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.
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Seasons
Season 1
Episodes season 1
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1x1
Naming of parts
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1x2
Try a little tenderness
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1x3
How do you feel?
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1x4
Breathless
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1x5
Blood relations
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1x6
Heart of the matter
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1x7
Shaping the future
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1x8
Sleight of hand
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1x9
Native medicine
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1x10
Balancing act
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1x11
Brute machine
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1x12
Heads and tails
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1x13
Perishable goods
