Hostile World
Documentary series on the wonders of the human body. Michael Mosley reveals how the body defends itself, and the innovations behind a hand transplant operation.
In the final episode of Inside The Human Body, Michael Mosley reveals the ingenious ways in which your body defends itself against a hostile world - where sunlight shatters your DNA and every breath contains microbes that can kill.
We meet Cristian, a bull jumper whose muscles give him the strength to avoid a violent death, three-year-old Rowan whose internal army fights off the flu virus, and Johnny who gets injured almost every week to earn his living, relying upon his body's remarkable ability to heal
And when injuries are too severe to be repaired, we see how surgeons use medical expertise to exploit the body's natural powers of healing. Richard Edwards is filmed having his damaged hands cut off and replaced with someone else's - the first time something this radical has ever been attempted.
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The Making of Inside the Human Body: Hostile World
Duration: 05:23
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Bull Jumping
Duration: 01:21
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Double Hand Transplant Surgery
Duration: 03:22
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Slow motion sneezes spread diseases
Duration: 00:51
Music Played
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Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Pump It Up
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Michael Mosley |
Director | Rob Liddell |
Series Producer | Alice Harper |
Executive Producer | Andrew Cohen |
Producer | Rob Liddell |
Director | Annabel Gillings |
Director | Gideon Bradshaw |
Broadcasts
- Thu 26 May 2011 21:00
- Fri 27 May 2011 00:20Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD
- Tue 21 Jun 2011 02:25
- Wed 27 Jan 2021 14:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland