Body Story: Difference between revisions

*Body Story*
Body Story
Genre	Documentary
Narrated by	Terry McDonald
Original language	Englisch
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	12
Production
Running time	about 45 minutes
Production company	Wall to Wall
Original release
Network	Channel 4, Discovery Channel
Release	1998 –; 2001

Browse history interactively

← Previous edit

Content deleted Content added

VisualWikitext

Inline

Latest revision as of 00:24, 18 June 2024

Body Story is a mini-series produced by Wall to Wall and distributed by Channel 4 and Discovery Channel. The series aired in two seasons 1998 and 2001. Combining real-life acting and computer-generated imagery, it shows the processes going on inside the human body in our daily life as well as facing dramatic experiences, in a docufictional style.

The series covers body processes such as basic instincts, learning, immune system, puberty, pregnancy, immune system and recovering.

Season 1

Under pressure

45 year old man has heart attack

The cold war

Bicycle courier slash singer gets a visit from Influenza B

Breaking Down

Young girl breaks arm falling off a bicycle

Basic Instinct

Sleazy man gets drunk

The Takeover

Marion Swift struggles with the various stages of pregnancy with the help of her husband, Ian.

Shut down

Life reaches its end for an elderly Typewriter enthusiast. The episode is replayed as the final episode of season 2.

Season 2

Teen dreams

The episode follows neighborhood children Darren and Natalie, as they grow through the stages of puberty. The first scene shows Darren and Natalie as 8 year old kids frolicking in their backyard. The time is fast forwarded five years, to when both children are 13 years old. Scenes shot in a third person perspective follow Darren and Natalie through the changes of puberty, including: pimples, the first period, the growth of sperm, and the growth spurts that both children go through. All of the changes during puberty result in sexual attraction towards each other, and culminates during a Romeo and Juliet play in which Darren and Natalie share a kiss.

Brave new world

How a baby's mind develops after being born.

Fat attack

How people gain and lose weight.

Allergy

A woman is stung by a wasp and suffers an allergic reaction.

Bad taste

A man suffers from salmonella.

Crash

A couple experience a car crash.

Awards

The first season won a silver medal for Television Film in the 1999 BMA Awards.^[1]

International broadcasts

Country/region	Channel
Serbien	B92
Spanien	RTVE
Schweden	SVT
Vereinigte Staaten	Discovery Channel

References

^ "Body Story I & II", www.walltowall.co.uk (last read 14-12-2014).

External links

Body Story at IMDb
Body Story 2 at IMDb

[1] "Body Story I & II", www.walltowall.co.uk (last read 14-12-2014).

[1]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 {{Infobox television
+| image              =
-| show_name = Body Story
-| image =
+| caption            =
+| genre              = [[Television documentary|Documentary]]
-| caption =
+| creator            =
-| genre = [[Television documentary|Documentary]]
-| creator =
+| director           =
+| narrated           = Terry McDonald
-| director =
+| country            =
-| narrated = Terry McDonald
+| language           = English
-| country =
+| num_series         = 2
-| language = English
+| num_episodes       = 12
-| num_series = 2
-| num_episodes = 6
+| list_episodes      =
-| list_episodes =
 | executive_producer =
-| producer =
+| producer           =
-| editor =
+| editor             =
-| runtime = about 45 minutes
+| runtime            = about 45 minutes
-| company = [[Wall to Wall]]
+| company            = [[Wall to Wall (production company)|Wall to Wall]]
+| channel            = [[Channel 4]], [[Discovery Channel]]
-| distributor =
+| first_aired        = {{start date|1998}}
-| channel = [[Discovery Channel]]
+| last_aired         = {{end date|2001}}
-| first_aired =
-| last_aired =
-| production_website =
 }}
-'''''Body Story''''' is a [[mini-series]] produced by [[Wall to Wall]] and [[Discovery Channel]]. The series aired in two seasons 1998 and 2001. Combining real-life acting and [[Computer-generated imagery]], it shows the processes going on inside the [[human]] body in our daily life as well as facing dramatic experiences, in a [[docufiction]]al style.
+'''''Body Story''''' is a [[mini-series]] produced by [[Wall to Wall (production company)|Wall to Wall]] and distributed by [[Channel 4]] and [[Discovery Channel]]. The series aired in two seasons 1998 and 2001. Combining real-life acting and [[computer-generated imagery]], it shows the processes going on inside the [[human]] body in our daily life as well as facing dramatic experiences, in a [[docufiction]]al style.
+The series covers body processes such as basic [[instinct]]s, learning, [[immune system]], [[puberty]], [[pregnancy]], [[immune system]] and recovering.
-Dramatisations covered in the series include [[pregnancy]], [[instincts]], [[allergy]], recovering after accidents and [[puberty]].
+== Season 1 ==
+=== Under pressure ===
+year old man has heart attack
+=== The cold war ===
+Bicycle courier slash singer gets a visit from Influenza B
+=== Breaking Down ===
+Young girl breaks arm falling off a bicycle
+=== Basic Instinct ===
+Sleazy man gets drunk
+=== The Takeover ===
+Marion Swift struggles with the various stages of pregnancy with the help of her husband, Ian.
+=== Shut down===
+Life reaches its end for an elderly Typewriter enthusiast. The episode is replayed as the final episode of season 2.
+== Season 2 ==
+===Teen dreams ===
+The episode follows neighborhood children Darren and Natalie, as they grow through the stages of puberty.  The first scene shows Darren and Natalie as 8 year old kids frolicking in their backyard. The time is fast forwarded five years, to when both children are 13 years old. Scenes shot in a third person perspective follow Darren and Natalie through the changes of puberty, including: pimples, the first period, the growth of sperm, and the growth spurts that both children go through. All of the changes during puberty result in sexual attraction towards each other, and culminates during a ''Romeo and Juliet'' play in which Darren and Natalie share a kiss.
+=== Brave new world ===
+How a baby's mind develops after being born.
+=== Fat attack ===
+How people gain and lose weight.
+=== Allergy ===
+A woman is stung by a wasp and suffers an [[allergic reaction]].
+=== Bad taste ===
+A man suffers from [[salmonella]].
+=== Crash ===
+A couple experience a car crash.
 ==Awards==
-The first season won silver medal for Television Film in the 1999 [[BMA Awards]].<ref>[http://www.walltowall.co.uk/program/body-story-i-ii_27.aspx "Body Story I & II"], ''www.walltowall.co.uk'' (last read 14-12-2014).</ref>
+The first season won a silver medal for Television Film in the 1999 [[BMA Awards]].<ref>[http://www.walltowall.co.uk/program/body-story-i-ii_27.aspx "Body Story I & II"], ''www.walltowall.co.uk'' (last read 14-12-2014).</ref>
 ==International broadcasts==
 {{unreferenced section|date=December 2014}}
 {|class=wikitable
-!width=190| Country/Region !!width=200| Channel
+!width=190| Country/region !!width=200| Channel
 |-
-| {{USA}} || [[Discovery Channel]]
+| {{SRB}} || [[B92]]
+|-
+| {{ESP}} || [[RTVE]]
 |-
 | {{SWE}} || [[Sveriges Television|SVT]]
+|-
+| {{USA}} || [[Discovery Channel]]
 |-
 |}
@@ Line 45: / Line 85: @@
 {{reflist}}
+==External links==
-[[Category:Discovery Channel shows]]
+* {{IMDb title|id=0294393|title=Body Story}}
+* {{IMDb title|id=0801471|title=Body Story 2}}
+[[Category:1998 British television series debuts]]
+[[Category:2001 British television series endings]]
+[[Category:1990s British documentary television series]]
+[[Category:2000s British documentary television series]]
+[[Category:British documentary television series about science]]
+[[Category:Channel 4 documentary series]]
+[[Category:Discovery Channel original programming]]
+[[Category:British English-language television shows]]