The Human Body: Secrets of your Life Revealed

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The Human Body: Secrets of Your Life Revealed

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Chris and Xand van Tulleken uncover the latest secrets of our bodies.

In this major three-part series, Chris and Xand van Tulleken uncover the latest secrets of our bodies.

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Christopher van Tulleken

Xand van Tulleken

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Nigel Paterson

Penny Palmer

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How we develop new skills, from riding a bike to learning to walk.

Documentary series. This episode explores how our experiences shape our minds and bodies as we journey from the most helpless to the most sophisticated organism on earth.

This programme explores the way our experiences shape our minds and bodies as we make the journey from the most helpless to the most sophisticated organism on earth. Dr Chris and Dr Xand van Tullekan uncover how we develop new skills - whether riding a bike or learning to walk.

They reveal the unexpected link between our heartbeat and our ability to talk. And they show, for the very first time, how memories are formed in our brains, and how our experiences continue to change our bodies and even our genes themselves throughout our lives.

The Human Body: Secrets of Your Life Revealed: Series 1

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