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Countdown to Life: The Extraordinary Making of You
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.
Sep 14, 20151 seasons3 episodesEndedEN
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Episodes
1–3 of 3
Ep 1The First 8 Weeks
Sep 14, 2015
60m
How a single cell transforms in the first eight weeks after conception.
Ep 2Against the Odds
Sep 21, 2015
60m
The story of our middle weeks in the womb - when we become an individual.
Ep 3The Final Push
Sep 28, 2015
60m
The final months of life in the womb, when cartilage hardens to form the skeleton.
Networks
BBC Two
GB
