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Documentary series providing an insight into the lives of children across the UK.

A portrait of children living under threat of eviction on the largest Irish traveller site in Britain.

Three disabled children embark upon a unique project that sees them martial arts for the first time, but there are unexpected results and the lives of the children are changed forever.

Six young people enter the Michael Palin Centre for Stammering Children for two weeks learning to overcome their speech difficulties. The programme follows the young people as they learn to cope with and eventually overcome their problems.

Will Pat manage to deliver Major Forbes new Toy Soldiers for his collection?

Star is a young girl from Manchester who suffers from brittle bones which she has broken many times. Despite this she goes on a school trip to Paris with the aim of climbing the stairs to the top of the Eiffel Tower while her mother and sister at home await news of her progress.

Three teenage girls, one from Macclesfield and two from Sheffield, explain how boxing has transformed their lives and helped give them confidence and overcome problems.

What's it like having your birthday on a day when no one feels like having a party? Looking through the eyes of five children born 10 years ago in America on 9/11, this unique film explores their lives, thoughts and how they feel about being born on a day the world will never forget. They're aware their birthday is a special date - some have been told they shouldn't celebrate on that day and others feel they are ambassadors for the future. As they approach their 10th birthdays, the US is preparing for a day of mourning and remembrance. In New Jersey, Anish tells the remarkable story of how his unexpected early birth saved his Uncle's life - who, rather than go to work in the twin towers in New York, decided instead to visit his new nephew in hospital. Over in Montana, Johnny has been given the daunting task of writing a poem to read at a memorial in his hometown. In Kansas, Lexi is given the honour of ringing the Firefighter's bell at a special firefighter memorial whilst the twins from North Carolina have to deal with friends saying that they shouldn't celebrate their birthday on that day. Using animation based on drawings by one of the child contributors to explain what happened on 9/11, My Birthday Shook the World tells the story of five very different 10 years olds with one big thing in common.

Eleven year old Annabelle lives in Dundee with her parents and nine sisters and two brothers - one of the biggest families in the UK. She shows how the family prepares for the wedding of Rachael, her eldest sister. The family are Mormons and after the wedding the whole family travel to the major Mormon Temple in Chorley in England to have Rachael's marriage "sealed" according to Mormon tradition.