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The Body in Question (1978– )
TV Series | Documentary

The Body in Question (1978– )

TV Series | Documentary

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). Miller considers the ...See moreThe 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). 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. See less

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8 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Jonathan Miller Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	13	Cosi Fan Tutte (1986)
Michael Hordern Self - Quotation Reader Self - Quotation Reader See fewer	10	Where Eagles Dare (1968)
Geoffrey Collins Mr. Williams / Patient Mr. Williams / Patient See fewer	2	The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1982)
Joy Ring Nurse / Sister Nurse / Sister See fewer	2	Hunter's Walk (1973)
Dudley Moore Self - Piano Player Self - Piano Player See fewer	1	Arthur (1981)
Alan MacNaughtan Consultant Consultant See fewer	1	To Serve Them All My Days (1980)
Jonathan Coy Clarke Clarke See fewer	1	The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999)
Michael Hayward Kowalski Kowalski See fewer	1	Icebound in the Antarctic (1983)