The Real Beauty and the Beast (2014)

It's a condition known as "hypertrichosis" or "Ambras Syndrome," but in the 1500s it would transform one man into a national sensation and iconic fairy-tale character. His name: Petrus Gonsalvus, more commonly known today as the hairy hero of Beauty and the Beast. Discover the facts behind the fable as we follow Petrus's remarkable life with a very rare and hairy genetic condition. Then learn about this medical phenomenon, which continues to fascinate and perplex scientists to this day.

* Billy Connolly's Big Send Off (2014)

Billy Connolly sets out to gain an insight into the rich variety of attitudes, belief systems, rituals and customs relating to death that are woven into different cultures and communities. Billy’s quest takes him inside locations and into the company of people across religious, cultural and social boundaries, to discover, with his trademark charisma and curiosity, what death means to different communities and the diverse ways it is marked. Along the way, Billy also looks into the business of death and candidly shares his thoughts on his own death, how he would like to go, and how he would like to be remembered.