Crash Course Anatomy & Physiology

Prehistoric Autopsy

April 2025 •English

A journey into our evolutionary past, piecing together the bodies of our prehistoric family.

Dissected

April 2025 •English

This ground-breaking two-part series takes us inside two of the most amazing structures in the natural world: our hands and feet.

The Beauty of Anatomy

April 2025 •English

Dr Adam Rutherford investigates the close relationship between discoveries in anatomy and the works of art that illustrate them.

The Human Body

April 2025 •English

The Human Body is a seven-part documentary series that looks at the mechanics and emotions of the human body from birth to death.

La macchina meravigliosa

April 2025 •Italian

A long journey in 8 episodes to discover the human body, with Piero Angela who closely observes our organism, focusing each time on a theme: the eye, the ear, taste and smell, the stomach and the intestine, liver, bones, lungs and heart. How does our "wonder machine" work? To make each explanation direct and clear, the program uses films, animations and photographs developed with the scanning electron microscope.

Sex with P3

April 2025 •Danish

Anatomy for Beginners

April 2025 •English

Anatomy for Beginners is a television show created by Gunther von Hagens. In this 4-part series, Dr Gunther von Hagens and Professor John Lee demonstrated the anatomical structure and workings of the body. The 4 episodes were screened in the United Kingdom on Channel 4 in 2005. The show features public anatomy demonstrations with the use of real human cadavers and live nude models, carried out at Gunther von Hagens' "Institute for Plastination" in Heidelberg, Germany. Dr von Hagens’ public demonstrations are not formal anatomy dissections performed by medical students in some countries as part of their medical training. Formal dissection are performed slowly and take dozens of hours of dissection. Anatomy for Beginners performs quicker autopsy and also combines with demonstration of plastinated body parts and specimens to gives just a glimpse of the human anatomy. The individuals on whom the demonstration was performed had, before their death, enrolled on von Hagens’ body donor programme and consented to the use of their bodies for public education in anatomy, including public demonstration.

Dr Alice Roberts: Don't Die Young

April 2025 •English

Health documentary series with anatomist Dr Alice Roberts

Kroppen

April 2025 •Swedish

Cells at Work!

April 2025 •Japanese

This is a story about you. A tale about the inside of your body... According to a new study, the human body consists of approximately 37 trillion cells. These cells are hard at work every day within a world that is your body. From the oxygen-carrying red blood cells to the bacteria-fighting white blood cells, get to know the unsung heroes and the drama that unfolds inside of you! It's the oddly relatable and interesting story that is the life of cells!

The Physician of a Dying Time

April 2025 •Slovak

Series about the life of Renaissance anatomist, scholar and politic Johannes Jessenius. Already legendary series today, was produced by Czechoslovak Television Bratislava, directed by Slovak director Miroslav Luther in the first half of 80's in Barrandov Studios in Prague. The story and screenplay of the series wrote Czech writer Vladimír Körner. Five-episodes epic historical narration is a biographical story of distinguished Renaissance scholar, anatomist and politic of Slovak origin, Johannes Jessenius (Ján Jesenský, 1566–1621). It displays his life from the first studies and successes. In 1594 he became professor of surgery and anatomy on Wittenberg University, which he had attended years before. From that moment, his life went through social and personal wins and losses, to the sad end on the Prague Old Town Square gallows, among 27 noblemen, knights and burgenses, after lose Bohemian Revolt in 1621. His destiny was coupled with key events of Czech history in the break of 16th and 17th century, when Renaissance and European humanism slowly fade out.

Plastic Fantastic Brain

April 2025 •English

This fascinating two-part programme explores cutting edge research surrounding the brain and its ability to function. In part one, two renowned neurologists are working to understand the brain's "plasticity" and introduce us to a woman who functions well with literally half a brain and a blind professor who learns to "see" with his tongue. Part two explores the brain's elusive capacity to create and store memory, as seen through one man who remarkably remembers every single detail of his life, and an athlete whose memory was wiped clean following a tragic accident.

Myths & Monsters

April 2025 •English

This documentary series tells the stories that have gripped imaginations for centuries and reveals the fascinating and unexpected history behind them.

Body Image

April 2025 •English

A series of films looking at the different shapes and sizes of bodies and people's attitudes to them

The West of the Imagination

April 2025 •English

The 800 Million Pound Railway Station

April 2025 •English

Series telling the story of the architects, engineers and spin doctors who entered a frantic two year race to make the Royal Opening of St Pancras on time.

Extraordinary Animals

April 2025 •English

Who Do You Think You Are?

April 2025 •English

From roots in the Deep South to the slums of New Jersey, "Who Do You Think You Are?" follows the journeys of some of the most well-known names in American popular culture. Watch as celebrities discover unknown details about themselves and their families while researching their ancestry with the help of historians and genealogical experts.

Dark Side of the Ring

April 2025 •English

Finding truth at the intersection of fantasy and reality in the veiled world of professional wrestling.

Elizabeth Smart: Autobiography

April 2025 •English

Elizabeth Smart explains her story in her own words and provides previously untold details about her infamous abduction and nine-month nightmare in the grasps of her cruel captors. Now 29 years old, she shares the perspective she gained through the ordeal and how she has moved past it to focus on marriage, motherhood and advocating for others.