Shaun Dooley
Narrator
Series SeasonSeason 1 episodes2018
Surgeons: At the Edge of Life
Season 1
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.
Episodes
Each episode has its own detail page.
Episode 158 min2018-01-08
The Longest Day
Specialist maxillofacial surgeons Tim Martin and Sat Parmar prepare for a marathon operation on 53-year-old Teresa. Four weeks ago, Teresa was diagnosed with a fast-growing cancerous tumour in her face and she will die within weeks unless it is removed.
Episode 259 min2018-01-15
Last Chance Saloon
The surgeons take on unpredictable, high risk operations. They need to stop a patient's heart, chill his body and drain out all his blood before they can operate to save his life.
Episode 355 min2018-01-22
The Pioneers
The extraordinary stories of clinical trials being carried out at the surgical unit at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.