Episodes list
Three-part documentary following surgeons, theatre staff and patients of the surgical unit at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, where 700 operations are carried out every week.
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8/1/2018
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1
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3
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Surgeons perform extraordinarily complex and risky procedures to transform and save their patients’ lives. The pressure is intense as they push the boundaries of modern medicine.
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9/4/2019
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2
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6
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Surgeons perform extraordinarily complex and risky procedures to transform lives.
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6/10/2020
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3
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4
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Surgeons at Royal Papworth and Addenbrooke’s hospitals perform complex procedures to save lives. But this comes with great risk and the surgeons bear the ultimate responsibility.
Air day
11/11/2021
Season
4
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6
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Surgeons at Addenbrooke’s hospital in Cambridge perform complex procedures to save lives. But this comes with great risk, and the surgeons bear the ultimate responsibility.
Air day
18/1/2023
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5
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6
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Surgeons at University Hospital Southampton perform complex procedures to transform and save their patients’ lives. But pushing the boundaries of medicine comes with great risk.
Air day
27/3/2024
Season
6
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6
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The surgeons of NHS Lothian perform high-risk procedures for patients across Edinburgh and beyond, bearing the ultimate responsibility for transforming and saving lives.
Air day
26/2/2025
Season
7
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6
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Meet the world-leading surgeons pushing science - and the human body - to its limits.
Air day
6/5/2026
Season
8
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6
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(Surgeons: At the Edge of Life)
Overview: Documentary series going beyond the theatre doors of Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, where surgeons push medical boundaries to the limits.
- Countries:
United Kingdom
- Genres:
Documentary
- Networks:
BBC Two
- Year:
2018
- Production companies:
Dragonfly Film and Television Productions
- Actors:
Narrator
- Crews:
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