Episode guide

Blood and Guts: A History of Surgery

Series 1

Blood and Guts: A History of Surgery

  • Into the Brain

    Fascinating series revealing the brutal, bloody and dangerous history of surgery. Here, a look at how brain surgery has become the life-saving discipline it is today.

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  • Bleeding Hearts

    Michael Mosley here has a go at heart surgery, meets a man with no heartbeat and witnesses an operation where the patient is cooled until their brain stops.

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  • Spare Parts

    The bloody and brutal history of surgery continues with a look at the development of transplant surgery, from a Nazi sympathiser to the latest life-saving operations.

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  • Fixing Faces

    Plastic surgery started over 400 years ago with a spate of botched nose jobs. Since then, surgeons have strived to not only fix the body, but also our self-esteem.

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  • Bloody Beginnings

    Presenter Michael Mosley takes us on journey through the early days of surgery, when the surgeon's knife was more likely to kill you than save you!

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