Shaun Dooley
Narrator
Series SeasonSeason 8 episodes2026
Surgeons: At the Edge of Life
Series 8
Meet the world-leading surgeons pushing science - and the human body - to its limits.
Episodes
Each episode has its own detail page.
Episode 159 min2026-05-06
Sacrifice to Survive
One patient’s rare penis cancer requires a partial amputation, and another patient with severe endometriosis must have a huge cyst and a damaged kidney removed.
Episode 259 min2026-05-13
Life on the Line
Surgeons face a difficult dilemma in the middle of a life-saving bile duct cancer operation. A chest sarcoma proves more challenging than expected, with no room for error.
Episode 359 min2026-05-20
Replace and Renew
A surgeon must remove part of his patient’s tongue and reconstruct it to save her from an aggressive cancer, and surgeons perform a rare simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplant.
Episode 459 min2026-05-27
Back from the Brink
Surgeons drain all of their patient’s blood from his body to replace damaged arteries. A patient’s fertility is at risk without a complex operation to remove diseased bowel.
Episode 558 min2026-06-03
The Price We Pay
A surgeon must remove his patient’s voice box to save his life, while another takes on a life-changing procedure for a patient with a rare auto-immune condition.