Embarrassing Bodies

Embarrassing Bodies
Current opening title sequence introduced in 2010
GenreMedical
Presented byPixie McKenna
Dawn Harper
Christian Jessen
James Russell
Jane Leonard
Anand Patel
Tosin Ajayi-Sotubo
Narrated byAshley Jensen
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series8
Production
Executive producersSarah Eglin
Steph Harris
Dan Jones
Running time60 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production companyMaverick Television
Original release
NetworkChannel 4
Release2007 (2007) –
present (present)
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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 series' basic premise involves members of the public with a wide variety of medical conditions consulting the show's doctors for advice; in some cases, cosmetic or corrective surgery has been offered and undertaken to treat patients with more severe or noticeable ailments.

The programme's consultant is UK Registered Psychologist and Cognitive Behavioral Therapist Becky Spelman[1] The Commissioning Editors were Adam Gee and Kate Teckman.

The show was revived in 2022, with the new series debuted on 19 May 2022 featuring a new cast of doctors.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Channel 4 Embarrassing Bodies - Sleepwalking". Channel 4 Embarrassing Bodies. Retrieved 3 November 2015. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)[dead link]
  2. ^ "Embarrassing Bodies to return without Dr Christian". Digital Spy. 19 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Embarrassing Bodies is returning for a new series but Dr Christian is not in the cast".