Discovery
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- United Kingdom
How it feels
A British documentary series from the 1970s. It examines medical and scientific topics, starting with patients recovering from a sleeping sickness.
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What happens
Discovery is a British documentary television programme, produced by Duncan Dallas, for Yorkshire Television. It was first shown in England in 1974. The first episode was about the post-encephalitic patients described by the neurologist Oliver Sacks (see Awakenings). The documentary won a Red Ribbon at the 1978 American Film Festival and first prize at the 1978 International Rehabilitation Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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