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First Aired: May 20th, 1998
Status: Ended
Network: BBC One
Summary: The Human Body is a seven-part documentary series that looks at the mechanics and emotions of the human body from birth to death.
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# of Episodes: 8
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Season 1
Episode 1: Life Story
Air Date: May 20th, 1998
Summary: Documentary series focusing on the seven ages of existence, using real-life examples as well as state-of-the-art photography and specially-devised medical imaging. In this programme, Professor Robert Winston explores the complexity of the human body, explaining how it came to be the most advanced life-form on the planet.
Episode 2: An Everyday Miracle
Air Date: May 27th, 1998
Summary: This programme follows a pregnancy from conception to birth using new medical imaging techniques developed for the series
Episode 3: First Steps
Air Date: June 3rd, 1998
Summary: Motion analysis, a new filming technique, reveals the intricacies of how babies crawl. Medical imaging shows the tiny organ in a baby's ear that ensures balance. And an ingenious experiment proves how children as young as three can lie convincingly.
Episode 4: Raging Teens
Air Date: June 10th, 1998
Summary: In this programme, Professor Robert Winston looks at the physical changes brought about by puberty. Footage shot inside the body reveals how sexual development accelerates, periods start, voices break, and spots and body odour make their first appearance as hormones surge through the system.
Episode 5: Brain Power
Air Date: June 17th, 1998
Summary: This programme examines the human brain, the most complicated object in the known universe. Cameras capture a single brain cell, magnified 10,000 times, as it fires an electrical impulse. Scanners show the complex activity required for simple pastimes. And, in the name of science, Professor Robert Winston shows how the brain's delicate balance of chemicals can be disrupted by a few glasses of wine.
Episode 6: As Time Goes By
Air Date: June 24th, 1998
Summary: Humans are the only mammals to live beyond their child-bearing years, and this programme examines the ravages of ageing. Professor Robert Winston explains why baldness and wrinkles set in, and how we become more vulnerable to diseases and accidents.
Episode 7: The End Of Life
Air Date: June 25th, 1998
Summary: Professor Robert Winston explores the processes our bodies go through when we die. He discovers what it is that determines when we are dead, and hears from people who have been through heart attacks and near-death experiences. And to shed light on the human side of dying, cameras accompany Herbie as he slowly succumbs to cancer and shows that it is possible to die without pain and fear.
Episode 8: The Making of the Human Body
Air Date: June 21st, 1998
Summary: Robert Winston reveals the secrets behind The Human Body. Including how the latest medical imaging techniques were combined with 3-D graphics to show what our bodies look like.
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