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Countdown to Life: The Extraordinary Making of You

1h

Documentary

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

Episodes

Cast

Season 1

The First 8 Weeks

1. The First 8 Weeks

1h

14th Sep 2015

How a single cell transforms in the first eight weeks after conception.

Against the Odds

2. Against the Odds

1h

21st Sep 2015

The story of our middle weeks in the womb - when we become an individual.

The Final Push

3. The Final Push

1h

28th Sep 2015

The final months of life in the womb, when cartilage hardens to form the skeleton.

First air date

14th Sep 2015

Last air date

28th Sep 2015

Status

Ended

Type

Miniseries

Original language

en

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