BBC Exklusiv
Season 2008
TV-PG
Where to Watch Season 2008
60 Episodes
- Boob Envy
E4Boob EnvyPresented by Thaila Zucchi, Boob Envy explores whether having a big bosom makes a woman happy or is seen as a pain in the back. The show also covers the male opinion, and speaks to biologists in an attempt to uncover why breasts come in so many shapes and sizes. The show will also follow a group of woman who believe that their breast size is inadequate and after being given the opportunity to meet with a cosmetic surgeon for an initial breast enhancement consultation whether they will go through with the operation. As well as a chance to see exactly what the surgery entails as the show follows one teenager as she undergoes the procedure - How much is your dead body worth?
E42How much is your dead body worth?Horizon investigates the medical revolution that has created an almost insatiable demand for body parts . When veteran broadcaster Alistair Cooke died in 2004 few suspected that he was yet to uncover his greatest story. What happened to his body as it lay in a funeral home would reveal a story of modern day grave robbery and helped smash a body-snatching ring that had made millions of dollars by chopping up and selling-off over 1000 bodies. Dead bodies have become big business. - Dr Alice Roberts: Don't Die Young - Reproductive Organs
E56Dr Alice Roberts: Don't Die Young - Reproductive OrgansDr Alice Roberts returns with a new series of the medical show that shows you how to look after your vital organs. The first programme is about those bits men don't like to mention to their doctors - their reproductive organs. Yet, with 10,000 men a year in this country dying from prostate cancer, a condition which is nearly always curable if caught early enough, men may need to learn more about their bodies. So with her trademark no-nonsense style, Alice gets to work explaining how the male & female anatomy works and offers practical advice on how to keep it all in perfect working order. - Dr Alice Roberts: Don't Die Young - The Immune System & Bones
E57Dr Alice Roberts: Don't Die Young - The Immune System & BonesDr Alice Roberts is put through a terrifying experience in the interests of testing how well her immune system will respond to threat. Only marginally less terrifying are the swabs taken by a microbiologist on a shared student house as Dr Alice is joined in her investigation into how the immune system works by a group of teenagers. Dr Roberts also investigates bones, muscles and joints and how to look after them. - Dr Alice Roberts: Don't Die Young - The Stomach and Intestines
E58Dr Alice Roberts: Don't Die Young - The Stomach and IntestinesDr Alice Roberts peers inside her own stomach by swallowing a tiny camera - one of the latest diagnostic tools in modern medicine. The pictures recorded reveal some surprising, if harmless, results. Using dissection, drawing and some unusual tests involving sweet corn and a stop watch, we find where the stomach and intestines are, how big they are and how best to look after them. And with bowel cancer the second most common cause of death from cancer it is a message we all need to hear.
