In a world where the lottery of nature defines height, size and features, individuals can become celebrities based simply on how they look. But is being staggeringly tall or amazingly small a curse or a gift? Broadcaster Mark Dolan immerses himself in the remarkable worlds of some incredible people in this new four-part series exploring what it means to be anything but average

Tonight, he travels through Nepal, Taiwan and Inner Mongolia to find out more about the contenders for the title of World’s Smallest Man, and finds his own preconceptions challenged at every turn.

Tuesday 20 May 2008
10:00pm, Channel 4