Episode 7 - The End of Life: A rather sombre end to the series, as we witness the eventual death from a fatal stomach cancer of the quite remarkable Herbie, and how his wonderful wife Hannelorre deals with it all. We also literally get to see a heart attack, and discover that death is actually a slow winding down effect - even when you stop ...

Episode 6 - As Time Goes By: Did you know that we are the only animals that actually grow old? Whereas most just hang around long enough to reproduce and raise their young, we are indeed all too stubborn for that. Here we get to hang out with a Kansas couple of 45 years, Bud and Viola, find out about hair loss (sorry guys, it's the ...

BBC Horizon: Full length documentary 'Ghost in your genes' PBS Nova: Preview of updated documentary 'Ghost in your genes' This original documentary was broadcast in 2005 on the BBC. PBS NOVA has aired an updated version on October 16, 2007. Scientists have long puzzled over the different fates of identical twins: both have the same ...

Episode 2 - An Everyday Miracle: The absolute wonder of pregnancy is covered here, and we follow the development from pre-conception to eventual birth of a couple, Phillippa and Jeff's, little girl. It's amazing how little is still known about much of what happens, and indeed how risky the whole process is. Only one out of six embryos ...

Episode 1 - Life Story: Acting essentially as an introductory overview of what is to come, we find out a number of quite amazing facts about ourselves, such as the rather icky news that we evolved from bacteria many millions of years ago, and our many similarities to other species in the animal world.