Countdown to Life: The Extraordinary Making of You

Countdown to Life: The Extraordinary Making of You

2015 · Documentary · 1 Season · 3 Episodes · 9.0

100 trillion cells. 280 days. One human life. A BBC Science series, produced in partnership with The Open University, exploring the making of you.

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Episodes

Season 1
1. The First 8 Weeks60m · 2015-09-14How a single cell transforms in the first eight weeks after conception.2. Against the Odds60m · 2015-09-21The story of our middle weeks in the womb - when we become an individual.3. The Final Push60m · 2015-09-28The final months of life in the womb, when cartilage hardens to form the skeleton.

Cast

Michael Mosley
Michael Mosley
Presenter

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