Cell division (mitosis and meiosis)

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Cell Division | GCSE Bitesize Revision

BBC Two | 2010 | 5'27''

Animated shorts to support students preparing for assessments in GCSE Additional Science.

Cell division | i-Science

BBC Two | 2009 | 2'23''

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

The establishment of Germ Theory | The Cell

BBC Two | 2009 | 5'00''

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

The process of mitosis | Short Circuit

BBC Two | 2008 | 1'46''

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

Mitosis, meiosis and reproduction | GCSE Bitesize Revision

BBC Two | 2010 | 3'29''

Spec references J247: B2.1b, B5.1f, B5.1h J250: B2.1b, B5.1f. Different steps of mitosis, asexual reproduction, di...

The Discovery of Cell Division | The Cell

BBC Four | 2009 | 4'51''

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

Growing bacteria | Bitesize Science

BBC Two | 2014 | 2'01''

Bacteria reproduce by cloning themselves, and in the right conditions can reproduce very quickly.

Dance of the chromosomes | Bitesize Science

BBC Two | 2014 | 1'54''

Mitosis is a type of cell replication that is essential to the human body's ability to grow and repair.

Clones | i-Science

BBC Two | 2009 | 3'34''

Daphne and Barbara are so similar because they are clones, two people who have exactly the same genetic makeup. When their mother was pregnant, her fertil...

The process of meiosis | Short Circuit

BBC Two | 2008 | 2'01''

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

Cell structure and function

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01: Creation | How to Build a Human

BBC Two | 2002 | 49'12''

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

Electron microscope | Science In Action

BBC Two | 1999 | 2'54''

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

Skin cells in research | Science In Action

BBC Two | 1999 | 3'51''

Spec references J247: . Growing skin for patients, using keratinocyte cells from the patient so that the skin is not rejected.

Cells under a microscope | Science In Action

BBC Two | 1999 | 1'40''

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

The Identification of the Cell Nucleus | The Cell

BBC Four | 2009 | 3'26''

How Robert Brown used the microscope to notice, identify and describe the nucleus, and discover its ubiquity in cells.

Human defence systems | Secret Universe: The Hidden Life of the Cell

BBC Two | 2012 | 4'00''

This simulation brings to life the process of a cell's defence against viruses.

Key parts of the cell | Secret Universe: The Hidden Life of the Cell

BBC Two | 2012 | 3'13''

An amazing visualisation of the cell's structure, and how DNA works within it.

Collagen | Secrets of Skin

BBC Four | 2019 | 1'56''

Collagen makes up 90% of the skin dermis. Professor Ben Garrod talks to a scientist studying collagen whose research has some ground-breaking appl...

Epidermis | Secrets of Skin

BBC Four | 2019 | 1'30''

Professor Ben Garrod gives a brief introduction to the structure of skin, especially the epidermis.

Elastin | Secrets of Skin

BBC Four | 2019 | 1'28''

Why do we get wrinkles? Professor Ben Garrod explores the function of elastin in an animal's skin.

What makes up a cell? | Short Circuit

BBC Two | 2008 | 45''

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

Microscopy and Cell Specialisation

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

BBC Two | 2002 | 48'49''

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

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

BBC HD | 2010 | 59'15''

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...

S03E11: The Netherlands | Local Heroes

BBC Two | 1998 | 29'04''

In Delft, Hart-Davis profiles the draper who was the first person to see bacteria through a microscope and the book-keeper whose gravi...

Miniature Britain

BBC Two | 2018 | 59'06''

Biologist George McGavin goes on a journey around the British Isles to show us the extraordinary little things that are vital to our land. With a revolutio...

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

BBC Two | 2013 | 59'14''

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

Death By Design | Horizon

BBC Two | 1996 | 48'52''

The radical notion that each cell in our body is programmed to die has major implications for research into disease and bodily development. This fi...