Body Story
Inside the human body through drama and CGI.
Body Story, a docufictional mini-series from Wall to Wall, aired on Channel 4 and the Discovery Channel in two seasons, 1998 and 2001. It blends live-action acting with computer-generated imagery to depict internal bodily processes during everyday life and dramatic events. Topics covered include basic instincts, learning, the immune system, puberty, pregnancy, and recovery.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Documentary
- Narrator
- Terry McDonald
- Language
- English
- Series
- 2
- Episodes
- 12
- Runtime
- about 45 minutes
- Company
- Wall to Wall
- Channel
- Channel 4, Discovery Channel
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Did You Know?
- The first season won a silver medal for Television Film in the 1999 BMA Awards.
- Season 1 includes an episode titled 'Shut down' about an elderly Typewriter enthusiast, which was replayed as the final episode of season 2.
- Season 1 episode 'The Cold War' features a bicycle courier slash singer who gets a visit from Influenza B.
- Season 2 episode 'Teen dreams' follows two children, Darren and Natalie, from age 8 to 13 through puberty.
- Season 1 episode 'The Takeover' follows Marion Swift through the various stages of pregnancy with the help of her husband, Ian.
Season 2
The puberty episode centers on two neighborhood kids, Darren and Natalie. It opens with them as eight-year-olds playing in a backyard, then jumps ahead five years to when they are thirteen. The story uses a third-person view to track their bodily changes: pimples, a first period, sperm development, and growth spurts. These changes spark a mutual sexual attraction, which peaks during a school production of Romeo and Juliet, where the two share a kiss.
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