Anatomy For Beginners

Would I have watched this if it wasn't for the morbid fascination of seeing a once living human being dissected from skin to spinal chord to brain to heart to etc, etc? No probably not. Nor half the audience for this four part lesson in basic anatomy showing on channel 4 right now. nevertheless this is fascinating stuff regardless, and once the marcabre novelty wears off you find yourself transfixed by how amazing we humans really are, and by the ingeniousness of our design. It is all done in a very tasteful scientific way in front of a live audience of med students, and even if Gunther von Hagens is a bit creepy (ok a lot; he did go on about meeting these people several times when alive!) you can't help admiring his dedication and pioneering drive behind wanting everyone to learn from his techniques. Only two words for it: Top Telly! Kx