<p>A tale about life in its most secret forms, from the microscopic life in the ground and in ourselves, to a human foetus that embodies the development of life on our planet. The series is produced in co-operation with medical photographer Lennart Nilsson and several major scientists from different disciplines, among them Prof. Lars Hamberger, Gothenburg, and Prof. Björn Afzelius, Stockholm. Executive Producer for SVT is Bo G Erikson. The series includes a documentary about Lennart Nilsson’s work and methods.</p>

<p><em>Odyssey of Life</em> got numerous international awards such as:&nbsp;</p>

<ul>

<li>The international Emmy Award for best documentary&nbsp;</li>

<li>New York The Téléscience Grand Prix</li>

<li>Best Film All Categories at the Festival International Du Film Scientifique, Quebec, Canada&nbsp;</li>

<li>George Foster Peabody Award, for best scientific television series, Georgia University, USA&nbsp;</li>

<li>The Award for best Scientific Photography at the Image et Science festival, Paris&nbsp;</li>

<li>The Award for best Special Effects at the Film Festival Unicaja in Ronda, Spain&nbsp;</li>

<li>The Award for best Television Series at the Scientific Film festival in Ronda, Spain&nbsp;</li>

<li>The Gold Certificate Award at the Prix Leonardo Festival in Parma, Italy&nbsp;</li>

<li>IAMS Award "The Pioneers" for Best Science Documentary at The Maremma Doc Festival, Spain</li>

</ul>

<p>Reviews include: "I could heap adjectives of praise on "Odyssey of Life" - wondrous, glorious, spiritual, miraculous, awe-inspiring, until the pages of my thesaurus crumble, and I still wouldn't do it justice. Television doesn't get any better than this." (Eric Mink, New York Daily News)</p>

<p>"A fascinating three hours... Darwin could not have asked for a more talented exponent in the television age." (Walter Goodman, New York Times)</p>

Swedish Television, WGBH US, Channel 4 England, ZDF Germany, Arte France, RAI Italy and others. Medicine & history 3 x 55 min. 1996 15 min. 1994.