Many of their records rely on potential record holders sending in accurate information about themselves. For our presenter, this is just not good enough. He wants to discover for himself, for once and for all, the identity of the real record breakers and delve into the unusual worlds that they inhabit. In a world where the lottery of nature predicts your shape and size, there’s a strange competitiveness attached to holding the title of the smallest, biggest, or hairiest. Attracted by the lure of money, fame and prestige, there are pages of people on the internet jostling for first place.
Amazingly, the title of the World’s Hairiest or Smallest is a highly valued prize and contenders are prepared to fight tooth and nail to keep hold of their trophy. But it’s time to put an end to these absurd cross-cultural disputes and inform any unwitting contenders of their unexpected good fortune.
In each programme we’ll follow our presenter’s journey across the world to track down one particular group of record breakers. He will be part entertaining guide, part bewildered tourist and humorous referee in these eternal disputes. Ultimately, his aim is to find the actual record breaker wherever they are.