From the castles of medieval England to the unstoppable armies of Genghis Khan, these 25 tales of zombie-stabbing action traverse the histories of the ancient world before the machinery of modern combat was perfected. These were brutal times when you either LIVED by the sword or DIED by the horde!

Somewhere in suburban L.A., a freak cosmic event suddenly enables nine-year-old Lakers nut Roger Beaman with the ability to fly… but only for about a foot and a half off the ground. In the old days when those things happened the newly empowered could slink off to arctic fortresses, bat caves or newsroom closets and be "heroic" when and how they chose, or not at all - well not any more! On his maiden flight, Roger is stopped by authorities, removed from his home and forced to play side-kick to an actual super-hero who really doesn't seem to want him around. Can things get any worse? Oh yes. Oh yes they can.

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Reporter Giles Duley and director Leslie Knott visit a remarkable clinic for victims of acid attacks in Bangladesh, where many of the staff are survivors of attacks themselves. In a story of courage and hope, they follow one young victim rebuilding her life, and the inspirational team helping her. Bangladesh has the highest rate of acid attacks in the world, and most of them are on young women. On average there's an acid attack every week in Bangladesh. As the country develops and more and more women work and enjoy the liberation that comes with earning money, it seems that some men can't cope with the change in society. They hurl acid in the faces of women for alleged improprieties or for not doing what the men want them to.

Madison, a single mother, and her children, are awoken nightly by an increasingly strange and intense presence.

More people in Britain now die from a bad diet than from smoking. Being overweight can increase the risk of developing diabetes, heart disease, some cancers and having a stroke - and medical treatments related to obesity is costing the country billions every year. So why do so many people continue to eat unhealthily? Fiona Foster investigates and looks at a pioneering new drug treatment that could help in the fight against the flab.