The complete series of the controversial medical reality show presented by anatomist Dr Gunther von Hagens. The series uses surgical dissections to show the effect on the human body of common diseases and injuries.

ANATOMY FOR BEGINNERS (4 x 50 mins)
Controversial anatomist Dr Gunther von Hagens lays bare the intricacy and beauty of the human design and lifts the lid on the mysteries of our own bodies. At the heart of
each episode is a human dissection, carried out by controversial anatomist Dr Guther von Hagens, with commentary by pathologist Professor John A. Lee. Includes “The Anatomists: Gunther von Hagens”

AUTOPSY – LIFE AND DEATH (4 x 50 mins)
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, which present a clear view of the anatomy and pathology.

GUNTHER’S ER (3 x 50 mins)
First he dissected human bodies to show you how they work. Next he did it to show you how they die. Now he’s going to show you how to save them. Dr Gunther von Hagens presents his third series of lectures given to an audience of body donors and their families.

BODY APPEAL (1 x 40 mins)
Dr Von Hagens takes to the road on a big red bus complete with his famous plastinates and an army of medical students, determined to persuade the British public to sign up. Psychologist Dr John Marsden tags along to dig deeper into the British psyche and find out why the number of body donors has dropped so dramatically.

Special Features:

• Includes English subtitles for the hard of hearing - only on Series 3