Human interest at heart of Five autumn schedule

A slate of "human interest" and factual documentaries has been lined up as part of Five's autumn schedule.

Leading the pack is the second series of the Extraordinary People strand, which includes episodes profiling 'The World's Cleverest Boy' and 'The Girl Who's Turning To Stone'.

A similar strand called Hidden Lives will tail those "whose lives are far removed from the accepted norm". Among the highlights are 'My Life As A Wolf Boy', about a young man who suffers from a condition known as 'Werewolf Syndrome', and 'Middle Aged Mummies Boys', examining the increasing tendency for men to remain in the family home well into their thirties.

Celebrity swapping will persist throughout the autumn. Planned programmes include Rebecca Loos and Darren Day switching gender and Linford Christie and Sam Fox exchanging race.

Claire Goose and Tom Goodman-Hill will star in a major one-off comedy drama called Perfect Day, following a group of six friends, two of whom are preparing to get married.

Also planned is Killer Shark Live, a seven-day "event" fronted by Donal MacIntyre.

"I'm delighted to be able to unveil such a rich and varied schedule for Autumn on Five," said Dan Chambers, Five's director of programmes. "There's a great range of documentary series which celebrate the human experience in all its huge diversity and which will make for compelling viewing."