3s Thursday Doco Dr Money and the Boy with no Penis
A Horizon programme. A US Family, on the advice of Dr John Money, raise their son as a girl. Dr Money and the Boy with No Penis. In 1966, a bungled circumcision left baby Bruce Reimer without a penis. On the advice of psychologist Dr John Money, Bruce was raised as Brenda. Later, as a troubled teenager, Brenda underwent surgery to become David. He married, raised children - and tragically committed suicide in April 2004. Transcripts of meetings with his psychiatrist and interviews with David and his family illustrate his powerful story. Ends abruptly just before the end credits. https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/f58d81638f6840a39157bad6f93595a5
Documentary Series
Primary Title
- 3s Thursday Doco
Secondary Title
- Dr Money and the Boy with no Penis
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 23 June 2005
Start Time
- 20 : 35
Finish Time
- 21 : 35
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- TV3
Broadcaster
- CanWest TVWorks
Programme Description
- Documentary Series
Episode Description
- A Horizon programme. A US Family, on the advice of Dr John Money, raise their son as a girl. Dr Money and the Boy with No Penis. In 1966, a bungled circumcision left baby Bruce Reimer without a penis. On the advice of psychologist Dr John Money, Bruce was raised as Brenda. Later, as a troubled teenager, Brenda underwent surgery to become David. He married, raised children - and tragically committed suicide in April 2004. Transcripts of meetings with his psychiatrist and interviews with David and his family illustrate his powerful story. Ends abruptly just before the end credits. https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/f58d81638f6840a39157bad6f93595a5
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Documentary
- Medical
Hosts
- Dilly Barlow (Narrator)
Contributors
- Sanjida O'Connell (Producer)
- Matthew Barrett (Editor)