Catch up TV
Series 10: 1. Looking after Lambs
Emlyn, is a 13-year-old sheep farmer who lives in Wales. All year round, alongside his dog Patch, Emlyn is responsible for over a thousand sheep, helping them to deliver healthy baby lambs that will allow the family to survive. As a bitter winter hits the farm, hundreds of lambs’ lives are at risk and Emlyn rushes to help them pull through.\n\nHe’s following in a long tradition - his family has been farming for more than 150 years - but tragedy struck when Emlyn was four years old when his father died. Now he takes responsibility for helping his mum to keep the farm going, which is crucial for the family’s survival.\n\nEmlyn combines life as a secondary school student with the demands of a busy sheep farm. He’s up at 6.30 every morning, touring the farm on his quadbike before breakfast, and then again for a few hours after school. There are always jobs to do from rescuing sheep that have escaped to spreading manure on the fields, fixing fences and feeding the sheep.\n\nAs the year progresses Emlyn and his flock of sheep have to battle with one of the coldest winters on record, grappling with freezing conditions as hundreds of baby lambs struggle for survival. Emlyn has a vital role in helping out the ewes when things go wrong, assisting them to deliver their lambs, and keeping the new-borns warm, especially in the wintry conditions, sometimes even in the family’s oven. The work never stops, even on Christmas morning when the unwrapping of presents has to wait until the farming jobs are over.\n\nReflecting on a challenging year on the farm, Emlyn concludes: 'As hard as this year’s been, I’ve never felt once like I should give up. And the great thing about farming is I get to do it all again next year!'
Source: CBBC
Most recent episodes of My Life
My Life
Series 10: Street Dance Sisters
Following a group of young dancers as they try to win gold at the world’s biggest street dance competition.
02-06-2026
CBBC
My Life
Series 11: Picture Perfect
Documentary following 13-year-old Nigerian hyperrealism artist Kareem Waris as he stages his first exhibition in his hometown of Lagos.\n\nThe film introduces Kareem and his fam ...
19-05-2026
CBBC
My Life
Series 9: 5. Hike To Happiness
An increasing number of teenage girls are experiencing anxiety and in this insightful documentary we meet 15-year-old Ellie, determined to overcome her own anxiety and depressio ...
17-05-2026
CBBC
My Life
Series 10: My New Heart
The inspirational story of 12-year-old Jack as he waits for a new heart from a donor.\n\nJack has lived with congenital heart disease and has been in and out of hospital all his ...
09-11-2025
CBBC
My Life
Series 10: Making Waves
Thirteen-year-old Kai and his school mates are taking part in the famous Fastnet sailing race for the very first time, competing against professional sailors from all around the ...
07-04-2025
CBBC
My Life
Series 12: Mae's Guide To Autism
Fourteen-year-old Mae is fed up with people misunderstanding autism and has created a guide to try and help people understand.\n\nThe guide teaches us that everyone with autism ...
02-04-2025
CBBC
My Life
Series 11: Made To Measure
Twelve-year-old Cara from Northern Ireland loves fashion, but is frustrated at the lack of clothes available for children who are small like her. She has achondroplasia, and at ...
02-03-2025
CBBC
My Life
Series 12: Hair At Home
Chelcea’s biggest passion is for hair! In this documentary, she shows us how she does her hair at home, doing her own hair, her mum’s hair, her sister’s hair, ...
17-02-2025
CBBC
My Life
Series 12: Headstrong
Lydia's hair started to fall out in small patches at five years old, and she was diagnosed with the autoimmune condition alopecia areata. After years of worrying, attending vari ...
14-02-2025
CBBC
My Life
Series 9: 4. Missing Dad
Tala and Flynn have three things in common - they are both ten, love their hamsters and both have a dad in prison. Their fathers were sent to prison when they were very young an ...
13-02-2025
CBBC
Most popular episodes of My Life
My Life
Series 9: 11. Without A Home
The child homelessness epidemic in the UK has risen 12 per cent in the last year and there are increasing numbers of families in temporary accommodation, despite the regulation ...
25-07-2021
CBBC
My Life
Series 9: 14. Mumbai Street Strikers
Fourteen football-crazy boys from the Mumbai slums go on a trip of a lifetime to the UK.
11-09-2022
CBBC
My Life
Series 10: 1. Blood Sugar Brothers
A CBBC viewer is given the opportunity to make a film about his younger brother Alfie, who has diabetes. Sixteen-year-old Billy works with film maker Sunny Kang and researcher M ...
01-08-2021
CBBC
My Life
Series 9: 4. Missing Dad
Tala and Flynn have three things in common - they are both ten, love their hamsters and both have a dad in prison. Their fathers were sent to prison when they were very young an ...
13-02-2025
CBBC
My Life
Series 10: 1. If I Go Blind
We follow 9-year-old Alexa whose eyesight is failing due to having a rare eye condition called Brittle Cornea Syndrome. Alexa and her doctors don’t know if and when she wi ...
12-07-2020
CBBC
My Life
Series 10: My New Heart
The inspirational story of 12-year-old Jack as he waits for a new heart from a donor.\n\nJack has lived with congenital heart disease and has been in and out of hospital all his ...
09-11-2025
CBBC