Extraordinary People

17-year-old Erick from Uganda has a rare tumour the size of his head, blocking him from eating, drinking or breathing. He flies 4,000 miles to London for a risky experimental procedure. The surgeons have given themselves only 24 hours to complete it, as Erick is so weak that any longer may kill him.

The remarkable story of Noah, who developed a rare complication of spina bifida while in the womb which left him with a brain just 2% the size of a normal child. Despite doctors believing that even if he survived the birth he would be severely mentally and physically disabled, Noah has gone from strength to strength, and his family now want him to meet the world's leading brain specialists to find out what his future might be