Life and Death in the 21st Century

Synopsis

Series analysing three key issues in the future of medicine, with individual programmes looking at: 1) Living Forever: the biological mechanism behind the ageing process; 2) Future Plagues: new devastiating deseases that my develop in the future; 3) Designer Babies: the possibility selecting one’s child’s genetic components. [For detailed synopses, see individual programme records.]

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of production

1999

Availability

Sale; 2000 sale: £150.00 (VAT +p&p) series

Notes

Broadcast on BBC2 from 4/1/00.

Subjects

Medical sciences

Keywords

ageing; genetic engineering; infectious diseases

Production Company

Name

BBC Television

Distributor

Name

BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning

Contact

Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)

Email

BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com

Web

https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 20 8433 1009

Address

BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK

Notes

The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’