Synopsis
Expert John Wass presents a documentary telling the story of how hormones were discovered and remain at medicine's cutting edge as we try to deal with modern scourges like obesity.
- Programme: The Fantastical World of Hormones with Professor John Wass
- Channel: BBC Four
- Broadcast year: 2014
- Science
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