Anatomy for Beginners

Jan 01, 2005 (en) Documentary [50] Min
  • First Air Date
    Jan 01, 2005
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato
    10%
  • Original title
    Anatomy for Beginners
  • Release
    Jan 01, 2005
  • en
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Overview

Anatomy for Beginners is a television show created by Gunther von Hagens. In this 4-part series, Dr Gunther von Hagens and Professor John Lee demonstrated the anatomical structure and workings of the body. The 4 episodes were screened in the United Kingdom on Channel 4 in 2005. The show features public anatomy demonstrations with the use of real human cadavers and live nude models, carried out at Gunther von Hagens' "Institute for Plastination" in Heidelberg, Germany. Dr von Hagens’ public demonstrations are not formal anatomy dissections performed by medical students in some countries as part of their medical training. Formal dissection are performed slowly and take dozens of hours of dissection. Anatomy for Beginners performs quicker autopsy and also combines with demonstration of plastinated body parts and specimens to gives just a glimpse of the human anatomy. The individuals on whom the demonstration was performed had, before their death, enrolled on von Hagens’ body donor programme and consented to the use of their bodies for public education in anatomy, including public demonstration.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer

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Casts

  1. Gunther von Hagens

    Himself

  2. John A. Lee

    Himself

  3. Dennis Lau

    Anatomical Model

Full Casts & Crew

Casts : 3 / Crews : 1

Specials ( )

Season 1 ( 2005-01-01)

Controversial anatomist Dr. Gunther von Hagens shows the beauty of the human body and shows the mysteries of our own bodies. In each episode is a human dissection, carried out by Dr. Guther von Hagens along side him is pathologist Professor John A. Lee.

Movement

Episode: 1

Circulation

Episode: 2

Digestion

Episode: 3

Reproduction

Episode: 4

The Final Cut

Episode: 5
Jan 01, 2005 (en)
Documentary
[50] Min
  • First Air Date Jan 01, 2005
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato 10%
Original Title Anatomy for Beginners
en

Overview

Anatomy for Beginners is a television show created by Gunther von Hagens. In this 4-part series, Dr Gunther von Hagens and Professor John Lee demonstrated the anatomical structure and workings of the body. The 4 episodes were screened in the United Kingdom on Channel 4 in 2005. The show features public anatomy demonstrations with the use of real human cadavers and live nude models, carried out at Gunther von Hagens' "Institute for Plastination" in Heidelberg, Germany. Dr von Hagens’ public demonstrations are not formal anatomy dissections performed by medical students in some countries as part of their medical training. Formal dissection are performed slowly and take dozens of hours of dissection. Anatomy for Beginners performs quicker autopsy and also combines with demonstration of plastinated body parts and specimens to gives just a glimpse of the human anatomy. The individuals on whom the demonstration was performed had, before their death, enrolled on von Hagens’ body donor programme and consented to the use of their bodies for public education in anatomy, including public demonstration.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer