XviD | English | 704x384 25.00fps | MPEG Audio Layer 3 48000Hz stereo 128Kbps
55 minutes | 350 MB | 3 Parts | RS.com
Broadcast: 23rd March 2009 (UK)
Genre: Documentary | Special Subject

It's the most extreme race on earth – a contest with 250 million competitors, only one winner and relentless obstacles thrown in for good measure. In an innovative realisation of the process of human conception, helicopter-mounted cameras, CGI and dramatic reconstructions are used to demonstrate the extraordinary journey of sperm, from ejaculation to egg, scaled up to human size, with the sperm played by actors. The Great Sperm Race shines a light in accurate detail on the extraordinary battle that takes place inside our bodies.