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Blood and Guts: A History of Surgery

Blood and Guts: A History of Surgery

Blood and Guts: A History of Surgery

2008 1 Seasons 5 Episodes ⭐ 10.0 Documentary

From the pioneering work of Galen on Roman gladiators to the latest advances in plastic surgery, this five-part series illustrates the evolution of surgical techniques—a story as much of mishaps and misadventures as it is of successes and amazing advances. Filmed in America and Europe and presented by the charismatic and medically trained Michael J. Mosley. Contains surgical scenes of a graphic nature. A BBC Production. 5-part series.

From the pioneering work of Galen on Roman gladiators to the latest advances in plastic surgery, this five-part series illustrates the evolution of surgical techniques—a story as much of mishaps and misadventures as it is of successes and amazing advances. Filmed in America and Europe and presented by the charismatic and medically trained Michael J. Mosley. Contains surgical scenes of a graphic nature. A BBC Production. 5-part series.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Into The Brain

A look at the area of the body where surgery has been most frightening - the brain. Just over 100 years ago, cutting in

EP 2

Bleeding Hearts

Michael Mosley has a go at heart surgery and meets a man with no heartbeat. With a family history of heart problems, pr

EP 3

Spare Parts

Transplant surgery development, from a Nazi sympathiser to new life-saving operations. These days, transplant surgery

EP 4

Fixing Faces

Michael Mosley examines plastic surgery, from 16th-century bondage to 21st-century botox. Thought of as a modern phenom

EP 5

Bloody Beginnings

How surgery was dragged out of the dark ages, transforming from butchery into a science. Presenter Michael Mosley finds

Popular Cast

Michael Mosley

Michael Mosley

Presenter