Embarrassing Bodies

Embarrassing Bodies
Current opening title sequence introduced in 2010
Genre	Medical
Presented by	Pixie McKenna Dawn Harper Christian Jessen James Russell
Narrated by	Ashley Jensen
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English, spanish
No. of series	8
Production
Executive producer(s)	Sarah Eglin Steph Harris Dan Jones
Running time	47 minutes (excluding advertisements)
Release
Original network	Channel 4
Original release	2007 – 2015
External links
Embarrassing Bodies Website

Embarrassing Bodies (formerly Embarrassing Illnesses) is a British BAFTA-award winning medical reality television programme broadcast by Channel 4 and made by Maverick Television since 2007. In 2011, an hour-long live show was introduced, "Embarrassing Bodies: Live from the Clinic", which makes use of Skype technology. Various spin-offs have been produced in relation to the programme to target different patients, such as Embarrassing Fat Bodies and Embarrassing Teenage Bodies.

The programs consultant is UK Registered Psychologist and Cognitive Behavioral Therapist Rebecca Spelman

Throughout its numerous series, Embarrassing Bodies has set out to aid people who have a variety of medical issues. These issues tend to be taboo or misunderstood. With the help of its patients and the diagnoses of its doctors, the show tries to make common medical issues, especially those that are "embarrassing" or sexual, understood and to debunk myths surrounding them. The programme's method of tackling these issues has caused great success and has attracted large numbers of people to its website.

The programme is narrated by Ashley Jensen. Actor Nick Thomas-Webster and Big Brother 8 contestant Shabnam Paryani featured as patients in the first series.

As the show grew in popularity, Embarrassing Bodies created a common theme throughout some of its series, dedicating whole series to a certain group of society, such as children, overweight people and teenagers. Series 3 saw the return of the mobile clinic, a common setting for the show. It also saw the beginning of Embarrassing Bodies: Back to the Clinic, which would see ex-patients from the series returning to the clinic to discuss how life has been since their last visit. Series 4 started with a special episode, which saw the team based in Spain.

The fourteenth episode of Series 5 saw a one-hour live special, during which patients would send in pictures or videos via email, social media or Skype and specialist doctors would try to diagnose the issue and then follow-up the patients. The final episode of Series 6 was dedicated to cancer and was entitled Stand Up to Cancer. Series 7 consisted of three specials named The Man With Half a Face, Penis Special and The 36-Stone Woman.