Countdown to Life: The Extraordinary Making of You
Trailer: Countdown to Life: The Extraordinary Making of You
Year: 2015
Genre: Documentary
Country: United Kingdom
Studio: BBC Two
Director:
Cast: Michael Mosley
Crew: Helen Thomas (Executive Producer), Jonathan Renouf (Executive Producer), Gideon Bradshaw (Producer)
First Air Date: Sep 14, 2015
Last Air date: Sep 28, 2015
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 3 Episode
Runtime: 60 minutes
IMDb: 9.00/10 by 1.00 users
Popularity: 0.8882
Language: English, Korean
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