Top Forensic Pathologist Dr Richard Shepherd breaks down autopsy scenes in film & TV
Вставка
- Опубліковано 8 гру 2021
- Britain's top Forensic Pathologist Dr. Richard Shepherd breaks down scenes from movies and TV shows that depict autopsies, including 'Silence of the Lambs', 'House', 'Se7en' and 'Men In Black'. His new book The Seven Ages Of Death is out now: amzn.to/3rYJbub
Dr Richard Shepherd, Britain's top forensic pathologist, has spent a lifetime close to the dead.
As a medical detective, each autopsy he carries out is its own unique investigation, uncovering the secrets not only of how a person died, but also of how they lived.
Through twenty-four of his most intriguing, enlightening and never-before-told cases, Dr Shepherd shares autopsies that span the seven ages of human existence, and have taught him as much about the marvels of life as the inevitability of death.
From old to young, from murder to misadventure, and from illness to accidental death, each of these bodies has something to reveal: about human development, about mortality, about its owner's life story, about justice and even about Shepherd himself.
From the bestselling author of Unnatural Causes comes a powerful, moving and above all reassuring book about death as it touches our own lives - how to understand it, and, when our time comes (as it must), how to embrace it as the last great adventure.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Subscribe to the Penguin channel:
po.st/SubscribePenguinUA-cam
Follow us here:
Twitter | / penguinukbooks
Website | www.penguin.co.uk
Instagram | / penguinukbooks
Facebook | / penguinbooks - Розваги
Honestly I didn't expect these kind of videos coming from a book publisher. But they're absolutely great, and the more the better.
Well. It's a succesful format, and everyone can do it.
Same here 😐 didn't even know until my brother said "penguin are making videos" 😅
You shouldn’t be that surprised, Penguin also introduced a line of condiments with actor Omid Djalii, including Omid Djalili’s Piccalilli.
He is not a publisher
Penguin coming out of the gates swinging at GQ, Vanity Fare and Insider. The world could always use more breakdowns from experts. Keep em coming Penguin and the views will pour in once the algorithm takes hold.
Igree 100%
Agree obviously haha
No complaints here. The more of these (and they're all well-done videos) is a good thing in my book!
And Wired
You got me, Penguin. "I'm not sure if that's a gap in my professional career." I'm in.
FINALLY.
Finally someone who can differentiate between reality and humour, AND can appreciate both for what they are.
Context is king. A fact that is ignored is the vast number of cases.
I saw Mel Brooks and oh great hope this doesn't get shredded. The fact he is is from the isles always gave me hope.
He wrote this awesome book Unnatural Causes and worked on the Hungerford Massacre and 9/11. He's actually the top in Britian, the best. Its interesting he did this because hes so respected and seasoned and its insane they didn't give him the appropriate introduction, like he's just an expert when he is THEE expert.
I'm going to see him tonight in my local area
@@sarahfields288 tell, tell, pls. What was it like?
I am from Denmark but sitting in Kenya and just finished reading "unnatural Causes".
@@abocas TBH I thought it was going to be more gorey but it wasn't. Was interesting though. He has a new book out did you know? I'm getting it for my mum for Christmas.
@@sarahfields288 thanks for replying 🙏 yes, I saw something with 7.
Next book project when I get back to Denmark 🇩🇰 :-)
@@abocas Safe travels x
Im glad he actually acknowledged that he's watching a comedy and its grossly exaggerated. I hate the experts that take it all serious and nitpick, they're like Cinemasins
We'll remove 3 sins hahahahahaha
Serious like Cinema sins. Biggest LoL.
Cinemasins are actually pretty clear what they are. They are a satire of film critics
CinemaSins is one of the worst damn channels
I just finished reading "unnatural Causes" and and I a little sad about that ..... I could have spent many more hours together with this uniquely sympathetic pathologist. I so, so hope that he has a good and wonderful life with his work, his passion, family, dogs and the PTSD.
More of this learned gentleman, please. He’s great.
As an American nurse, I can vouch that we do pronounce duodenum that way. I’ve actually heard it pronounced both ways throughout my career.
As a Canadian I can vouch you are pronouncing it incorrectly.
Then as an American you're correctly pronouncing it wrong. 😉😅
As long as the message is conveyed then who cares
Do-odd-ennim or Duo-deen-um?
@@Heaven-dy9lj American GI lab nurse. Can confirm. It is DOO- AH- DENIM😁
I could watch hours of this man. So knowledgeable and intelligent, but also so likeable. I get the feeling he could be my university professor, or I could go for a beer with him, and both experiences would be equally as fascinating and enjoyable.
I love how Dr Shepherd analyses these videos with such care and eye for detail. It does in a way represents the way he is used to work - “slowly and carefully” (as he described it himself in the first clip). He reconsiders so many things / details most people would just have overlooked. Additionally, he seems to be a very congenial, pleasant and sympathetic person.
Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪
He is the leading expert. They make it seem like hes just another pathologist. Not sure why but yeah its amazing he even did this
I always liked to think about pathology as being a bit like archeology: you have to be careful and protocol your every move, because once you shoveled through your "item", it can never be restored and everything you have not gotten, will be destroyed forever and might make your findings useless.
I really like this review of autopsy scenes - Dr. Shepherd's sense of humour really adds to the criticism! Another video interview with him would be most welcome!
Not only is Dr Shepherd an icon in the forensic pathology world, he is an amazing author. Unnatural Causes and The Seven Ages of Death are excellent, and the audiobook versions (narrated by Dr Shepherd) are really worth listening to!
This is great, this guy knows what he’s talking about and I don’t think he’s ever watched a movie
He's actually the leading pathologist in Britian. Any crisis thats happened in the past 30 years hes the Pathologist. He even represented the UK during 9/11 because a British citizen was killed that day. He is literally the best.
"Rather depressing fantasy." Had me rolling.
I'm so glad the Mel Brooks scene made it in. It's one of my most favorite movies, and it is such a great scene. 😄
This guy got me into forensics. Starting a forensic science degree this year! I’ve read all this guys stuff. Dr. Shepherd along with Val McDermid and Prof Dame Sue Black are my forensic heroes!
The fact that this video doesn't include _'The Autopsy of Jane Doe'_ dates it so badly; I'd love to get this guy's reaction(s) to _that_ film!
Same here!!
Absolutely love Shepherd, his books are so absorbing
Absolutely loved this gent’s book, so nice to put a voice and face to the words and name
I feel like the Silence of the Lambs autopsy scene was meant to be noticeably unconventional and ill-equipped.
It has been decades since I read the book (was it in the book?) and a few years since I watched the movie but wasn’t there a point made that the FBI were compromising by doing an impromptu check for forensic evidence at a funeral home in a small town near where the body had been found to get as much evidence as possible quickly (because by this point, they have to speed things up to avoid Gumb’s next victim being murdered). They had to be helicoptered in hastily and there was still a funeral taking place when they arrived (which leads Starling to have a flashback about her fathers funeral).
I always figured this was why there was no abundance of surgical aprons and PPE and procedure wasn’t to the letter, because it was a small funeral home outside of a town where most local deaths probably weren’t murder and they’d be ill equipped for an investigation or proper autopsy. Plus her body would be decaying pretty fast and there’d be no time to transport her remains to a larger town for intense autopsy while they’re not sure if they have hours or days to save Catherine’s life - I always assumed that scene wasn’t the actual autopsy but the check for any evidence as they had to quickly get her out of the elements where she was found and that funeral home was the only near location with adequate facilities.
Was this explained in the book? I cannot remember (I can remember weird things like Hannibal having an extra finger, and the guy pooping in front of Clarice but not that 😂).
Yes, it is better explained in the novel (re read it recently for about the 100th time LOL) but it is all there, pretty much in the movie too, including the fact Starling does not perform the autopsy and a pathologist is waiting in the wings to both do that and supervise the exam, also that Starling is a qualified forensics fellow and has assisted in autopsies before. Bill has killed at least 6 at this point and with all the evidence a conviction is a given, because the body got snagged in a fishing line it was "fresher" than the others when it was found and they took the opportunity and the risk that they would lose one conviction to try and get one step a head of Bill.
I admire this man so much. Autopsy Last Hours is one of my fav shows.
That was awesome. Thank You
Fantastic video! After reading Dr Shepherd's books it was so lovely to see him on this 😊
I just love watching and listening to Dr Richard Shepherd. Always so interesting and it really teaches us a lot about the human body. Fantastic stuff.... thanks for sharing all your knowledge..... and your humour in this particular video. ❤
I'm reading his book now and you can tell its him! Really enjoying it 👍
I absolutely love this pathologist and would love to see him again, he's funny, had me cracking up..
If you ever do a follow up for this episode, you should react to Silent Witness (which is a British TV series about a team of forensic pathologists)!
Here after reading 'Unnatural causes'! This is awesome, Penguin Books UK
Loved this, he is informative and charming!
THIS WAS REALLY INTERESTING!
I really appreciate Dr. Shepherd's review of movie autopsy scenes.
I've read Mr. Shepherd's book "Unnatural causes" translated into Russian. It is great! Recommend to everyone!
bring this guy back he cool af
Dr Richard Shepard love watching u on TV very interesting
I've just ordered his first book - I like the sound of this guy and if he writes as well as he speaks here, I could be in for a good read.
"off piste" that's a fencing reference I didn't expect!
A pleasure to see and hear a British professional using the correct pronunciations.
That was fun. I would like to get that book.
I am not a pathologist, I am not even involved in the field of forensics or medicine at a professional level, but am a keen amateur. I noticed the things done wrong that Dr Shepherd found.
One very good autopsy I saw and millions of others have seen as well was a very brief one done in the film Contagion, where the pathologist did a Y incision and peeled forward the scalp of the deceased Gwyneth Paltrow. I loved CSI Las Vegas, especially, Gill Grissom in the first and second series, very ethical but many mistakes were made in those episodes, too. Very entertaining, though, with all the sleuthing the forensic team did.
Thanks for this, so much fun and great to hear a real pathologist giving his views.
Unnatural Causes is a great read. Theres even the audiobook if your strapped for time and of course he narrates
Mel Brooks as the autopsy physician in Dracula Dead and Loving It 🤣🤣💙
Great video. Just bought the two audiobooks from audible. Keep up the good stuff, Penguin! Greetings from germany :)
You don’t have a mortuary cat?! I’m devastated 😂!!
Seriously though I have read Dr Shepard’s books and they are fascinating.
He’s super charming. Very insightful.
Lmao
I love these videos
Love this video series. Unrated channel for sure. I am glad I stumbled upon it
The liquid nitrogen would not freeze you to death if it burst. It would most likely displace oxygen from the bottom up, and you would have time to leave the room.
I agree liquid nitrogen doesn't act like it does in the movies, a spill will exaporate fast. NMR labs frequently keep cryo fluids around, and dewers are double walled and unlikely to leak.
I'm a little disappointed that he hasn't critiqued an X-Files autopsy. Scully performed quite a few on humans.
I have a background in construction, and have done a lot of work in hospitals - including the morgues therein.
I was not surprised by the safety precautions we were required to obey. I was, however, mildly surprised by the standards of ethics and behavior expected of us.
Examples:
No food or drink, not even water.
No joking, horseplay, or profanity.
No speculation of the number of bodies in the room at any given time.
No speculation of the cause of death of anyone in the room.
No evidence of our presence was to be left after our work was completed - at least none detectable to a casual observer.
Obviously, we were not allowed in the room if a pathology staff were working. We were also expected to leave if mortuary staff arrived in order to transport a body from the hospital to a funeral home.
I've got no idea whether these conditions were proper laws on the books, or they were simply hospital policy. But, I did find them interesting. I found working in that environment to be fascinating in a morbid sort of way.
Love this!
10:57 sweet smelling? I always thought it was some fresh (eucalyptus or peppermint) smelling stuff.
Like tiger balm or Vicks stuff.
As an American in healthcare, I couldn’t believe my ears when he said that “doo-a-DEE-num” was the correct pronunciation, over “dwad-en-um”
Great! Very nice and professional guest!
well you got me intrigued. it worked. i bought the book 😃
Can we get to the money shot? 😂😂😭😭
Oh My God, He Stopped A Lot!!!!!!!!!!
You have lovely eyes sir xxxxx
I love this video. And don't worry, Dr. Richard Shepherd, your eyes are kind and attentiondemanding! 😊
Getting here in the early days before the algorithm picks it up
There's a bit too much pauses in these clips. It's hard to follow when the laptop is paused every single line.
Agree
Can you imagine what Dr Shepherd has seen throughout his career?.....nope neither can I...
Dead bodies.
I'm going to guess he's seen dead bodies.
Like to see him react to some of the autopsy scenes from Castle, Body of Proof and the Elvis morgue scene from Sledge Hammer
I actually had a fellow stundet faint during our first dissection..
Yes probably wasn't quite prepared for the butchering that would take place.
Lol, great video.
Should have looked at a scene from Concussion!
I always wish they'd break down a scene from Bones in one of these, but I've never seen it come up. Still, very interesting!
It was mentioned in an Insider one, I think. Unfortunately, Bones doesn't do too well with accuracies. I wish I could remember which series (Variety, Insider, etc) it was, but I do remember seeing it mentioned!
Ooh! I found it! ua-cam.com/video/xJcNa2-jprs/v-deo.html
@@brokenfoxx Oooh, thanks!
@@thetoneofsurprise you're welcome! My weakness is passionate people, so these videos are (sometimes, usually) like crack for me, so I've seen a lot of them. Unexpectedly enough, one of the best ones was with a meteorologist!
that American pronunciation of duodenum gave me whiplash lmao
They should have considered Autopsy of Jane Doe lol
How can he be so sure that he has never had a face pop open and a little alien controlling the body with a secret government agency, they would have erased his mind with some version of the MIB flashing memory eraser thing
Very interesting man 👏👏
This guy's great.... he got a way with words and he's funny
Yes the butcher is hilarious isn't he
When he's miffed.
"..ok"
Si did forensic pathologist also visits the crime sits at some situation
It's an episode of House. Nobody thought it was a crime. This is a special diagnostic medical team that wants to know the cause of death of a patient. Likely because someone else is suffering from the same ailment.
WHY DID YOU NOT SHOW HIM QUINCY MD OMG!
That is the normal American pronunciation of duodenum.
I’ll see u next month
Astronaut Mike Collins during training had to sit thru an autopsy on some poor lady who had died of peritonitis. He wasn’t sure of the purpose or what he was supposed to learn from it.
“Peritonitis is no way to go, baby, that’s all I learned.”
Lol maybe he just needed a life lesson
I've been reading his book and stumbled across this video. No-where near what I expected him to look like,
Most professors pronounce duodenum that way at my school (USA)
In the U.S., some people do pronounce "duodenum" the way he said was incorrect 🤣 I don't think either way is wrong. But this whole video is pretty great!!
And some people do pronounce it "do-ODD-en-um"
10:52 not sweet smelling, but menthol based, it basically numbs your smeller.
Dr Shepard, please can you do my post-mortem when I die??
House kills me, why is him and Foreman (a neurologist) performing an autopsy????!!!!!!
How was Bones not in this.
Every time there's a horrendous mistake, the good doctor always looks so offended 😂
He should do NCIS next
Richard actually had a breakdown due to the emotional toll it took on him.
this chap’s bursting into giggles is tippy-top, i do say.
What about Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers, the best forensic pathologist on American TV (Law & Order)?
he’s so lovely
I loved all the judgement he put behind that 3 he gave House MD. 😂😂😂
9:40: Tools for an Amish carpenter. 😄
Up next forensic pathologist reacts to goregrind lyrics.
6:09 In the "Mortician Support" video I think the funeral director said that the autopsy people do simple stitching because they know that the mortician is going to open up the body after to embalm it and prepare it for the viewing, and he's the one who does the careful final stitching.
I'm not sure how it is done elsewhere, but in the states the sutures from an autopsy are typically pretty loose and messy because of the fact that the morticians of the funeral home taking care of the body afterward will just have to remove the sutures to complete the embalming process. They would then redo the sutures when the embalming is complete, and these sutures are typically tighter and look much nicer. So the scene from Seven with the sutures on the body still in the morgue is pretty accurate based on what I have seen.
Interesting how it differes places. Embalming is almost not really done in my country.
Wired's interviews with the mortician guy has mentioned that, I think.... I think it also depends on where you're from as well.
"and then suddenly... he produces a saw"
14:23 Is everyone going to just ignore the fact that Dr. Shepherd does, indeed, have pretty eyes? 😊
I want to see Dr. Shepherd review House episodes.
What a well-spoken, intelligent gentlemen. He is reviving my faith in medical professionals.