The Body in Question (1978)
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.
The Body in Question: Season 1 - 13 Episode s
1x1 - Naming of Parts
November 6, 1978
1x2 - Try a Little Tenderness
November 13, 1978
1x3 - How Do You Feel?
November 20, 1978
1x4 - Breathless
November 27, 1978
1x5 - Blood Relations
December 4, 1978
1x6 - Heart of the Matter
December 11, 1978
1x7 - Shaping the Future
December 18, 1978
1x8 - Sleight of Hand
December 25, 1978
1x9 - Native Medicine
January 1, 1979
1x10 - Balancing Act
January 8, 1979
1x11 - Brute Machine
January 15, 1979
1x12 - Heads and Tails
January 22, 1979
1x13 - Perishable Goods
January 29, 1979
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