Season - Episode
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Season 1 Nov 06, 1978
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1 - 1Naming of Parts Nov 06, 1978 -
1 - 2Try a Little Tenderness Nov 13, 1978
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1 - 3How Do You Feel? Nov 20, 1978
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1 - 4Breathless Nov 27, 1978
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1 - 5Blood Relations Dec 04, 1978
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1 - 6Heart of the Matter Dec 11, 1978
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1 - 7Shaping the Future Dec 18, 1978
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1 - 8Sleight of Hand Dec 25, 1978
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1 - 9Native Medicine Jan 01, 1979
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1 - 10Balancing Act Jan 08, 1979
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1 - 11Brute Machine Jan 15, 1979
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1 - 12Heads and Tails Jan 22, 1979
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1 - 13Perishable Goods Jan 29, 1979
Overview
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.
Year 1979
Director Jonathan Miller
Crew
Popularity 1.3483
Language English
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