The Body Human is a series of specials produced by the National Geographic Society and telecast by CBS, between 1977 and 1984. They were produced and directed by Alfred R. Kelman, who was nominated for an Academy Award in 1966 for The Face of a Genius. Unlike most National Geographic specials, this series did not concentrate on exploring nature or the origins of man, but, as the name implied, on aspects of the human body, from plastic surgery to sexual function. Alexander Scourby was the narrator. The series was nominated for and won Emmy Awards as well as a Peabody Award.
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The Body Human
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia “The Body Human†is a series of non-fiction specials filmed in documentary style produced by The Tomorrow Entertainment/ Medcom Company and telecast by CBS between 1977 and 1984, garnering a record number of 22 Emmys, including a Peabody award and 3 Directors Guild of America awards for Outstanding Documentary Achievement. They were produced and directed by its co creator Alfred R Kelman, who was nominated for an Academy Award in 1966 for “The Face of Genius†Its imaginative exploration of the relationship between the human experience and cutting edge medicine, in association with its co creators, writer Robert E Fuisz, M.D. and executive producer Thomas W Moore, president emeritus of ABC Television, distinguished “The Body Humanâ€. Each and every one of the 15 episodes were narrated by actor Alexander Scourby, recognized by his peers as the master of this craft, original music conducted and composed by famed jazz composer Teo Macero..
