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Episodes

Season 1, 8 episodes

Episode 1: The Ear
- Now playing
- 57m
- Oct 25, 1990
The first episode of the program "The Wonderful Machine" is dedicated to the ear. The auricle helps to hear well and to locate noises, explains Piero Angela: traveling virtually inside the ear, this organ is investigated, whose characteristics are illustrated, from the ear canal to the eardrum, from the cochlea to the labyrinth.
Episode 2: The Eye
- 1h 7m
- Nov 1, 1990
From the cornea to the lens up to the retina: discovering the eye, Piero Angela begins his exciting journey with the eyelids, "shutters", he says, with different functions such as "protecting the eye, isolating the brain from light and thus promoting sleep , but also constantly cleaning the cornea thanks to rapid movements".
Episode 3: Taste and Smell
- 48m
- Nov 8, 1990
"Taste smell" is the title of the episode of the program with Piero Angela to discover the human body. How does the language work? And how are sensations formed? Step by step, we delve into the delicate and complex mechanisms of our "wonderful machine".
Episode 4: The Stomach and Intestines
- 59m
- Nov 15, 1990
What is the role of the esophagus? How is the stomach made? And the intestines? Piero Angela leads us to the discovery of the human body, a "wonderful machine" with a complex and fascinating functioning, showing us the "fantastic landscapes" that are within us.
Episode 5: The Liver
- 1h 4m
- Nov 22, 1990
Piero Angela is "special correspondent" to discover the characteristics and functioning of the liver, a real "biochemical factory", whose various "departments" are explored. A decisive organ for the proper functioning of our "wonderful machine".
Episode 6: The Bones
- 1h 6m
- Nov 29, 1990
"A world full of surprises", this is how Piero Angela announces it, his special patrol inside the bones of our "wonderful machine". How many bones do we have at birth? And what happens when we grow up? Questions and answers, with a direct and precise informative style, allow us to get to know our body much more closely.
Episode 7: The Lungs
- 1h 4m
- Dec 6, 1990
A journey of exploration following the air that enters and exits our bodies: Piero Angela leads us to discover the lungs, their characteristics and how they work. What happens when we breathe? We find out with the support of images of the inside of our body.
Episode 8: The Heart
- 1h 3m
- Dec 13, 1990
A journey to discover the "engine" of the organism: the heart. At the beginning of the episode Angela asks a series of questions: how many times does this organ beat in a lifetime? How does it work? What exactly happens when something goes wrong? The description of this "four-chamber pump" is careful and punctual, as in Piero Angela's style. When observed under a scanning electron microscope, the organ reveals many interesting details that are worth paying attention to.

1990
1 season
1h 3m per episode
Documentary

10.0TMDB(1)

Overview

A long journey in 8 episodes to discover the human body, with Piero Angela who closely observes our organism, focusing each time on a theme: the eye, the ear, taste and smell, the stomach and the intestine, liver, bones, lungs and heart. How does our "wonder machine" work? To make each explanation direct and clear, the program uses films, animations and photographs developed with the scanning electron microscope.

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Ran for 1 season and 8 episodes (1990)
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Details

Created by: Piero Angela
Piero Motta
Italo Burrascano
Status: Ended
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 8
Original title: La macchina meravigliosa
First aired: October 25, 1990
Last aired: December 13, 1990
Original language: Italian
Countries: Italy

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De Agostini

Cast

Piero Angela

Episodes

Season 1, 8 episodes

Episode 1: The Ear
- Now playing
- 57m
- Oct 25, 1990
The first episode of the program "The Wonderful Machine" is dedicated to the ear. The auricle helps to hear well and to locate noises, explains Piero Angela: traveling virtually inside the ear, this organ is investigated, whose characteristics are illustrated, from the ear canal to the eardrum, from the cochlea to the labyrinth.
Episode 2: The Eye
- 1h 7m
- Nov 1, 1990
From the cornea to the lens up to the retina: discovering the eye, Piero Angela begins his exciting journey with the eyelids, "shutters", he says, with different functions such as "protecting the eye, isolating the brain from light and thus promoting sleep , but also constantly cleaning the cornea thanks to rapid movements".
Episode 3: Taste and Smell
- 48m
- Nov 8, 1990
"Taste smell" is the title of the episode of the program with Piero Angela to discover the human body. How does the language work? And how are sensations formed? Step by step, we delve into the delicate and complex mechanisms of our "wonderful machine".
Episode 4: The Stomach and Intestines
- 59m
- Nov 15, 1990
What is the role of the esophagus? How is the stomach made? And the intestines? Piero Angela leads us to the discovery of the human body, a "wonderful machine" with a complex and fascinating functioning, showing us the "fantastic landscapes" that are within us.
Episode 5: The Liver
- 1h 4m
- Nov 22, 1990
Piero Angela is "special correspondent" to discover the characteristics and functioning of the liver, a real "biochemical factory", whose various "departments" are explored. A decisive organ for the proper functioning of our "wonderful machine".
Episode 6: The Bones
- 1h 6m
- Nov 29, 1990
"A world full of surprises", this is how Piero Angela announces it, his special patrol inside the bones of our "wonderful machine". How many bones do we have at birth? And what happens when we grow up? Questions and answers, with a direct and precise informative style, allow us to get to know our body much more closely.
Episode 7: The Lungs
- 1h 4m
- Dec 6, 1990
A journey of exploration following the air that enters and exits our bodies: Piero Angela leads us to discover the lungs, their characteristics and how they work. What happens when we breathe? We find out with the support of images of the inside of our body.
Episode 8: The Heart
- 1h 3m
- Dec 13, 1990
A journey to discover the "engine" of the organism: the heart. At the beginning of the episode Angela asks a series of questions: how many times does this organ beat in a lifetime? How does it work? What exactly happens when something goes wrong? The description of this "four-chamber pump" is careful and punctual, as in Piero Angela's style. When observed under a scanning electron microscope, the organ reveals many interesting details that are worth paying attention to.

Episodes

E1 Episode 1: The Ear

E2 Episode 2: The Eye

E3 Episode 3: Taste and Smell

E4 Episode 4: The Stomach and Intestines

E5 Episode 5: The Liver

E6 Episode 6: The Bones

E7 Episode 7: The Lungs

E8 Episode 8: The Heart

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Episodes

E1 Episode 1: The Ear

E2 Episode 2: The Eye

E3 Episode 3: Taste and Smell

E4 Episode 4: The Stomach and Intestines

E5 Episode 5: The Liver

E6 Episode 6: The Bones

E7 Episode 7: The Lungs

E8 Episode 8: The Heart

Episode 1: The Ear

Episode 2: The Eye

Episode 3: Taste and Smell

Episode 4: The Stomach and Intestines

Episode 5: The Liver

Episode 6: The Bones

Episode 7: The Lungs

Episode 8: The Heart

Episode 1: The Ear

Episode 2: The Eye

Episode 3: Taste and Smell

Episode 4: The Stomach and Intestines

Episode 5: The Liver

Episode 6: The Bones

Episode 7: The Lungs

Episode 8: The Heart