Shaun Dooley
Narrator
Series SeasonSeason 7 episodes2025
Surgeons: At the Edge of Life
Series 7
The surgeons of NHS Lothian perform high-risk procedures for patients across Edinburgh and beyond, bearing the ultimate responsibility for transforming and saving lives.
Episodes
Each episode has its own detail page.
Episode 158 min2025-02-26
A Lot to Lose
Surgeons attempt a rare and high-risk transplant to transform their 21-year-old patient’s life, and perform a complex kidney procedure vital for another patient’s survival.
Episode 259 min2025-03-05
In the Balance
Surgeons battle to save a patient with an aggressive tumour and a patient whose aorta – the body’s biggest artery – could rupture at any moment.
Episode 359 min2025-03-12
All or Nothing
Surgeons at NHS Lothian take on high risk surgery to repair a failing heart and take extreme measures to prevent the return of breast cancer in their young patient.
Episode 459 min2025-03-19
Rebuild and Renew
Surgeons attempt to save a patient’s life and her ability to smile, by removing a tumour in her cheek and reconstructing her facial nerve.
Episode 559 min2025-03-26
The Finest Margins
Surgeons at NHS Lothian remove a recurring brain tumour from a 25-year-old patient and attempt a rare ‘off pump’ cardiac procedure on a man with severe coronary disease.
Episode 658 min2025-04-02
Nothing Left to Chance
Doctors at NHS Lothian perform high-risk surgery to save their patient’s sight, and three specialists work together to treat a complex case of advanced ovarian cancer.