Blood and Guts: A History of Surgery

Blood and Guts: A History of Surgery (2008)

EndedDocumentary showMedical, History

Today, astonishing surgical breakthroughs are making face transplants, limb transplants and a host of other previously undreamed of operations possible. But getting here has not been a simple story of selfless men working tirelessly in the pursuit of medical advancement. Instead it's a bloodstained tale of blunders, arrogance, mishap and murder. In trying to keep us alive, surgeons have all too often killed us off, and life-saving solutions have often come from the most surprising places. Blood and Guts is an incredible story of stolen corpses, medical fraud, lobotomized patients – and every now and then courageous advances that have saved the lives of millions around the world. You may think twice before going under the knife…

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Scheduleevery Wednesday at 21:00 (60 min)

Last Episode

Bloody Beginnings
Season 1Episode 560 min

Bloody Beginnings

Michael Mosley looks at how surgery dragged itself kicking and screaming out of the dark ages, transforming itself from butchery into a science.

Sep 17, 2008

Recent Episodes

EpisodeNameAirdate
S01E05Bloody BeginningsSep 17, 2008
S01E04Fixing FacesSep 10, 2008
S01E03Spare PartsSep 3, 2008
S01E02Bleeding HeartsAug 27, 2008
S01E01Into the BrainAug 20, 2008
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Cast

Michael Mosley

Michael Mosley

plays himself
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played by Michael Mosley
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