How It Works

THE SECRETS OF SKIN

What inspired you to undertake this series in particular exploring the secrets of skin?

I like the style of this series, because it’s not purely a stand back and look at the grandeur of nature, it gets deep down and dirty with the science and explores how different things operate. We wanted to look at skin in particular because you often see documentaries on big sexy topics, like bones and blood vessels and hearts, but skin seems to get overlooked and taken for granted. When you look at skin quite analytically and then through the magnifying glass, it really transforms and becomes not just this barrier between us and the outside world, but this whole story in itself. I thought that story needed to be told from a scientific perspective and in a fun, engaging way.

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