Ever seen a foot peeled like a banana? You will.
60 minSeason 1 • Episode 2
LatestGeorge McGavin and anatomy experts dissect a real foot, revealing the natural engineering that is key to physical achievements from a baby's first steps to a ballerina on pointe.
This ground-breaking two-part series takes us inside two of the most amazing structures in the natural world: our hands and feet.
Practical Effects
Real cadaver dissections that look surprisingly like butchery.
Writing
McGavin's gleeful enthusiasm for describing your own body.
Production
Gleaming surgical footage that somehow makes gore elegant.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
George McGavin is an entomologist by trade—human anatomy was a departure that let him geek out about evolution across species.
The series was part of BBC Four's 'anatomy revival' trend, making medical education unexpectedly mainstream viewing in 2014.
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