Body Story

*Body Story*
Body Story
Genre	Documentary
Narrated by	Terry McDonald
Original language	English
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

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 edit

Under pressure edit

45 year old man has heart attack

The cold war edit

Bicycle courier slash singer gets a visit from Influenza B

Breaking Down edit

Young girl breaks arm falling off a bicycle

Basic Instinct edit

Sleazy man gets drunk

The Takeover edit

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

Shut down edit

Life reaches its end for one Typewriter enthusiast

Season 2 edit

Teen dreams edit

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.