How is radiotherapy kept safe? | Bang Goes the Theory

Secret Universe: The Hidden Life Of The Cell

This film reveals the exquisite machinery of the human cell system from within the inner world of the cell itself - from the fre...

Electron microscope | Science In Action

Spec references J247: B1.1c. Electron microscope to see the structure of algae and observe cell processes.

Infested! Living with Parasites

Dr Michael Mosley explores the bizarre and fascinating world of parasites by turning his body into a living laboratory and deliberately infes...

01: The Hidden Kingdom | The Cell

Adam Rutherford tells the story of the biological cell. He explores how centuries of scientific and religious dogma were overturned by the ...

02: The Chemistry of Life | The Cell

Adam Rutherford explores how scientists delved deeper into the world of the cell, seeking to reveal the magic ingredient that can bring ...

When a sperm cell meets an egg cell | Inside the Human Body

Using state-of-the-art graphics, Michael Mosley shows what happens in the moments a sperm cell meets an egg cell.

Cells under a microscope | Science In Action

Spec references J247: B1.1a. Showing onion cells and cheek cells under a microscope.

The establishment of Germ Theory | The Cell

This clip explores the revolutionary discovery that diseases are caused by microscopic organisms rather than spontaneous generati...

The process of mitosis | Short Circuit

The process of mitosis, seen through a microscope, and then illustrated and explained with a computer simulation.

01: Creation | How to Build a Human

Scientists are now at the pivotal moment of being able to unlock the instructions hidden in the cells of humans.

03: The Secret of Sex | How to Build a Human

The precise mechanics of human sexual reproduction are revealed,using new technology to produce previously unseen images.

S02E05: Size Matters | Dara O'Briain's Science Club

Dara and the team reveal why size matters in science and how discoveries large and small are changing the way we view the...

03: The Spark of Life | The Cell

Adam Rutherford reveals how scientists are close to repeating what has happened only once in four billion years - the creation of a new life...

Cell division | i-Science

What is the role of mitosis and meiosis in the human body?

Replication | AS Guru

Programme for AS level students, comprising archive clips and interviews.

Sperms race to the egg | James May's Things You Need to Know

James May explains the human reproductive system and how sperm reaches the egg.

The Discovery of Cell Division | The Cell

How little-known scientist Robert Remak came to observe and describe the process of cell division for the first time.

The process of meiosis | Short Circuit

The process of meiosis in sperm and egg cells is explained and illustrated.

What makes up a cell? | Short Circuit

A computer simulation of a cell allows us to see the structure of a cell close-up.

03: Off The Scale | Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds

The human eye can see extraordinary detail, but the eye of a needle held at arm's length is pretty much at the limit o...