Secrets of the Body Clock with Terry Wogan

Duration: 39'03''

Synopsis

Sir Terry Wogan discovers why timing is everything as he explores the human body clock, a ticking timepiece that lives in our brain and controls the daily rhythms of our body.

Further Information

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