Synopsis
Dr Alice Roberts peers inside her own stomach by swallowing a tiny camera, then uses dissection and some unusual tests to find out more.
- Programme: Dr Alice Roberts: Don't Die Young
- Series: 2
- Episode: 4: The Stomach and Intestines
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2008
- Biology
Licence: ERA Licence required
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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