Meet the world-leading surgeons pushing science - and the human body - to its limits.
Meet the world-leading surgeons pushing science - and the human body - to its limits.
Episodes
E1 · Sacrifice to Survive
2026 · 59m
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.
E2 · Life on the Line
2026 · 59m
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.
E3 · Replace and Renew
2026 · 59m
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.
E4 · Back from the Brink
2026 · 59m
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.
E5 · The Price We Pay
2026 · 58m
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.
E6 · One False Move
2026 · 58m
A surgeon has one chance to tackle a life-threatening tumour in his patient’s liver and diaphragm. A neurosurgeon must save her patient from paralysis with unerring precision.