Health-Medical Documentary hosted by Robert Winston, published by BBC in 1998 - English narration
Information
------------------------------
The BBC's first major TV series on human biology is an incredible journey through the most complex biological mechanism on earth, from conception to the unchartered territory of death and beyond.
This astonishing series takes us on a journey breathtaking twists of the most complex biological mechanism on earth - the human body. The latest imaging techniques allow us to travel through veins, down fallopian tubes and around the brain, to understand how our bodies work.
The Human Body takes us on a journey from birth to death using time-lapse photography, computer graphics and various state-of-the-art imaging techniques to explore every aspect, every nook and crevice of the human body in its various stages of growth, maturity and eventual decay.
All the stages, pains of adolescence, complex activity of the brain and eventually death shown in steps with detailed explanation. The Human Body took around two and a half years to make and involved researchers liaising with medical institutes and scientific organisations around the world.
Presented by Dr. Robert Winston, one of the UK's leading fertility experts, it begins with a huge array of statistics about what we can hope for in the course of our lives. For example, did you know that the average person spends three and a half years eating, six months on the toilet and 12 years watching TV?
The series looks not only at the mechanics of the human body, but the emotions too because these are what make us human. It follows the lives of individuals at the key stages in the human life cycle: birth, childhood, adolescence, pregnancy, adulthood, old age and death. The Human Body allows viewers gain knowledge and understand the human body than ever before.
Director & Series Producer: Richard Dale ; A BBC / The Learning Channel Co-Production
5) Brain Power
The adult human brain is the most complicated - and mysterious - object in the universe. Even so, there will always be some questions that it just cannot answer.
The fifth in a 7-part series in which Robert Winston looks in detail at the life of the human body in chronological order from birth to death. This part focuses on the human brain. Winston begins by looking at the evolution of our brains, then 3-D animated diagrams attempt to show how our neuronal networks are wired and effective. Amusingly, Winston drinks two bottles of red wine to show what happens to his mental reactions and thought processes. The complexity of our senses is covered, such as the sensitivity of touch. Our ability to categorise and our short- and long-term memories are explored, with examples from our evolution and everyday lives; Dominic O'Brian, memory expert, is shown at work and describes how he has trained his memory so effectively. The importance of consciousness is covered as our social behaviours and politics.
