Documentary Description
Series exploring the wonders of the human body. Using spectacular
graphics based on real images and the latest scientific research,
Michael Mosley takes viewers on a voyage through the workings of the
inner human universe. Travelling through the body, tiny clusters of
hairs loom as large as a forest and hidden chambers of the heart rise up
like a vast cathedral. To illustrate the surprising ways bodies work,
the series also tells the stories of remarkable people from around the
world who have pushed theirs to the absolute limit. From the moment of
creation to our last breath, the series reveals the human body's ability
to amaze and delight.
Mosley tells the story of human biological creation. He brings to
life surprising medical research, revealing the improbable sequence of
events that lead to birth. State-of-the-art graphics follow millions of
sperm on their dangerous race towards the egg, revealing the ingenious
ways that a woman's body selects the best; illustrate a body begining to
self-assemble; and, in a television first, show a human face coming
together. The programme follows the progress of a couple who are
expecting triplets, from the 4D scan when they first come face-to-face
with their babies to the dramatic finale of birth. Plus, meet a woman
expecting her 16th baby and the oldest conjoined twins in the world.
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