Genres
Networks
BBC Two
Created By
The Body in Question
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.
Top Cast
Jonathan Miller
Seasons
Season 1 (1978)
This is a 13-part series (1 hour episodes) on all aspects of medicine and health science, written and presented by Dr Jonathan Miller.
13 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Naming of Parts
1978-11-06Episode 2: Try a Little Tenderness
1978-11-13Episode 3: How Do You Feel?
1978-11-20Episode 4: Breathless
1978-11-27Episode 5: Blood Relations
1978-12-04Episode 6: Heart of the Matter
1978-12-11Episode 7: Shaping the Future
1978-12-18Episode 8: Sleight of Hand
1978-12-25Episode 9: Native Medicine
1979-01-01Episode 10: Balancing Act
1979-01-08Episode 11: Brute Machine
1979-01-15Episode 12: Heads and Tails
1979-01-22Episode 13: Perishable Goods
1979-01-29Videos
The Body In Question S01E13 Perishable Goods
The Body In Question S01E12 Heads and Tails
