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1 online resource (streaming video file) (45 min. 50 sec.) ; 275374747 bytes |
| Summary |
The amazing story of five exceptionally talented people includes three child prodigies, a man with a photographic memory who was the inspiration for Dustin Hoffman in the film Rainman, and a British man who has the world record for memorising a pack of cards. A self-taught 13-year-old artist who claims God taught her to paint when she was four, is now a million-dollar business. A 10-year-old musician from Israel had his destiny decided before he was even born when his parents bought him a grand piano. He played his first concert at five and with an orchestra at seven.A prodigious eight-year-old scientist has already started to study chemistry at degree level in Singapore.How do these 'freaks' of nature live among mere mortals?PRODUCTION DETAILS:Executive producers James Allen and Jeremy Phillips, and produced and directed by David Donnelly for ITV Productions Ltd, 2008 |
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Broadcast 2009-11-04 at 21:30:00 |
| Notes |
Classification: G |
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Child artists.
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Children -- Attitudes.
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Curiosities and wonders.
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Human genetics -- Variation.
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Memory -- Psychological aspects.
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United Kingdom.
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Singapore.
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Streaming video
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Calais, Matt, director
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Hazeldine, Sam, contributor
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