Cheating Time

Synopsis

Asks whether it is possible to rewrite our biological destiny. Already motherhood is possible after the menopause, but it may be possible to rejuvenate the ovaries and reverse the menopause, or at least postpone it until the age of 70 or so. Asks whether these controversial techniques enable women to have lifelong fertility like men.

Series

Horizon, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.

Year of production

1993

Availability

Sale; 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Notes

Reviewed in VideoSelect by Ruth Hope, May 1995, Issue 9.

Subjects

Medical sciences

Keywords

menopause; women’s health

Credits

Producer

Deborah Cadbury

Contributor

Jana Bennett

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’