No.18 NHK NEP OCTOBER 2018 OCTOBER 2018 No. 18 NEP catalog No.18 CONTENTS Science & Technology p.01 Nature p.15 Current Affairs & History p.23 People & Culture p.28 Travelogue p.35 Science & Leisure & Lifestyle p.39 Technology P.01—P.14 Children’s & Education p.46 Animation p.51 Drama p.59 Format p.67 Special Feature: Fresh Eyes on Japan p.76 Technology Science Science Series & NEW 人体 神秘の巨大ネットワーク 206954 THE BODY 4K Nature 8 x 50 min. Clean, M/E + English, English script 2017-2018 ©NHK in co-production with S4C, CuriosityStream, Al Arabiya Channel, Autentic, Current Affairs and Mona Lisa/France Télévisions History Asia and Oceania only & Inside our bodies, it’s incredibly beautiful and noisy People The latest research is revealing that every cell and organ in our body is an active, boisterous Culture participant in a dynamic exchange of information. Inside us, then, is a veritable cacophony, a massive self-supporting information network. And deciphering these “messages” & exchanged between organs is paving the way to new treatments for diseases including cancer, diabetes, and dementia. Utilizing beautiful UHD imagery, this eye-opening series will mark a paradigm-shift from the age-old thinking that the brain is at the center of it all. Travelogue P.47 Children’s & Education On related subject: Bodypedia Leisure Episode list: Lifestyle & Children Education ’s & Animation 神秘の “腎臓”が寿命を決める 万病撃退！“腸”が免疫の鍵 “脳”すごいぞ！ひらめきと記憶の正体 Our Remarkable Inner Network 巨 大ネットワーク Kidneys Intestines Brain Drama 驚 き の パ ワ ー ！“ 脂 肪 と 筋 肉 ”が命を守る “骨”が出す最高の若返り物質 “生命誕生”見 え た！母 と子 “健康長寿”究極の挑戦 Format Fat and Muscle Bones The Beginning of Life ミクロの会話 Longevity 02 03 Technology Science Science & Nature Current Affairs History & People Culture & NEW Travelogue Leisure NEW ANTARCTICA—The Frozen Time Capsule Lifestyle VOD4K & 南極 氷の下のタイムカプセル Out of the Cradle 1 x 60 min. 206958 Clean, M/E + English, English script, 2018 ©NHK in co-production with SVT Children Except for Sweden Education 人類誕生 サルからヒトへ700万年の旅 3 x 49 min. 206956 Clean, M/E, English script Discovering the origin of Earth’s oxygen-rich atmosphere ’s & 2018 ©NHK in co-production with PTS, CuriosityStream, Autentic, S4C, and France Télévisions Asia (except for Taiwan) and Oceania only How did Earth become a habitable planet? The answer lies in an Antarctic lake locked under thick ice. An international team Animation Journeys to become human come to life in riveting CGI of scientists delves into the pristine, untouched records of Earth’s primordial oceans, dating back a billion years. NHK’s How did the human family’s earliest ancestors, weak and arguably Episode list: ultra-high definition 8K cameras are also on hand to capture helpless, evolve into one of the most successful species on Earth? 1. The Origins of Humanity an otherworldly landscape. Stunning images of the lakebed This 3-part series tells their story, spanning 7 million years and still 2. The Archrivals reveal mysterious species that made a crucial contribution to very much shrouded in mystery, through findings by the latest in 3. Great Adventures the great oxygenation event, revolutionizing our planet’s Drama paleoanthropology. At crucial junctures, life-like CGI dramatizations by environment. the world’s top video game creators take viewers into the prehistoric world on a level rarely seen in a documentary. Witness the great evolutionary journey in this extraordinary visual experience. Format 04 05 Technology Science Science & Nature Current Affairs History & People Culture & NEW NEW Travelogue Leisure Einstein’s Brain Unlocked CREW 191: A Cameraman’s Records of “Life on Mars” Lifestyle 4K & アインシュタイン 消えた“天才脳”を追え CREW191 フツーの７人が挑む火星移住実験 1 x 52 min. 206957 1 x 50 min. 206961 Clean, M/E + English, English script, 2018 ©NHK Clean, M/E, English script, 2018 ©NHK Children Education The curious fate of a genius’s mind Can a group of non-specialists make it on Mars? ’s & st The genius of Albert Einstein never ceases to allure. Following In March 2018, The Mars Society conducted its 191 experiment in his autopsy in 1955, Einstein’s brain is said to have been the desert. The seven members of Crew 191 spent two weeks inside sliced and scattered among researchers around the world. the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) and simulated life on the Animation Where are the pieces now? NHK goes in pursuit of remnants Red Planet. What was different? Crew 191 was made up entirely of in Japan, the US, Canada, and Argentina, rediscovering non-specialists. Most were from Japan, in the hopes that the Japanese hundreds of photos taken during the autopsy as well as an tendency to forge harmonious relationships would best perform under individual in possession of over 100 fragments. The data stress. An NHK cameraman was selected as a member, and recorded set is then brought together to build a 3D CGI, successfully what happens when seven strangers are thrown into confined isolation, “recreating” Einstein’s brain as it would have been in his 20s, a pressure cooker that overwhelmed and broke many groups in the past. Drama when he proposed the theory of relativity. An extraordinary journey and the latest in neuroscience turn a new page in the story of the genius’s brain. Format 06 07 Technology Science Science Series & Medical Revolution 医療革命 Nature 9 x 49 min. + 1 x 50 min. Clean, M/E + English, English script, 2014-2018 ©NHK Current Affairs History The frontlines of medical research New medical treatments and findings have the promise of dramatically & CICSEP 2016 transforming our lives, as is evident in many breakthroughs in the past. Look at China Dragon Awards People how the latest research is challenging conventional treatments and paving the way Culture towards a medical revolution. [The Gut Microbiome] & Episode list: NEW Travelogue Medical Revolution Leisure The Sperm Crisis Lifestyle VOD ©NEP & 206783 206329 206121 精 子力クライシス Ghost Blood Vessels Glucose Spike: Killer Stress: 1 x 49 min. 206960 Uncovering a Hidden Threat The Remedies Clean, M/E + English, English script, 2018 ©NHK Children Education As global sperm counts plummet, the hunt is on for a solution ’s & In 2017, a study revealed that sperm counts among Western men have halved over the last four decades. Experts are also finding cases of failed pregnancies due to DNA damage inside Animation Killer Stress: 206121 Preventing Dementia 205866 Back Pain and the Brain 205616 “healthy” sperms. What is going on? The reports are worrying The Causes not just for couples who want children but for all men, especially because the latest research indicates that a decline in sperm fitness raises the risk of heart disease and diabetes. The program delves into the global “sperm crisis,” and travels to the world’s leading sperm banks to assess the situation. In Drama the process, we touch upon the reasons and explore ways to boost male fertility. Curing Allergies 205399 The Gut Microbiome 205398 Halting Dementia 205397 Format 08 09 Technology Technology Science Science Science & & New castle-restoring tech reveals centuries-old wisdom Nature Nature In April 2016, Kumamoto was hit by two major magnitude-7 earthquakes. Kumamoto Castle, the city’s icon, was severely damaged. However, the damage Current Affairs Current Affairs has unveiled long-lost secrets of the castle’s construction. The key parts that withstood History History the powerful tremors were in fact the castle’s oldest sections, built over 400 years ago. Why is this samurai architecture & & so sturdy? Using a detailed 3D model based on 4K high-resolution drone images, People People Culture experts study and reveal the secrets of the Culture quake-resistant mega structure. Samurai Castle & & 4K 熊本城 再建“ サ ム ラ イ の 英 知 ”を未来へ 206543 Travelogue US International Travelogue 1 x 50 min. 15 sec. Film & Video Festival, 2018 Clean, M/E + English, English script 2017 ©NHK in co-production with CuriosityStream Leisure Leisure Lifestyle MEGA CRISIS Lifestyle Investigating the cyber threats in & our connected world & 巨大危機 脅威と闘う者たち 2 x 49 min. 206539 The latest household appliances can be Clean, M/E + English, English script, 2017 ©NHK operated at the flick of a finger using Children Children Education smartphones and other connected devices. Education Preparing for looming threats But exactly what are we exposing ourselves ’s to with the spread of the Internet of Things ’s & & Earthquakes and abnormal weather are two of the biggest threats to (IoT)? Hackers are using illegal means to Asia and the world today. The series MEGA CRISIS uses VFX drama to view security camera video or to steal Animation dynamically simulate potential disasters and cutting-edge CGI to reveal personal information. And this is just the Animation in detail the scientific research of the experts at the forefront of this beginning. Everyday household appliances field. How can we prepare ourselves for the looming threats? Don’t could become a tool for something much miss this warning to the world from Japan, one of the countries most bigger and more sinister: Internet crimes prone to natural disasters. on a global scale. What is the price of Home Gadgets at Risk convenience? An exhaustive investigation Drama Episode list: into the dark side of IoT reveals the realities Drama Skyscrapers in Aseismic Danger of an emerging new threat. あなたの家電が狙われている インターネットの新たな脅威 Forecasting Super Typhoons ABU Awards 206590 on Climate Change and DRR, 2018 1 x 49 min. Clean, M/E + English, English script Format 2017 ©NHK Format 10 11 Technology Science Science Series & COSMIC FRONT コズミック フロント Nature 5 x 49 min. + 2 x 52 min. + 9 x 57 min. + 10 x 59 min. Clean, M/E + English, English script, 2011-2018 ©NHK Current Affairs History The early years of the 21st century have brought a succession of discoveries 205868 206250 through advances in observation technology that have transformed our & Journey to Revealing Pluto Dinosaur Extinction 4K understanding of the cosmos.