Autopsy: Life and Death

Ended

Documentary·2006·1 Seasons

In this new four-part series, anatomist Dr Gunther von Hagens and pathologist Professor John Lee get right under the skin to reveal the processes in life that tie us to our ultimate fate in death. The two scientists perform a series of autopsy demonstrations at the Institute of Plastination in Heidelberg, Germany, in which they demonstrate the process of finding a cause of death. With the aid of human dissection, live models and scientific models they are able to reveal what disease really looks like and how it works.

Starring: Gunther von Hagens

Episodes

Season 1
Circulation (Lesson #1: Blood)

S01 | E01

Circulation (Lesson #1: Blood)

2006-01-16

Cancer (Lesson #2: Tumours)

S01 | E02

Cancer (Lesson #2: Tumours)

2006-01-17

Poisoning (Lesson #3: Poison)

S01 | E03

Poisoning (Lesson #3: Poison)

2006-01-18

Ageing (Lesson #4: Time)

S01 | E04

Ageing (Lesson #4: Time)

2006-01-19

Cast

Gunther von Hagens

Gunther von Hagens

Details

First Aired
2006-01-16
Last Aired
2006-01-19
Status
Ended
Network
BBC Four
Production
Creator