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  • 2014-08-24T18:45:00Z on NRK Super
  • 55m
  • 4h 35m (5 episodes)
  • Norway
  • Documentary
We are all going to die – sooner or later – but there can be great differences in how we relate to death. Death can appear frightening or leave us with grief, but it can also engage us, provide food on the table, money in the wallet or even entertain us. There are those who try to avoid it, but also others who deal with it on a daily basis. What is death, and how do we best live with it?

5 episodes

Series Premiere

2014-08-24T18:45:00Z

1x01 Physical Death

Series Premiere

1x01 Physical Death

  • 2014-08-24T18:45:00Z55m

Paradoxically one of evolution’s primary driving forces is death. What happens to us when we die, and what is death’s role in nature?

2014-11-02T19:45:00Z

1x02 Life After Death

1x02 Life After Death

  • 2014-11-02T19:45:00Z55m

Over 90% of Earth’s population believe in a life after death. Why is that, and how do people around the world act to ensure a good after life?

2014-11-09T19:45:00Z

1x03 Creative Power of Death

1x03 Creative Power of Death

  • 2014-11-09T19:45:00Z55m

Death makes us creative. From slapstick entertainment to the fine arts, death has a prominent place. Without it we’d probably be bored to death.

2014-11-16T19:45:00Z

1x04 Market of Death

1x04 Market of Death

  • 2014-11-16T19:45:00Z55m

Death is a source of income. From the weapon industry, religious talismans to psychotherapists - the opportunities of making money from death are larger than ever. Which offers exist and what needs do they meet?

2014-12-07T19:45:00Z

1x05 Politics of Death

1x05 Politics of Death

  • 2014-12-07T19:45:00Z55m

Death has major practical and symbolical impact on politics. Is there an ideal life expectancy for a society to function. And what happens when one person’s death becomes more important than another’s?

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