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Flibble Goes To The Doctor Research has shown that watching Red Dwarf can actually improve the body's ability to defend itself against viruses. The man responsible for this discovery is Wolverhampton University's Dr Shantha Perera. Mr Flibble stopped in for a check-up... |
20 November, 2000
| 1 | Tracie the T cell The leader of the Bods. Tracie co-ordinates and activates the troops. She gives the orders to attack. |
| 2 | Bertie the B cell Bertie fires off the bug- blasting antibodies |
| 3 | Des the Dendritic cell The 'Presenter.' Des introduces bugs and other nasties to Tracie. |
| 4 | Max the Macrophage The big eater. Max gobbles up bugs, chews them and spits them out. A messy eater, he is often covered with bug debris which act as signals! |
| 5 | Norm the Neutrophil Eldest of two siblings involved in hunting down and feeding on the enemy. |
| 6 | Essie the Eosinophil Norm's sister. there's nothing Essie enjoys more than having a go at a nice, fat parasite. |
| 7 | Katie the killer cell Once activated (by Tracie) Katie goes on a rampage and kills any infected cell. |
| 8 | Martin the memory cell Martin never forgets a face - especially the ugly mug of a bug. |
| 9 | Inti the interferon Winds up Max - makes him angry. bad news for bugs when Inti's around! |
| 10 | Brian the basophil A bit of an oddball, Brian has a go at parasites, but also causes problems. |
| 1 | Red Dwarf |
| 2 | Have I Got News For You |
| 3 | Black Adder II |
| 4 | Jasper Carrott |
| 5 | Ben Elton |
| 6 | You've Been Framed |
| 7 | Black Adder III |
| 8 | Newman and Baddiel |
| 9 | Black Adder IV |
| 10 | Carry on Film |
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