Today, astonishing surgical breakthroughs are making face transplants, limb transplants and a host of other previously undreamed of operations possible. But getting here has not been a simple story of selfless men working tirelessly in the pursuit of medical advancement. Instead it's a bloodstained tale of blunders, arrogance, mishap and murder. In trying to keep us alive, surgeons have all too often killed us off, and life-saving solutions have often come from the most surprising places. Blood and Guts is an incredible story of stolen corpses, medical fraud, lobotomized patients – and every now and then courageous advances that have saved the lives of millions around the world. You may think twice before going under the knife… |
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Ratings: | TVMaze: No Rating | |
Released: | August 20, 2008 | |
Runtime: | 60 min | |
Genres: | History Medical | |
Countries: | United Kingdom | |
Companies: | BBC Four | |
Cast: | Michael Mosley | |
deimos737 : Oh... yeah... this show.... (I love the show, I really do, but it's been like 2 years....)