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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). Dr Jonathan 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.

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Ontario Educational Communications Authority (OECA)

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The Body In Question S01E13 Perishable Goods

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The Body In Question S01E12 Heads and Tails

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The Body In Question S01E11 Brute Machine

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The Body In Question S01E10 Balancing Act

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The Body In Question S01E09 Native Medicine

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The Body In Question S01E08 Sleight of Hand

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The Body In Question S01E07 Shaping the Future

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The Body In Question S01E03 How Do You Feel?

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The Body In Question S01E06 Heart of the Matter

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The Body In Question S01E06 Blood Relations

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The Body In Question S01E04 Breathless

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The Body In Question S01E02 Try a Little Tenderness

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The Body In Question S01E01 Naming of Parts

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