Learning on ScreenMan Who Lost His Body, The
- Synopsis
- Twenty-five years ago at age 19, half of Ian Waterman’ nervous system was destroyed by a virus and he was left with no feeling below his neck. Through sheer determination he has taught his brain to overcome the disease that had atrophied the sensory nerves responsible for touch and for movement messages. Now he and his doctors are trying to understand the process by which he regained movement.
- Series
- Horizon, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.
- Year of production
- 1997
- Availability
- Sale; 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)
- Notes
- Broadcast on BBC2 on 16/10/97.
- Subjects
- Medical sciences
- Keywords
- movement disorders; movement perception; neurology; sensory perception; touch
Credits
- Director
- Christopher Rawlence
- Producer
- Emma Crichton-Miller
- Contributor
- John Lynch
Production Company
- Name
Rosetta Pictures
Sponsor
- 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)
- 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’
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