Heavy metal festivals can be life-threatening, as Isabella Rolfe discovers.

From divine Pharaohs, barbarous Picts, English ladies, brute sailors and dangerous inmates; body modification carries a rich legacy. John Fortescue explores the history of body art.

What happens when that tattoo becomes an unwelcome sight? Maria Itziar investigates.

Lucy Doyle explores vivid displays of extreme piercing which shock and astound.

Isabella Rolfe explores how piercings can be used as a form of identity from Africa to London.

Evie Jeffreys speaks with Alejo Lomardi who has mastered the craft of marking bodies for life.

With a waiting list of six months, tattoo artist Oli MacIntosh is in demand. Will Harmon speaks with him for Extra.

Derelict buildings, sewers and tunnels are forbidden playgrounds for urban explorers...

The creative use of outdoor space and vacant buildings in cities is becoming ever more prominent. Evie Jeffreys investigates.

The average urban environment is a theatre ready to be exploited by proponents of Parkour. Isabella Rolfe investigates.