Bodymatters (partially found BBC medical show; 1985-1989)

Bodymatters was a BBC medical show hosted by medical professionals Alan Maryon-Davis and Gillan Rice, as well as actor Graeme Garden. It aired for five seasons and 38 episodes from 1985 to 1989.

The series focused on the human body, its functions, and how it interacts with the world around it. It would normally take a lighthearted and humorous approach to its subject matter. The show utilized a studio audience, who were often brought on camera to help the hosts with their demonstrations. It would include guests who were related to the subject being discussed for interviews or demonstrations, as well as oversized studio models to help visualize the topics. One such model, a mechanical eye constructed for the show's first episode, would end up being repurposed as the Dalek Emperor for Doctor Who's Remembrance of the Daleks 3 years later.

In its final season, the show became BodyMatters Roadshow. Hosted by Maggie Philbin, it would visit and focus on different medical institutions in the U.K., such as The Bristol Veterinary School and The National Spinal Injuries Centre in Stoke Mandeville.

The British Film Institute currently has 3 episodes of the original Bodymatters. However, these episodes have not been made available to the public. Two additional episodes, and several seconds of a third, are currently on YouTube.

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Episode List

#	Episode Title	Air Date	Status
S1.E1	More than Meets the Eye	Thu, Jul 25, 1985	Lost (In BFI Archives)
S1.E2	How to Do It Standing Up	Thu, Aug 1, 1985	Lost
S1.E3	Breathing Spaces	Thu, Aug 8, 1985	Lost
S1.E4	Skin Talk	Thu, Aug 15, 1985	Lost
S1.E5	On Your Kness	Thu, Aug 22, 1985	Lost
S1.E6	Mind Over Matter	Thu, Aug 29, 1985	Lost
S1.E7	Family Fortunes	Thu, Sep 5, 1985	Lost
S1.E8	Bless You!	Thu, Sep 12, 1985	Lost
S2.E1	What a Mouthful!	Thu, Jul 31, 1986	Lost (In BFI Archives)
S2.E2	Speakeasy	Thu, Aug 7, 1986	Lost
S2.E3	You've Got a Nerve!	Thu, Aug 14, 1986	Lost
S2.E4	Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow	Thu, Aug 21, 1986	Lost
S2.E5	Muscling In	Thu, Aug 28, 1986	Lost
S2.E6	Forget Me Not	Thu, Sep 4, 1986	Lost
S2.E7	Male Mothers - A Cure for Infertility?	Thu, Sep 11, 1986	Lost
S2.E8	Gut Feelings	Thu, Sep 18, 1986	Lost (In BFI Archives)
S3.E1	Bloodymatters	Thu, Jul 30, 1987	Lost
S3.E2	Ouch!	Thu, Aug 6, 1987	Lost
S3.E3	Ear We Go!	Thu, Aug 13, 1987	Lost
S3.E4	As Time Goes By	Thu, Aug 20, 1987	Lost
S3.E5	Wake Up To Sleep	Thu, Aug 27, 1987	Lost
S3.E6	Hands Up!	Thu, Sep 3, 1987	Partially Found
S3.E7	Body Electric	Thu, Sep 10, 1987	Found
S3.E8	Dem Bones, Dem Bones...	Thu, Sep 17, 1987	Lost
S4.E0	Special: Cancer	Thu, May 5, 1988	Lost
S4.E1	Water Works	Thu, Aug 4, 1988	Lost
S4.E2	The Beat Goes On	Thu, Aug 11, 1988	Lost
S4.E3	Radiation - Fact and Fiction	Thu, Aug 18, 1988	Lost
S4.E4	Against all the Odds	Thu, Aug 25, 1988	Lost
S4.E5	The Fats of Life	Thu, Sep 1, 1988	Lost
S4.E6	What's Your Poision?	Thu, Sep 8, 1988	Found
S4.E7	Body Heat	Thu, Sep 15, 1988	Lost
S5.E1	The Bodymatters Roadshow: The Veterinary School, Bristol	Tue, Aug 8, 1989	Lost
S5.E2	The Bodymatters Roadshow: The Dental School, Cardiff	Tue, Aug 15, 1989	Lost
S5.E3	The Bodymatters Roadshow: The Common Cold Unit, Salisbury	Tue, Aug 22, 1989	Lost
S5.E4	The Bodymatters Roadshow: The Sports Injuries Clinic, Crystal Palace	Tue, Aug 29, 1989	Lost
S5.E5	The Bodymatters Roadshow: The National Spinal Injuries Centre, Stoke Mandeville	Tue, Sep 5, 1989	Lost
S5.E6	The Bodymatters Roadshow: Booth Hall Children's Hospital, Manchester	Tue, Sep 12, 1989	Lost

External Links

• IMDb page
• BFI Collection of Bodymatters Episodes