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Using spectacular graphics based on the latest science and stories of remarkable people around the world, Michael Mosley takes us on a fantastic voyage through our inner universe.

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Season 1

  • Creation
    7.7/1046 votes

    Creation

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/5/2011

    The story of human biological creation. The programme follows the progress of a couple who are expecting triplets, from the 4D scan when they first come face-to-face with their babies to the dramatic finale of birth. Plus, meet a woman expecting her 16th baby and the oldest conjoined twins in the world.

    Director: Nat Sharman

    Writer: Unknown

  • First to Last
    7.8/1034 votes

    First to Last

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/12/2011

    In this episode, Michael Mosley shows how existence is a struggle and how, minute by minute, from your first breath to your last, your body performs countless small miracles to keep you alive.

    Director: Annabel Gillings

    Writer: Unknown

  • Building Your Brain
    8.1/1028 votes

    Building Your Brain

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/19/2011

    Michael Mosley traces our development from birth to adulthood, and reveals that the human brain is so sophisticated it takes more than twenty years to mature.

    Director: Gideon Bradshaw

    Writer: Unknown

  • Hostile World
    8.1/1028 votes

    Hostile World

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/26/2011

    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.

    Director: Rob Liddell

    Writer: Unknown