Body Story

Body Story
Genre	Documentary
Narrated by	Terry McDonald
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	6
Production
Running time	about 45 minutes
Production company(s)	Wall to Wall
Release
Original network	Channel 4, Discovery Channel
Original 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 2

Teen dreams

The episode follows neighborhood children Darren and Natalia, as they grow through the stages of puberty. The first scene shows Darren and Natalia as 8 year olds frolicking in their backyard. The time is fast forwarded 5 years, to when both children are 13 years old. Scenes shot in a third person perspective follow Darren and Natalia 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 Natalia share a kiss.

Awards

The first season won silver medal for Television Film in the 1999 BMA Awards.^[1]

International broadcasts

Country/Region	Channel
United States	Discovery Channel
Sweden	SVT

References

1. "Body Story I & II", www.walltowall.co.uk (last read 14-12-2014).