The Robert Winston-narrated mini-series concludes with the story of hospitals. At the beginning of the 20th century these were forbidding places very much to be avoided - a last resort for the destitute rather than places you would go to get better. Using unique archive footage from an era when infectious disease was virtually untreatable and powerful first-hand accounts from patients, doctors and nurses, the programme explores the extraordinary transformation of the hospital from Victorian workhouse to modern centre of medicine. |
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Title: | Health Before the NHS: A Medical Revolution | |
Air Date: | October 1, 2012 | |
Runtime: | 60 min | |
Genres: | History | |
expresso : Brett Goldstein does some absolutely astounding acting in this episode.