If...

tv show

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12 total episodes

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3 seasons

First Aired March 10, 2004

Overview

If... is a series of BBC drama-documentaries broadcast on BBC Two from March to April 2004 and December 2004 to January 2005, each of which considers the potentially catastrophic political or social consequences that might arise from current trends in the United Kingdom. Using a drama with interviews from experts, then a discussion of the programme with a panel of experts from both sides of an argument. During the show a televote of opinion is cast.

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If... Cloning Could Cure Us

Season 2 - Episode 1 - 1h 0m

Air Date

December 16, 2004

Overview

2014: a climbing accident has left 28-year-old Andrew Holland paralysed from the waist down. Dr Alex Douglas aims to regenerate Andrew's spinal cord with stem cells from a cloned embryo - an illegal procedure for which she soon finds herself standing trial. As the trial unfolds, the issues are explored through interviews with real proponents on both sides of the debate, and viewers can phone in their trial verdicts.