The Brain: A Secret History: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Over the last century scientists have devised many ingenious methods to unlock the secrets of the mind. In this three-part series, Michael Mosley goes in search of these bizarre, brilliant and the unorthodox experiments that have led to scientific discovery. From the shocking story of John B Watson's experiments on a five-month-old baby to CIA mind control projects, electric shock therapy to psychopharmacology, Michael exposes the extraordinary experiments that have taken place, all in the name of science. He subjects himself to some revealing tests and witnesses some cutting edge investigations that are challenging the way we think about ourselves.

Series details

• Title: The Brain: A Secret History
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2011-01-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 2011-01-20
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Four
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 21944
• TVDB ID: 219001

Cast and credited roles

• Michael Mosley — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2011-01-06; final listed air date 2011-01-20; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Brain: A Secret History on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.