Inside The Human Body

8:30pm – Thursday, July 7 on Channel Nine

In this episode, 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.

We see how new-born Phoebe makes sense of the world, and how one-year-old Angelina copes with just half a functioning brain. We discover how Moken Sea Gypsy children train themselves to see clearly underwater, and meet a Vietnamese girl who speaks 11 different languages.

Michael shows his own teenagers remarkable scans which reveal just how many brain connections we lose between the ages of 11 and 20. This remodelling is an essential part of growing up, and helps explain teen behaviour and their tendency to take risks – as illustrated by Stephanie, the world’s youngest stock car racer at the age of 13.

Channel Nine is unapologetic about screening a controversial episode of Inside the Human Body tomorrow night that shows an elderly man taking his last breath.

The episode, which among other things shows an 84-year-old cancer sufferer passing away in his bed surrounded by grieving family members, is set to screen at 8.30pm on the network.

“We accept that, for many people, to watch this may be a challenging experience,” a Nine spokesperson said.

“However, the decision to have the cameras present was made by Gerald himself, as he hoped the footage would show viewers that death is not necessarily painful, frightening or humiliating.

“It is the role of television to tackle sometimes confronting subjects and death is a significant part of the overall human experience.”

The footage is accompanied by a voice-over that explains what is happening to the man’s body as he passes away.

Source: News.com.au

After causing uproar in the UK, the controversial episode of the BBC series Inside The Human Body that showed a man dying on television will be screened by Channel Nine.

In this episode on Thursday, June 30, at 8.30pm, host Michael Mosley shows how existence is a constant struggle and how, minute by minute, from your first breath to your last, your body performs countless small miracles to keep you alive.

Gerald, a man dying from liver and lung disease, agreed to let Inside The Human Body film his death as he passed away at home with his family around him to show viewers what happens when your body finally fails.

A spokesperson for the BBC said: “Death is an important part of the human experience, and showing Gerald’s death is integral to understanding what happens to the body when it is no longer able to function properly. The BBC does not shy away from difficult subjects like this.”

Also in this episode, host Mosley meets three remarkable people who demonstrate how well the human body can adapt to extreme environments: Herbert, a world champion free-diver who can hold his breath in the depths of the ocean for up to nine minutes; Wim the Ice Man, who can swim in glacial lakes so cold they would kill a normal person; and Debbie, who has lived for 10 years on a diet of crisps.

Inside The Human Body: Thursday, June 30, at 8.30pm on Channel Nine

French Food Safari, SBS ONE, 7.30pm
Follow renowned Sydney chef Guillaume Brahimi on a personal journey back to France, the country of his birth. Together with presenter Maeve O’Meara, they visit many of France’s top kitchens and track down the finest food and wine the country has to offer.

Inside The Human Body – Creation, Nine, 8.30pm
From the moment of creation to our last breath, this series reveals the human body’s ability to amaze and delight. In this episode the story of human biological creation is told.
 
Greys Anatomy, Seven, 8.30pm
Tonight is the anticipated wedding between Arizona and Callie – but of course not all goes to plan. Watch for a shock for two other of the cast members (all good), as the season begins to wind down, with only two episodes after this left.

Go Back To Where You Came From, SBS TWO, 9.30pm
In case you missed this the first time around, SBS TWO start their encore tonight of this political hot topic. This three-part series follows six ordinary Australians who agree to challenge their preconceived notions about refugees and asylum seekers and embark on a confronting 25-day journey.

MasterChef, Ten, 7.30pm
The entire losing team from the challenge is up for elimination. The pressure is on as they create a series of sweet and savoury dishes in a limited time-frame. Who will be going home?

With The Block finishing at 8pm on Monday June 20, subsequent programming will air half an hour later.

Monday June 20
7.00 The Block
8.00 The Big Bang Theory NEW
8.30 Come Fly With Me – season final
9.00 Rescue – double episode

On Tuesday June 21, The Big Bang repeat remains at 7.30pm, RBT at 8pm, Sea Patrol at 8.30, CSI: Miami repeat at 9.30pm.

Wednesday June 22 sees two more Big Bang repeats remaining from 7.30pm, with RPA at 8.30 and the finale of BIG at 9.30pm.

On Thursday June 23, The Block finishes at 8pm, and is followed by the season return of Hot Property at 8pm. At 8.30pm is the premiere of documentary series (is 8.30 Thursday the new doco timeslot for Nine!?) Inside the Human Body.

The first episode is called Creation and covers birth.

From the moment of creation to our last breath, this spectacular series reveals the human body’s ability to amaze and delight. Tonight, the story of the human biological creation is told as we explore surprising medical research revealing the improbable sequence of events that lead to birth. Plus, meet a woman expecting her 16th baby and the oldest conjoined twins in the world.

Inside The Human Body is an astonishing series that reveals the workings of the body on a scale never seen before – the deeply personal story of how our unique and amazing bodies make us who we are.

In the premiere on Thursday, June 23, at 8.30pm on Channel Nine we follow the progress of a couple who are expecting triplets, from the first 4D pregnancy scan to the dramatic birth. We also meet a woman expecting her 16th baby, and the oldest conjoined twins in the world.

Throughout this absorbing series viewers are taken on an adventure inside and outside the human body which guarantees you will never think of yourself in the same way again.

Using breathtaking computer-generated imagery, each program begins inside a different human microcosm, providing a unique insight into our bodies and taking us on an astonishing journey through space and time to show how different parts of our anatomy have evolved.

Extraordinary scientific images of the body rarely seen outside the laboratory reveal its most unusual and bizarre workings in minute detail. This is an incredible world in miniature, where our day-to-day human activities pale in comparison to the intensive work rate of even the smallest cell in the body and the tiniest clusters of body hair resemble dense forest.

The body’s almost infinite ability to adapt and surprise is illustrated by remarkable people all over the world whose bodies allow them to do amazing things, live in fascinating places, and push their physiology to the limit.

From the fundamental organs that keep us alive to the development of the brain, movement and communication, Inside The Human Body is the most comprehensive, definitive series ever about the highly evolved machine that makes the human being the most successful animal on Earth.

Inside The Human Body: Thursday, June 23, at 8.30pm on Channel Nine