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Last broadcast on Sat, 20 Jun 2009, 21:40 on BBC Two (except Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue)) (see all broadcasts).
Synopsis
Documentary series looking at the brutal, bloody and dangerous history of surgery begins with the area of the body where it has been most frightening - the brain.
Just over 100 years ago, cutting into the brain was a terrifying prospect for both patient and surgeon. They could expect the result to be the surgeon bloodied and defeated, and the patient dead. From freak accidents involving crowbars through the skull to notorious lobotomies with icepicks, this programme reveals how, through mishap and misadventure, brain surgery has become the life-saving discipline it is today.
Credits
- Presenter
- Michael Mosley
- Producer
- Claudia Lewis
- Producer
- Sadie Holland
Broadcasts
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Wed 20 Aug 200821:00
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Thu 21 Aug 200801:20
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Thu 21 Aug 200822:00
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Fri 22 Aug 200803:00
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Sat 20 Jun 200921:40
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