I agree with Fionn, I watched the programme with interest, and thought that plenty of respect was shown, although why it should be I don't really know, as the guy autopsied was dead! And as for the pathologist wearing a hat whilst performing the autopsy, I can't see how this affects things one bit! The deceased man and his surviving family gave their permission, and as has been mentioned already 2 members of his family were in attendance.As for the respect for the dead issue, anyone that watched the programme will have noticed that the team took great care to ensure that when the body is to be viewed by the family before the funeral there would be no immediately obvious signs that a post mortem examination had taken place.
Shambles-I am also an ex slaughterman, in fact I still hold a slaughtermans licence, I don't really think many people would want to take a tour of a working slaughterhouse, in fact I think I would worry if they did!
I fail to understand your point that reading a book about an autopsy would be more informative than attending one! all medical students, including dental surgeons in the UK have to attend at least one autopsy as part of their course, after all if we don't know how the body works, how can we be expected to fix it?
On a final note, if anything as the deceased man died as a result of a very unhealthy lifestyle, [he was known to drink 2-3 bottles of whisky and smoke 100 cigarettes per day), anyone witnessing the condition of his heart, lungs and liver may be encouraged to adopt a more healthy lifestle.

John