Brothers and Sisters

0:00:02 > 0:00:04'Like a lot of children around the world, we share our lives

0:00:04 > 0:00:06- 'with brothers...' - Yes, I did it!

0:00:06 > 0:00:08'And sisters.

0:00:08 > 0:00:11'From the moment we are born, they've got a special bond with us.'

0:00:11 > 0:00:14I've got a baby, baby brother!

0:00:14 > 0:00:17'They live with us and share our experiences.'

0:00:17 > 0:00:19'Good...'

0:00:19 > 0:00:21If I didn't have any sisters, I'd be really sad.

0:00:21 > 0:00:23'..and bad.'

0:00:23 > 0:00:24You stole my chips!

0:00:27 > 0:00:29'But what does it take to be a brother?'

0:00:29 > 0:00:31'Or a sister?'

0:00:31 > 0:00:34You get to be part of something bigger than yourself

0:00:34 > 0:00:37when you get to share experiences with them.

0:00:37 > 0:00:40'We met brothers and sisters from all over the world

0:00:40 > 0:00:42'and heard some incredible stories.'

0:00:42 > 0:00:45I like everything in my brother.

0:00:45 > 0:00:47I miss him very much.

0:00:47 > 0:00:48'From the ordinary...'

0:00:48 > 0:00:49Oh!

0:00:49 > 0:00:52'..to the remarkable. This is what you've told us.'

0:00:52 > 0:00:54He saved my life.

0:00:54 > 0:00:56That's what brothers are for.

0:01:15 > 0:01:20'We live in different countries and in different cultures.

0:01:20 > 0:01:24'And you've told us the relationship with our brothers and sisters

0:01:24 > 0:01:27'is the same throughout the world.'

0:01:27 > 0:01:32The best thing about being a brother is that...

0:01:32 > 0:01:35They look out for you and you can look out for them.

0:01:36 > 0:01:38My brother and I don't have very much,

0:01:38 > 0:01:41but we always look out for each other.

0:01:43 > 0:01:47- TRANSLATION:- We live in the desert and rely on each other.

0:01:47 > 0:01:49My brother helps with everything.

0:01:52 > 0:01:54- TRANSLATION:- I like my brother because he always

0:01:54 > 0:01:56finds fun things to do.

0:01:57 > 0:01:59I like being the oldest because it's really fun.

0:01:59 > 0:02:02I like reading them stories at night-time.

0:02:02 > 0:02:05I love my brother and sister.

0:02:05 > 0:02:07I wouldn't trade them for the world!

0:02:09 > 0:02:12What happens when you get a brother or a sister

0:02:12 > 0:02:13for the first time?

0:02:13 > 0:02:15Woo!

0:02:15 > 0:02:16This is my garden.

0:02:16 > 0:02:19This is my playhouse.

0:02:20 > 0:02:24This is Ray dog. Ray dog is my best friend.

0:02:25 > 0:02:27Fab has lots of toys.

0:02:27 > 0:02:29Rescue squad trooper one!

0:02:29 > 0:02:31But he would love a brother to share them with.

0:02:31 > 0:02:34You want to play football with me?

0:02:37 > 0:02:39That was easy!

0:02:40 > 0:02:43And he's about to get some news.

0:02:43 > 0:02:46For five years, I've been the only child.

0:02:48 > 0:02:51But today it's going to change.

0:02:51 > 0:02:54I'm excited.

0:02:54 > 0:02:58The baby in my mummy's tummy!

0:02:58 > 0:03:04It's a funny picture, but this is the baby's nose

0:03:04 > 0:03:06and he's waving to us!

0:03:07 > 0:03:08Ho, ho!

0:03:08 > 0:03:11Yay!

0:03:12 > 0:03:15I've got a baby, baby brother!

0:03:16 > 0:03:20Going to hug him

0:03:20 > 0:03:22and I'm going to be so happy

0:03:22 > 0:03:24and I'm going to cry.

0:03:27 > 0:03:31Fab is going to meet his new brother for the first time.

0:03:31 > 0:03:33Hi, Dad!

0:03:33 > 0:03:35Where is he?

0:03:35 > 0:03:37We've got the Spider-Man lunch box...

0:03:39 > 0:03:41..in case he's hungry.

0:03:45 > 0:03:47Hello!

0:03:48 > 0:03:50Hi, Paolo.

0:03:52 > 0:03:55I'm your big brother.

0:03:56 > 0:04:00# The apples are ripe and the plums are red

0:04:00 > 0:04:04# The broad beans are sleeping in the blankety bed. #

0:04:05 > 0:04:07Paolo!

0:04:07 > 0:04:09You're so cute.

0:04:18 > 0:04:20No matter where you live, having a brother...

0:04:20 > 0:04:21Or a sister!

0:04:21 > 0:04:23..will mean things will never be the same again.

0:04:23 > 0:04:27After all, you'll be living with them 24/7

0:04:27 > 0:04:29so you need to get on.

0:04:29 > 0:04:31But that's not always going to be easy.

0:04:31 > 0:04:32I want a dog.

0:04:32 > 0:04:34I want a cat.

0:04:34 > 0:04:35Dog.

0:04:35 > 0:04:36Cat!

0:04:36 > 0:04:38Let me see! I want to see it!

0:04:38 > 0:04:40I want to see it!

0:04:40 > 0:04:41Dog.

0:04:41 > 0:04:42- Cat.- Dog!

0:04:42 > 0:04:43Cat!

0:04:45 > 0:04:48So imagine how it would be if there were four of you

0:04:48 > 0:04:50sharing all your stuff.

0:04:50 > 0:04:51And your mum and dad!

0:04:51 > 0:04:54We are all nine years old.

0:04:54 > 0:04:55We're all quadruplets,

0:04:55 > 0:04:56identical sisters.

0:04:58 > 0:05:00- ALL:- Surprise!

0:05:00 > 0:05:01I'm Ellie and I'm the oldest.

0:05:01 > 0:05:04I'm Georgie and I'm the second oldest.

0:05:04 > 0:05:06I'm Jessica and I'm the third youngest.

0:05:06 > 0:05:10I'm Holly and I'm the youngest.

0:05:10 > 0:05:14Living together is great fun, but it can be quite mad.

0:05:14 > 0:05:15La, la, la, la, la dee-dah!

0:05:15 > 0:05:17Particularly mornings!

0:05:17 > 0:05:20- The toilet is blocked.- What?

0:05:20 > 0:05:21- We might need poo poops.- Oh.

0:05:21 > 0:05:24- I did it! - THEY GIGGLE

0:05:24 > 0:05:25I think I'm the least...

0:05:25 > 0:05:28Those two in the middle fight the most.

0:05:28 > 0:05:31No, she starts it!

0:05:31 > 0:05:34She cries about almost everything.

0:05:34 > 0:05:38'Despite the stresses of living together, the girls told us,

0:05:38 > 0:05:40'"Love conquers all."'

0:05:40 > 0:05:44If one of us goes away, the others miss them straight away.

0:05:44 > 0:05:47- Bye-bye, guys!- Bye! I love you, Ellie, goodbye!

0:05:47 > 0:05:51- Bye-bye!- Bye!- Bye, sis!

0:05:51 > 0:05:53Bye-bye, Ellie!

0:05:53 > 0:05:55Bye, Ellie! Bye, Ellie!

0:05:55 > 0:05:58My favourite thing about being a quad...

0:05:58 > 0:06:01You always have someone to spend your time with,

0:06:01 > 0:06:03someone to play with me and have fun with me.

0:06:03 > 0:06:05It's fun to have them around.

0:06:05 > 0:06:08If I didn't have any sisters...

0:06:08 > 0:06:09I'd be really sad.

0:06:16 > 0:06:19It can be tough being a brother or sister.

0:06:21 > 0:06:24You've told us it can get seriously competitive.

0:06:25 > 0:06:28Especially if they think they're better than you.

0:06:31 > 0:06:33Just because we're sisters people think we're competitive.

0:06:33 > 0:06:37- But we don't think we are. - I do.

0:06:37 > 0:06:39MUSIC: Samba Do Brasil by Bellini

0:06:57 > 0:06:59We all like to win.

0:06:59 > 0:07:01None of us like to lose.

0:07:03 > 0:07:06I think it's more annoying being beaten by your sister

0:07:06 > 0:07:07than it is a stranger.

0:07:07 > 0:07:09I'm definitely the best.

0:07:17 > 0:07:19I think I'm the most competitive because

0:07:19 > 0:07:22when we have a Fifa match, I'm always winning

0:07:22 > 0:07:25and then you start moaning.

0:07:25 > 0:07:27Oh!

0:07:27 > 0:07:28No, I won you 8-1, remember?

0:07:28 > 0:07:308-1... That was ages ago.

0:07:34 > 0:07:37But there's nothing wrong with a bit of healthy competition

0:07:37 > 0:07:40and it helps you both be the best you can.

0:07:41 > 0:07:44Russian brother and sister David and Gabriella

0:07:44 > 0:07:45love dancing together.

0:07:45 > 0:07:49- TRANSLATION:- I am very competitive with my sister.

0:07:49 > 0:07:53Sometimes you just want to jump higher and dance better.

0:07:53 > 0:07:56But she always thinks she's the best.

0:07:56 > 0:07:58- TRANSLATION: - Girls are better at dancing.

0:07:58 > 0:08:01They are more flexible than boys.

0:08:01 > 0:08:03But David doesn't want to be lagging behind.

0:08:03 > 0:08:05Sometimes we do get competitive.

0:08:07 > 0:08:09I am proud of my brother.

0:08:09 > 0:08:11I love him very much.

0:08:11 > 0:08:15Even though he might not be that flexible, he's still my brother.

0:08:18 > 0:08:21But when times get tough, you told us just how important

0:08:21 > 0:08:23brothers and sisters are.

0:08:23 > 0:08:26Whenever you're alone, you've someone to play with.

0:08:26 > 0:08:30Someone to cheer me up when I'm sad.

0:08:30 > 0:08:33She's always there when I'm feeling down or anything.

0:08:33 > 0:08:34She's always there to pick me up.

0:08:34 > 0:08:38I'm the oldest sister. I have to make sure that you're all listening,

0:08:38 > 0:08:40but also that you're all safe.

0:08:41 > 0:08:44Herb found out how much his brother loved him

0:08:44 > 0:08:45when he got sick.

0:08:47 > 0:08:50Two years ago, my little brother Herb got really ill.

0:08:52 > 0:08:53And he had to go to hospital.

0:08:56 > 0:08:58When he was in hospital, I really missed him.

0:09:02 > 0:09:05The doctors said to my mum and dad

0:09:05 > 0:09:07he needed a bone marrow transplant,

0:09:07 > 0:09:08otherwise he would die.

0:09:11 > 0:09:13He needed some blood to make him well again

0:09:13 > 0:09:16and the only blood that was good enough was mine.

0:09:16 > 0:09:20Rufus, what will happen if you give it to him?

0:09:20 > 0:09:22He'll get healthier.

0:09:22 > 0:09:24And muscles like me!

0:09:24 > 0:09:26Scary. Very, very scary.

0:09:28 > 0:09:31I wanted to do it because I wanted to save Herbie's life.

0:09:33 > 0:09:34I knew I had to help him.

0:09:34 > 0:09:36That's what brothers are for.

0:09:38 > 0:09:40Then we had to wait and see if it worked.

0:09:43 > 0:09:49Our blood matched really well and Herbie started to get better.

0:09:49 > 0:09:51- Hello!- Hello, Herbie.

0:09:51 > 0:09:54- Thank you, Rufus.- For what?

0:09:54 > 0:09:57Your haema...stem!

0:09:59 > 0:10:04We're closer as brothers because of what he did for me.

0:10:05 > 0:10:07My brother helped save my life.

0:10:08 > 0:10:10Yes, I did it!

0:10:10 > 0:10:12My bro, yo!

0:10:12 > 0:10:14- Yeah!- No!

0:10:14 > 0:10:16- No!- Crown in my hand, crown in my hand!

0:10:16 > 0:10:18Badda-baa-bum!

0:10:18 > 0:10:21BOTH: Badda-baa-bum!

0:10:21 > 0:10:22Badda-baa-bum!

0:10:22 > 0:10:24We love each other.

0:10:24 > 0:10:25We love each other.

0:10:29 > 0:10:31Tough times can make us closer.

0:10:32 > 0:10:36So imagine what it would be like if you had to spend time apart.

0:10:36 > 0:10:40Our family would never be complete without my sister Fatima.

0:10:40 > 0:10:42She was born in Gambia.

0:10:42 > 0:10:47I like talking to her about what she's doing back in Gambia.

0:10:47 > 0:10:49- Hi!- Hello?- Hello, Fatima!

0:10:49 > 0:10:52- How are you?- Fine, and you?

0:10:52 > 0:10:55If Fatima was here, it would make us a proper family

0:10:55 > 0:10:57because it would make us complete.

0:10:57 > 0:11:00I wish that you were here with us.

0:11:00 > 0:11:02Yes, I also say that because I'm not there.

0:11:06 > 0:11:09But sometimes it's a lot more serious.

0:11:11 > 0:11:14When war separates families, you might wonder

0:11:14 > 0:11:17if you'll ever see your brothers or sisters again.

0:11:24 > 0:11:28My name is Milad and I am from Syria.

0:11:28 > 0:11:30I have travelling...

0:11:33 > 0:11:34..ten days.

0:11:35 > 0:11:40I left because in our country there are a war.

0:11:43 > 0:11:46I am separated from my brother.

0:11:46 > 0:11:51He have to go to some place safety

0:11:51 > 0:11:53and I didn't see him

0:11:53 > 0:11:55for nearly a year.

0:11:55 > 0:11:58Feel like I will never see him again.

0:12:00 > 0:12:03I miss him very much.

0:12:03 > 0:12:06I like everything in my brother.

0:12:06 > 0:12:07He is my brother.

0:12:10 > 0:12:13But he's still got a long journey ahead of him.

0:12:13 > 0:12:15Milad has got thousands of miles to go

0:12:15 > 0:12:17before he gets to see his brother.

0:12:20 > 0:12:23Without my brother, life is bad.

0:12:24 > 0:12:26My brother was everything.

0:12:27 > 0:12:28Everything together.

0:12:31 > 0:12:35Even though he's now in Germany - the same country as his brother -

0:12:35 > 0:12:38he still doesn't know when he'll see him again.

0:12:39 > 0:12:43Finally, I arrived and my brother is coming to meet me.

0:12:45 > 0:12:47The brother is like the heart.

0:12:49 > 0:12:52If he go, we cannot leave.

0:12:52 > 0:12:54So we should never be separated.

0:13:17 > 0:13:21It's the happiest moment in my life.

0:13:21 > 0:13:23A brother's love is special kind of love.

0:13:44 > 0:13:46- Urgh!- Ah!