Good evening, tonight's programme is on the human face and so am l because this is a human face that I'm standing on. The BBC has miniaturised me at enormous expense, by BBC standards of course, so that we can take an even closer look than usual at the subject of beauty. Hello! And the question that we're hoping to answer tonight is what is beauty and is it in the eye of the beholder? So, let's start by asking some babies From our earliest days we appreciate beauty. Research has shown babies spend longer looking at adults with smooth skin, big eyes and full lips. And they don't like uglies. The fact that the tiniest babies are drawn to beautiful faces shows how much beauty matters to us human beings. For instance, the face I'm standing on this evening belongs to Elizabeth Hurley. Good evening! Good evening. And obviously we wouldn't have asked Elizabeth to do the show if she looked like this. Beauty does matter but the odd thing is it matters even more than we consciously realise. You know, professionally and personally it gets you in almost every door. If they think you're the most stylish man or the most handsome man, then related to work, then wonderful. It is a true fact of our society that looks are important.