Human Beings Episode Guide

Episode Guide

• American Bullfighter

  Professional rodeo clowns compete for the world championship title in Las Vegas.

• Babywatching

  Desmond Morris' book is a guide to observing development.

• Body Styles

  Clothing.

• Body Styles

  Role of clothes in different societies.

• Bodywatching

  Desmond Morris' book discusses human and animal behavior.

• Boys and Balls

  Australian males seem to be obsessed with sports.

• Brides: A Tale of Two Weddings

  A lighthearted look at how overwhelming weddings can be.

• Daredevil Jumpers

  Daredevil Jason Rooney dies in a fall; life of the daredevil.

• Dirty Rotten Gossip/Revenge

  Gossip; revenge.

• Dog Day in Manhattan/Dog Stories

  The eccentric canine elite in New York City; dog owners share pet stories.

• Dream Makers

  Fashion photographers.

• Extraordinary People

  Judy Woodruff examines the history of thalidomide and interviews three people with deformities.

• Facing the World

  Interviews question the value society places on physical beauty.

• The Human Animal: Beyond Survival

  The ability to appreciate beauty may go back three million years.

• The Human Animal: The Biology of Love

  Internal cameras record the female orgasm.

• The Human Animal: The Human Zoo

  Humans share with animals instincts to defend territory and form social hierarchies.

• The Human Animal: The Hunting Ape

  Dryopithecus, a hunter-gatherer, might be common ancestor to ape and man.

• The Human Animal: The Immortal Genes

  Traditional Russian birth procedures illustrate the instinct to protect infants.

• The Human Animal: The Language of the Body

  Humans use nonverbal signals to communicate.

• Hunters and Gatherers

  Man collects barbed wire; Barbie doll collection; collectors discuss their personal obsessions.

• Inside the Sexes

  Exploration into how the medical world deals with sexual problems.

• Ms. Conceptions

  The birthrate among single women in their 30s nearly triples in a decade.

• The Mystery of Birth

  In-utero photography shows fetal development from conception to birth.

• Need for Speed

  New York City bicycle messengers risk life and limb to hand deliver packages on time.

• Out of Control

  Compulsive behavior.

• Over My Dead Body

  Many people are forced to use their savings to bury loved ones.

• Runway Dreams

  Girls from around the world compete to become model of the year.

• The Strongest Link

  The Houston Emergency Medical Service is among the best response teams.

• Trouble Shooters

  Photojournalists capture images of fear and death during Northern Ireland's political-religious conflict.

• War Brides

  American soldiers brought home over one million war brides from Europe in World War II.

• What Happened?

  Tragic accidents; Ricky Nelson's death; a motorcycle and an all-terrain vehicle crash; a Navy gunman may be responsible for a deadly explosion.

• What Happened?

  A catwalk falls onto a dance floor; an oil tanker explodes; a hotel elevator plummets 22 stories.

• What Happened?

  John F. Kennedy's assassination; a woman plunges to her death while para-sailing; a fire spreads through a hotel; a plane crashes upon takeoff.

• What Happened?

  The death of James Dean; a Scottish oil rig explodes; Three Mile Island.