• Subtitle
    Choose Server
    • Server 1
    • Server 2
    • Server 3
Please choose another server if the video doesn't work or there is an error in the video
Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

59 Season
122 Episode

Royal Institution Christmas Lectures - Season 42 Episode 2 Back from the Brink, the Science of Survival: Completely Stuffed


(5 votes, average: 5.10/ 10)

60 minutes 2025 HD

  • Share

Tonight’s lecture examines how food is processed and used by our cells. The food we eat contains the fuel we need to power our bodies. But what are these fuels? How do we get them from our dinner plates to our cells? And what other things are there in the food apart from fuel? Dr Montgomery explains what happens to the fuel and oxygen in a cell, describing how food is converted into an energy currency to be spent in different ways around the body. As well as focusing on normal function of the body, the lecture also explores how the body reacts to abnormal levels of food intake. What effect does gluttony have on the body? What happens when we are starved of food, or deprived of water? What happens when we become dehydrated? How long can someone survive without any fluids? And what happens if we miss some key bits of food out of our diet? Finally, Dr Montgomery turns his attention to people who have survived on the edge of existence as he meets some real-life castaways. How did their bodies cope without access to food or water for so long?

img

Season

Similar

  • 2009
    img

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    5.10 2009 HD

    Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities.

    img
  • 1998
    img

    Among Friends

    Among Friends

    3.10 1998 HD

    Miklós introduces viewers into the world of Money and Charm.

    img
  • 1990
    img

    Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden

    Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden

    5.34 1990 HD

    Goede tijden, slechte tijden, also known as GTST, is the longest-running Dutch soap opera, revolving around the lives of the families Alberts,...

    img
  • 2005
    img

    Grey's Anatomy

    Grey's Anatomy

    8.22 2005 HD

    Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.

    img
  • 2012
    img

    Good Mythical Morning

    Good Mythical Morning

    7.00 2012 HD

    Two "Internetainers" (Rhett & Link) go far out and do the weirdest things, giving you a daily dose of casual comedy every Monday-Friday.

    img
  • 1996
    img

    The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

    6.37 1996 HD

    The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.

    img
  • 2021
    img

    Squid Game

    Squid Game

    7.87 2021 HD

    Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children's games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits — with deadly...

    img
  • 2014
    img

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

    5.36 2014 HD

    Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as host of...

    img
  • 1993
    img

    Ninja Boy Rantaro

    Ninja Boy Rantaro

    6.40 1993 HD

    Rantarō, Shinbei and Kirimaru are ninja apprentices in the Ninja Gakuen, where first grade ones are called "Nintamas". They must learn everything...

    img
  • 1992
    img

    Egoli: Place of Gold

    Egoli: Place of Gold

    6.80 1992 HD

    A South African television soap opera created by Franz Marx which revolves around the daily ups, downs, trials and tribulations of a handful of...

    img

Recomendation

  • 2009
    img

    Inside Nature's Giants

    Inside Nature's Giants

    9.50 2009 HD

    Inside Nature's Giants is a British science documentary, first broadcast in June 2009 by Channel 4. The documentary shows experts performing...

    img
  • 2002
    img

    Spung

    Spung

    8.00 2002 HD

    img
  • 1995
    img

    Correlli

    Correlli

    6.50 1995 HD

    Correlli was an Australian television series first broadcast by ABC TV in 1995. It starred Deborra-Lee Furness as prison psychologist Louisa...

    img
  • 1995
    img

    Alice's Detective Agency

    Alice's Detective Agency

    6.00 1995 HD

    img
  • 2004
    img

    Gentlemen Officers

    Gentlemen Officers

    7.00 2004 HD

    Three friends, Sergey Fedotov, Nurali Aslanbekov and Andrey Khomenko, Russian, Kazakh and Ukrainian, served and fought together in Afghanistan. After...

    img
  • 2021
    img

    The Engineering That Built the World

    The Engineering That Built the World

    6.40 2021 HD

    The stories behind the iconic structures and engineering feats that have shaped and defined our nation and our world.

    img
  • 2006
    img

    玉碎

    玉碎

    6.00 2006 HD

    img
  • 2022
    img

    Revenge of the Black Best Friend

    Revenge of the Black Best Friend

    8.00 2022 HD

    An episodic series created, co-written, and co-produced by Amanda Parris that follows Dr. Toni Shakur, a self-help guru whose singular mission is to...

    img
  • 1981
    img

    Mr. Merlin

    Mr. Merlin

    4.70 1981 HD

    Mr. Merlin is an American sitcom that ran for one season, from 1981 to 1982, about Merlin the wizard, who is immortal, living in modern-day San...

    img
  • 2014
    img

    Whichever Way the Ball Bounces

    Whichever Way the Ball Bounces

    10.00 2014 HD

    This show is located in the picturesque Oštrovac, a village on the edge of the national park. Katarina, Tomislav and Krešo will get a...

    img