The worm i'th'bud - defining death, and the biology of decomposition; Necropolis, Inc. - from burial to incineration or exposure, corpse disposal around the world throughout recorded history; modest proposals - unusual and sometimes illegal methods of disposal; time machines - embalming, mummification, freezing, pickling and other methods of preservation; use and abuse - the forensic pathologist, dissection, using parts of the body, organ transplants, foetus research, the relics trade, sacrifice, cannibalism and worse; whose body is it anyway? - corpse identification, DNA techniques, the fate of ashes; simplify me when I'm dead - the corpse in art and literature.