The Body in Question(1978)
Documentary
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First Air Date: 1978-11-06
Average Runtime: 1h 0m
Rating: 8.0
Votes: 3
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
The Body in Question is a landmark British medical documentary series of 13 shows made for the BBC. It was a groundbreaking show, being the first to ever televise an autopsy (in the final show on 29 Jan 1979). Dr Jonathan Miller considers the functioning of the body as a subject of private experience. He explores our attitudes towards our bodies, our ignorance of them, and our inability to read our body's signals. The first episode starts with vox populi asking where various organs in the body are located. By the final episode we are left in no doubt. Taking as his starting point the experience of pain, Dr Miller analyses the elaborate social process of "falling ill", considers the physical foundations of "disease" and looks at the types of individuals humankind has historically attributed with the power of healing. The series was nominated for two 1979 BAFTAs: Best Factual Television Series and Most Original Programme/Series.
Keywords
medicine
Seasons & Episodes
The Body in Question Season 1
Episodes: 13E01
Naming of Parts
Air Date: 1978-11-06
No episode overview available.
E02
Try a Little Tenderness
Air Date: 1978-11-13
No episode overview available.
E03
How Do You Feel?
Air Date: 1978-11-20
No episode overview available.
E04
Breathless
Air Date: 1978-11-27
No episode overview available.
E05
Blood Relations
Air Date: 1978-12-04
No episode overview available.
E06
Heart of the Matter
Air Date: 1978-12-11
No episode overview available.
E07
Shaping the Future
Air Date: 1978-12-18
No episode overview available.
E08
Sleight of Hand
Air Date: 1978-12-25
No episode overview available.
E09
Native Medicine
Air Date: 1979-01-01
No episode overview available.
E10
Balancing Act
Air Date: 1979-01-08
No episode overview available.
E11
Brute Machine
Air Date: 1979-01-15
No episode overview available.
E12
Heads and Tails
Air Date: 1979-01-22
No episode overview available.
E13
Perishable Goods
Air Date: 1979-01-29
No episode overview available.
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