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Cutting Edge

Season 2008 2008
TV-MA

  • 2008-01-24T21:00:00Z on Channel 4
  • 45m
  • 22h 30m (30 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Documentary
Offers distinctive, compelling films that offer a snapshot of modern life.

31 episodes

Season Premiere

2008-01-24T21:00:00Z

2008x01 A Boy Called Alex

Season Premiere

2008x01 A Boy Called Alex

  • 2008-01-24T21:00:00Z45m

Alex is a boy who suffers from a severe form of Cystic fibrosis. He is also a gifted composer and musician. While suffering from the disease he undertakes the tough challenge of conducting Bach's Magnificat at Eton.

A look at people who claim insurance either illegally by scamming or legally, and the companies which are responsible for paying out.

Looking at the life and downfall of the tenth Earl of Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley-Cooper, who went missing in 2004. A millionaire philanthropist, he gradually fell into a lifestyle that included drugs and womanizing, and ended up on the French Riviera spending his time and money in hostess bars.

2008-02-14T21:00:00Z

2008x04 Baby Bible Bashers

2008x04 Baby Bible Bashers

  • 2008-02-14T21:00:00Z45m

Follows the stories of three young children who preach the word of the Lord.

2008-02-21T21:00:00Z

2008x05 My Street

2008x05 My Street

  • 2008-02-21T21:00:00Z45m

One street. 116 households. What goes on behind closed doors? Happy stories. Sad stories. Hopeful stories. Remarkable stories. It could be any street but this is My Street.

Two ten-year-old (female) best friends find themselves being kidnapped outside of their local school by a notorious pedophile. This film tells of their ordeal, their eventual rescue and the outcome of the events that took place.

2008-03-06T21:00:00Z

2008x07 Phone Rage

2008x07 Phone Rage

  • 2008-03-06T21:00:00Z45m

A look at the people who work in call centers and are frequently (and often unfairly) on the receiving end of the customer's anger.

2008-03-13T21:00:00Z

2008x08 Pramface Babies

2008x08 Pramface Babies

  • 2008-03-13T21:00:00Z45m

A look at four young girls and how the they deal with their unplanned pregnancies in a Liverpool hospital ward.

2008-03-20T21:00:00Z

2008x09 Sex Change Soldier

2008x09 Sex Change Soldier

  • 2008-03-20T21:00:00Z45m

Ian Hamilton is a macho, muscle-bound Paratrooper, who has served for decades in numerous war zones – all the time secretly battling with the inner turmoil of feeling like a woman living in a man's body.

Film-maker Jane Preston's Cutting Edge documentary paints an intimate and raw portrait of the remarkable year in which Ian undertakes the transgender journey to become Jan.

2008x10 Sleeping with My Sister

  • 2008-03-27T21:00:00Z45m

A look at nine months in the lives of two half-sibling couples, whose incestuous relationships began after reuniting as adults.

2008-04-03T20:00:00Z

2008x11 The Human Spider

2008x11 The Human Spider

  • 2008-04-03T20:00:00Z45m

A look at Alain Robert, dubbed the Human Spider, who scales some of the world's tallest buildings without the aid of ropes or safety equipment, despite suffering with epilepsy.

2008-09-10T20:00:00Z

2008x12 Cotton Wool Kids

2008x12 Cotton Wool Kids

  • 2008-09-10T20:00:00Z45m

Exploring the effect overprotection can have on children.

British tourist Meredith Kercher was murdered whilst in Italy. This documentary gives an insight into the events that took place up to her death.

2008x14 Strictly Baby Fight Club

  • 2008-04-24T20:00:00Z45m

An insight into the competitive world of child Thai boxing.

2008-05-15T20:00:00Z

2008x15 The Artful Codgers

2008x15 The Artful Codgers

  • 2008-05-15T20:00:00Z45m

Britain's oddest forgers.

2008x16 13 Kids and Wanting More

  • 2008-05-22T20:00:00Z45m

Documentary looking at three large families who between have over thirty children but, they still intend on having more.

2008-05-30T20:00:00Z

2008x17 Gridlock and Road Rage

2008x17 Gridlock and Road Rage

  • 2008-05-30T20:00:00Z45m

A look at UK traffic jams and how they affect the drivers involved

2008-09-11T20:00:00Z

2008x18 The 9/11 Faker

2008x18 The 9/11 Faker

  • 2008-09-11T20:00:00Z45m

The story of Tania Head, who lied about surviving the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and claimed she lost her fiancé and made a miraculous escape.

2008-09-25T20:00:00Z

2008x20 The Virgin Daughters

2008x20 The Virgin Daughters

  • 2008-09-25T20:00:00Z45m

An look at America's purity movement. The purity movement involves girls pledging to remain a virgin until their wedding day.

Dana is an 8-year-old anorexic. This film looks at her time at a clinic to treat her disorder and how it affects people around her.

2008-10-09T20:00:00Z

2008x22 Ninety Naps a Day

2008x22 Ninety Naps a Day

  • 2008-10-09T20:00:00Z45m

A group of Narcolepsy sufferers from the UK head to America to attend a Narcolepsy conference to gain an insight into their condition.

2008-10-16T20:00:00Z

2008x23 Bobski the Builder

2008x23 Bobski the Builder

  • 2008-10-16T20:00:00Z45m

Two teams of builders (one from England, the other from Poland) compete to see who can build a housing extension most efficiently.

2008-10-23T20:00:00Z

2008x24 Mum, Heroin and Me

2008x24 Mum, Heroin and Me

  • 2008-10-23T20:00:00Z45m

A moving portrait of Kate, a mother who supports and loves her 20-year-old heroin-addicted daughter, Hannah despite her addiction

Tells the story of some of the other men born on the same day as their most illustrious contemporary.

2008-11-13T21:00:00Z

2008x26 Rich Kid, Poor Kid

2008x26 Rich Kid, Poor Kid

  • 2008-11-13T21:00:00Z45m

Documentary on the impact of the wealth gap in the UK on a couple of teenagers

2008-11-20T21:00:00Z

2008x27 Special Needs Pets

2008x27 Special Needs Pets

  • 2008-11-20T21:00:00Z45m

Documentary about disabilities in family pets.

2008x28 The Jacksons Are Coming

  • 2008-11-27T21:00:00Z45m

A documentary following members of the Jackson Five as they search for a new home in the Devon fishing village of Appledore.

2008-12-04T21:00:00Z

2008x29 The Fun Police

2008x29 The Fun Police

  • 2008-12-04T21:00:00Z45m

An insight into the lives of public safety inspectors.

2008-12-11T21:00:00Z

2008x30 The Pregnant Man

2008x30 The Pregnant Man

  • 2008-12-11T21:00:00Z45m

2008x99 Unknown

  • no air date45m
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