big dreams; three teenagers with a rare genetic disorder seek medical treatment; and the world's smallest football team challenge prejudice in Brazil
(UK title: Living Statue) On this episode of Body Bizarre, the Moroccan teenager whose prayers can only be answered with risky surgery; the woman who's growing a second skeleton; a limbless DJ from Johannesburg who celebrates his life; the glamorous young woman whose face is being rebuilt; and how a boy born with a giant arm became a man who conquered bullying.
(UK Title: Girl With A Split Face) A girl is born without a proper facial structure; a baby with an alien-shaped head; a 4 year old who weighs 145 pounds; a legless gymnast.
› Stagione 4 10 episodi 2016
Jay, five, is blind and has no nose. Now an American family have fallen in love with him and want to adopt. Sambany has a skull tumour bigger than his head, can doctors operate?
Joelison from Brazil is 237 cm tall. His wife is just 152 cm. What's stopping them having children? In Colombia, Sharick, falls asleep for up to a month. Can doctors cure her?
Uncovering stories of people round the world who suffer from rare and mysterious medical conditions. Some require surgery so complex that the odds of survival are minimal at best.On this episode of Body Bizarre, can doctors cure the man with one of the world's rarest conditions? The woman whose body is turning into bone. Will an operation solve the faces of two Brazilian brothers? The woman with a giant arm faces surgery, and the 12 year old girl who lost her hair but became a model.
On this episode of Body Bizarre - the woman fighting a life-threatening tumour in her eye; can surgeons straighten the legs of a woman born with backward knees? A man with no limbs lives a fulfilling life against the odds; and can doctors remove a two-year-old Nepali boy's extra arm?
On this episode of Body Bizarre - can doctors diagnose the mystery condition destroying a man's life? The young woman battling a rare disorder that means she can't stop eating. The teenager trapped in the body of a 90-year-old. And can surgery save the little girl with a giant tumour?
Arun, from India, has four legs, with the second pair growing from his back. He travels to Delhi to seek an operation, but will doctors be able to help and will his family agree?
Laisha, eight, from Texas, is just 70cm tall and has an incredibly rare form of dwarfism. She travels to a region of Ecuador where hundreds of people have the same condition.
Laxmi, from India, was born with a huge facial tumour giving her the appearance of the Hindu god Ganesh. Can surgeons save her face?
Body Bizarre. In Sweden, Kim has had dozens of surgeries on a huge facial tumour but stopped after a near death experience. Now he needs one more operation but can he go through with it?
Khalida goes to a hospital in Kashmir after suffering intense stomach pains. Doctors operate and are astonished to discover the world's biggest ovarian cyst.
› Stagione 5 9 episodi 2017
UK Title: A Tiger Ate My Face. On this episode of Body Bizarre, is there hope for the man mauled by a tiger? The Polish woman with unique skin pigments and the revolutionary technology that could save her from cancer. Can traditional Chinese fire treatment save a 12-year-old boy from an uncontrollable eating disorder? Can 3D printing technology help a Brazilian cancer victim feel complete? And a mother's love gives comfort to the boy whose skin is falling off.
UK title: Ants In My Head. On this episode of Body Bizarre; the American man whose life has been taken over by a 60kg tumour and the high risk surgery that could finally see it removed. Plus, can doctors stop the rare blood-filled tumour destroying a Brazilian professor's face? And horror for the Indian girl with hundreds of ants breeding inside her head.
UK Title: My Face Is Killing Me. On this episode of Body Bizarre; can doctors remove a Nepalese boy's third arm without causing paralysis? Will life-or-death surgery save the world's fattest man? Can the Romanian boy with an extremely rare facial condition get a diagnosis? And meet the six fingered Brazilian family.
UK Title: Limbless Little Girl. On this episode of Body Bizarre; Brazil's tallest 12-year-old has life-or-death surgery to remove a brain tumour. A world first - surgery that has enabled a Polish man to live with a dead man's hand. Can the 3-year-old who lost her limbs to meningitis learn to walk and swim? And the horrific discovery inside an Indian boy's stomach.
UK Title: My Giant Genitals. On this episode of Body Bizarre; the mystery condition causing a Kenyan man's genitals to expand to over 5kg. Make-or-break tests to find out whether an Indian teenager with dwarfism can live to follow his dreams. An American wrestler overcoming a rare genetic condition empowers others. Can emergency surgery save a Brazilian woman afflicted by a severe facial tumour? And an English mother devastated by a mystery sleeping condition.
UK Title: Bubble Woman. On this episode of Body Bizarre; the 11-year-old boy alive against the odds undergoes a make-or-break scan. An operation for a Brazilian woman who refuses to be beaten by her incurable condition. Can surgeons help the 7-year-old Indian boy with an enormous leg? And a father with an extreme fear of surgery must endure an 8 hour operation to save his life.
UK Title: Born With No Eyes. On this episode of Body Bizarre; doctors battle to save the life of an African boy with a tumour that's engulfed his face. Surviving separation - the extraordinary fightback of a conjoined twin from Brazil. Can specialists transform the looks of a boy born with no eyes? The American brothers with bendy bones face a traumatic operation. And three generations of a British family who share the same struggle with a rare facial disfigurement.
UK Title: My Parasitic Twin. On this episode of Body Bizarre; can revolutionary treatment save a boy with a birthmark covering almost his entire body? The French twins defying the odds to survive a deadly condition with space-age technology. Surgeons battle to save the life of a newborn baby attached to a parasitic twin. Can doctors transform the life of a Brazilian housewife disabled by her enormous leg? And will surgery be the only solution for a British boy with constantly-tensed muscles?
On this episode of Body Bizarre; can doctors save the sight of the Indian girl whose skull is crushing her brain? After a year in hospital, will the Bangladeshi Tree Man finally be able to live a normal life? The 16-month-old baby whose face is being eaten by a tumour. And when sleep can kill - the nightmare condition threatening to take a young Spanish girl's life.
› Stagione 6 19 episodi 2018
› Stagione 8 10 episodi 2025
The stories of people who suffer from rare and mysterious medical conditions. Some need surgery so complex that the odds of survival are slim.
15-year-old John suffers from epidermolysis bullosa and has no indication of how long he might live. Justice suffers from a rare sleep condition.
After 22 surgeries and losing his right eye, Amit refuses to let his incurable neurofibromatosis define him. Mari Jade suffers from daily fits.
A man whose life changed for ever when surgeons removed a large piece of his skull and a woman with a rare condition that means she grows skin 10 times faster.
Ravi receives life-changing surgery to remove the huge tumours that cover his face. Lauren has 24-hour treatment to prolong her life.
Natalie suffered major, life-changing burns after a bonfire explosion. Now, aged 18, she's not letting her burns hold her back.
Natalia was born with a rare condition referred to as the 'vanishing bone disease'. Sanja has a condition that causes blisters to form on her skin.
After having her leg amputated, Jillian has surgery which will allow her to use her ankle as her knee. Ashley's condition turns her muscles into bone.
The family of conjoined twins, Callie and Carter, must decide whether to separate the sisters. Josh shares his life as 'The Tourette's Barber'.
Both born with brittle bone disease, Dejua and Antwon have suffered over 600 breaks between them. Robert's spine is not connected to his hips.
Dettagli
| Tipo | Reality |
|---|---|
| Rete originale | Really |
| Lingua | English |
| Stato | In corso |
| Prima puntata | 14 luglio 2013 |
| Durata episodio | 60 minuti |
| Stagioni | 7 |
| Episodi totali | 74 |
| IMDb | tt4263818 |
| TheTVDB | 271297 |
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Su che canale va in onda Body Bizarre?
Body Bizarre è andato in onda su Real Time. Al momento non risultano nuove messe in onda in palinsesto.
Dove vedere Body Bizarre in streaming?
Real Time è disponibile in diretta streaming su Discovery+, dove in genere è possibile recuperare anche le puntate già trasmesse.
Quanto dura una puntata di Body Bizarre?
La durata media di una puntata è di circa 60 minuti.
Quante stagioni ha Body Bizarre?
Body Bizarre conta 7 stagioni per un totale di 74 episodi. La serie è ancora in corso.