The Human Body (1998)

SERIES

19981 Season50m episodes7.0

Documentary

TMDB7.0

Votes26

Your rating

Runtime: 50m episodes
Genre: Documentary
Certificate: NR
Origin: GB

About

The Human Body is a seven-part documentary series that looks at the mechanics and emotions of the human body from birth to death.

Where to watch

Region

Not available to stream in United States yet. It is in France.

Details

Director: Christopher Spencer
Status: Ended
First aired: May 20, 1998
Network: BBC One
Studio: BBC, TLC

Time to finish

6 hrs

7 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.

View on IMDb ↗

Cast

Robert Winston

Similar

Sophie: A Murder in West Cork

20216.4

9/11: One Day in America

20218.4

Paparazzi King

20266.4

How to Grow a Planet

20128.3

Conbody vs Everybody

2026

Science And Islam

20098.0

Richard Ramirez: The Night Stalker Tapes

20247.0

You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment

20246.6

Eat the Rich: The GameStop Saga

20226.0

Life 2.0

2020

David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates

20138.1

A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley

20137.6

Hostages

20226.6

Shadowland

20226.4

Handsome Devil: Charming Killer

20267.7

Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle

20137.5

Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days

19897.5

Pole to Pole

19927.9

Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure

19997.1

SERIES

19981 Season50m episodes7.0

Documentary

TMDB7.0

Votes26

Your rating

Runtime: 50m episodes
Genre: Documentary
Certificate: NR
Origin: GB

About

The Human Body is a seven-part documentary series that looks at the mechanics and emotions of the human body from birth to death.

Where to watch

Region

Not available to stream in United States yet. It is in France.

Episodes

0 of 0 watched

E1 · Airs May 20, 1998 · 50m
Life Story
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.
E2 · Airs May 27, 1998 · 50m
An Everyday Miracle
This programme follows a pregnancy from conception to birth using new medical imaging techniques developed for the series
E3 · Airs Jun 3, 1998 · 50m
First Steps
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.
E4 · Airs Jun 10, 1998 · 50m
Raging Teens
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.
E5 · Airs Jun 17, 1998 · 50m
Brain Power
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.
E6 · Airs Jun 24, 1998 · 50m
As Time Goes By
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.
E7 · Airs Jun 25, 1998 · 50m
The End Of Life
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.

Details

Director: Christopher Spencer
Status: Ended
First aired: May 20, 1998
Network: BBC One
Studio: BBC, TLC

Time to finish

6 hrs

7 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.

View on IMDb ↗

Cast

Robert Winston

Similar

Sophie: A Murder in West Cork

20216.4

9/11: One Day in America

20218.4

Paparazzi King

20266.4

How to Grow a Planet

20128.3

Conbody vs Everybody

2026

Science And Islam

20098.0

Richard Ramirez: The Night Stalker Tapes

20247.0

You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment

20246.6

Eat the Rich: The GameStop Saga

20226.0

Life 2.0

2020

David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates

20138.1

A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley

20137.6

Hostages

20226.6

Shadowland

20226.4

Handsome Devil: Charming Killer

20267.7

Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle

20137.5

Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days

19897.5

Pole to Pole

19927.9

Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure

19997.1

About

Where to watch

Details

Time to finish

Cast

If you like this

Similar

About

Where to watch

Episodes

Details

Time to finish

Cast

If you like this

Similar

Episodes