Episode 3 | The Secret Life of Twins (1999)

Prof Robert Winston, examining science of identical twins, with a look at differences that occur inspite of biological similarities. Twin sisters do not share a taste in men, one Kray twin led the other into crime.

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Clip Info
  • Clip length: 43'48''
  • Broadcast year: 1999
Curriculum Connection
  • Psychology | Individual Differences Psychology | Twin study of intelligence
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  • Provider: BBC
  • Channel: BBC One
  • Programme: The Secret Life of Twins (1999)
  • Episode: 3
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