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📊 Series Specifications
Network BBC Two
Episode Runtime ~60 min
Total Seasons 1
Total Episodes 3
Original Language EN
Countdown to Life: The Extraordinary Making of You (2015)
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Ended Series Status:
This series has concluded and all seasons are available for tracking.
Synopsis
100 trillion cells. 280 days. One human life. A BBC Science series, produced in partnership with The Open University, exploring the making of you.
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
3 Episodes E1 The First 8 Weeks
How a single cell transforms in the first eight weeks after conception.
E2 Against the Odds
The story of our middle weeks in the womb - when we become an individual.
E3 The Final Push
The final months of life in the womb, when cartilage hardens to form the skeleton.