The Remarkable Life of the Skin (Omnibus)
Exploring the many layers and lives of our largest, most visible and yet most misunderstood organ. Read by Gunnar Cauthery.
Perched on the exterior of our delicate, intricate bodies, the skin is our largest and fastest-growing organ, weighing nine kilograms and covering two square metres.
We see it, touch it and live in it every day. It鈥檚 a habitat for a mesmerisingly complex world of micro-organisms. Its physical functions are vital to our health and indeed our survival, and it鈥檚 crucial to our sense of identity.
Yet how much do we really know about it?
Through the lenses of science, sociology and history, Dr Monty Lyman leads us on a journey through the comedy, tragedy and exquisite humanity of our most underrated and overlooked organ.
By delving into something that seems so familiar, he reveals how the skin is far stranger and much more complex than we鈥檝e ever imagined.
Written by Dr Monty Lyman
Omnibus of five parts abridged by Libby Spurrier
Read by Gunnar Cauthery.
Producer: David Blount
A Pier production for 大象传媒 Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2019.
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