Series·2015·1 season

Countdown to Life: The Extraordinary Making of You

Name: Countdown to Life: The Extraordinary Making of You
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2015-09-14
Rating: 9

100 trillion cells. 280 days. One human life. A BBC Science series, produced in partnership with The Open University, exploring the making of you.

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The First 8 WeeksE1 · 60 min

How a single cell transforms in the first eight weeks after conception.

Against the OddsE2 · 60 min

The story of our middle weeks in the womb - when we become an individual.

The Final PushE3 · 60 min

The final months of life in the womb, when cartilage hardens to form the skeleton.