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The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson: 4. Dissecting Room

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4. Dissecting Room

The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson

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Bill Bryson's anatomical adventure continues in the dissecting room.

Bill Bryson reads from his fascinating, witty journey around the human body, continuing in the dissecting room.

Bill Bryson's  anatomical adventure continues in the dissecting room.

This is a fascinating, witty and often surprising journey around the human body. 

The Body: A Guide for Occupants confirms Bryson as a true polymath. In it, he answers questions such as how much would it cost to make a human and why our faces have evolved their peculiar shape, as well as exploring the mysteries that continue to elude scientists today.

Read by Bill Bryson.

Abridged by Katrin Williams.

Producer: Ciaran Bermingham

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2019.

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