Season 1 (2014)

Galen and Leonardo
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August 13, 2014 • 30m

Adam Rutherford begins his series by looking at the work of the 2nd century Roman anatomist Claudius Galen and the artist and part...Read more

Andreas Vesalius
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August 20, 2014 • 30m

In 1537, the 23-year-old Andreas Vesalius became the most famous anatomist in Europe. He went on to produce the first complete acc...Read more

Rembrandt and Ruysch
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August 27, 2014 • 30m

In the 17th century in Holland, anatomy became the cutting edge of medical science, inspiring the great artists of the age like Re...Read more

The Hunter Brothers
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September 3, 2014 • 30m

Dr Adam Rutherford investigates the story of the Hunter brothers, the celebrated anatomists who controversially transformed both m...Read more

Gray's Anatomy
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September 10, 2014 • 30m

The world's most famous study of the human body is Gray's Anatomy. The accuracy of the descriptions and the stark beauty of the il...Read more