The Human Body

Life inside the most complex mechanism on earth - our bodies - is explored and explained in this ground-breaking series. The latest imaging techniques allow us to travel through veins, down fallopian tubes and around the brain, to understand how our bodies work. Our minds, spirits and emotions are celebrated too in this compassionate series which charts not only life but death.

Life Story
Every second, a world of miraculous microscopic events take place within the body.
An Everyday Miracle
The drama of conception activates the most sophisticated life support machine on earth.
First Steps
In four years, the new-born child learns every survival skill.
Raging Teens
The hormone-driven roller-coaster otherwise known as adolescence!
Brain Power
The adult human brain is the most complicated - and mysterious - object in the universe.
As Time Goes By
Ageing is far more complex - and fascinating - than mere decline.
The End of Life
Even in death, the body reveals remarkable secrets.