The doctor who discovered how cholera spread | Witness History

The doctor who discovered how cholera spread | Witness History

History | BBC World Service | 2020 | 9'00''

In the 1800s cholera was a mysterious disease killing millions around the world. No-one knew how to stop it ti...

The Story of John Snow | Moments of Genius

The Story of John Snow | Moments of Genius

History | BBC Four | 2001 | 8'32''

Clinical geneticist Professor John Burn follows in the footsteps of one of his great scientific heroes - Dr John Snow.

The Medical Detectives | 04: The Stranded Eagle

The Medical Detectives | 04: The Stranded Eagle

The Ghost Disease and Other Stories | BBC Radio 7 | 2008 | 44'15''

After Salomon August Andrée's doomed Arctic crossing by hydrogen balloon, investigators piece together events. Stars Ken Stott.

The Medical Detectives | 03: The Epping Jaundice

The Medical Detectives | 03: The Epping Jaundice

The Ghost Disease and Other Stories | BBC Radio 7 | 2008 | 44'00''

A strange epidemic sweeps through the inhabitants of a quiet Essex suburb. Starring Bernard Hepton and Roger Allam.

The Medical Detectives | 02: The Last Infirmity

The Medical Detectives | 02: The Last Infirmity

The Ghost Disease and Other Stories | BBC Radio 7 | 2008 | 41'44''

Two ambitious young doctors tackle a yellow fever epidemic in 19th-century Cuba. Starring Colin Stinton and William Hope.

The Medical Detectives | 01: Death in the Parish

The Medical Detectives | 01: Death in the Parish

The Ghost Disease and Other Stories | BBC Radio 7 | 2008 | 44'22''

When a cholera epidemic strikes London in 1854, the brilliant but mercurial Dr John Snow investigates. Starring Bill Nighy.

Anaesthetics | In Our Time

Anaesthetics | In Our Time

History | BBC Radio 4 | 2007 | 41'35''

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of anaesthetics, from laughing gas in the 1790s to the discovery of ''blessed chloroform''.

01: Nerves of Steel | The Courage to Fail

01: Nerves of Steel | The Courage to Fail

History | BBC Two | 1987 | 48'04''

1830 - a smoke-filled room, crowded with spectators. Their eyes are fixed on a man, restrained on a wooden table, with a leg ravage...

Isaac Newton: The Last Magician

Isaac Newton: The Last Magician

History | BBC Two | 2013 | 59'29''

Isaac Newton - brilliant rational mathematician or master of the occult? This innovative biography reveals Newton as both a hermit and a tyra...

04: Florence Nightingale | Great Britons (1990)

04: Florence Nightingale | Great Britons (1990)

History | BBC Two | 1990 | 59'04''

Philippa Stewart, biographer of Florence Nightingale, narrates her life story through on-location reports from places she liv...

03: Happy Families: Hanoverians to Windsors | Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History

03: Happy Families: Hanoverians to Windsors | Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History

History | BBC Two | 2013 | 59'02''

Lucy Worsley explores how the health of monarchs has shaped the nation. She expl...

Medicine Through Time (1998): 05: Medicine and Surgery | History File

Medicine Through Time (1998): 05: Medicine and Surgery | History File

History | BBC Two | 1998 | 23'58''

Programme concentrates on looking at medicine and surgery, and looks at the rise of surgery and inventi...

Medicine Through Time (1998): 03: Medicine and Government | History File

Medicine Through Time (1998): 03: Medicine and Government | History File

History | BBC Two | 1998 | 24'04''

Using historical evidence to recreate 19th century life this programme looks at the relationship bet...

Medicine Through Time (1989): 05: Medicine, Technology and The Individual | History File

Medicine Through Time (1989): 05: Medicine, Technology and The Individual | History File

History | BBC Two | 1989 | 19'13''

The principal of the germ theory of disease is credited to Louis Pasteur. But why wa...

Florence Nightingale: Nursing Pioneer

Florence Nightingale: Nursing Pioneer

Feminism | BBC Four | 2023 | 1'11'10''

Film following the life of an extraordinary woman, a trailblazer who revolutionised modern nursing and reformed healthcare at home and ...

S01E04: Madness of King George | Lucy Worsley Investigates

S01E04: Madness of King George | Lucy Worsley Investigates

History | BBC Two | 2022 | 58'42''

How did George's mental illness change Britain? Lucy Worsley uncovers Royal papers and explores how the attempt on...

02: Pus | Pain, Pus and Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines

02: Pus | Pain, Pus and Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines

Antibiotics and drug development | BBC Four | 2013 | 58'52''

Dr Michael Mosley explores our earliest attempts to tackle infection and how scientists, chemists and doctors...

03: Scientists | Icons

03: Scientists | Icons

History | BBC Two | 2019 | 59'06''

Chris examines the lives of Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, Alan Turing and Tu You You. He explores some of their most famous discoveries - as well as t...

Social Darwinism and Eugenics | Victorian Sensations

Social Darwinism and Eugenics | Victorian Sensations

History | BBC Four | 2019 | 5'45''

Paul McGann investigates how Victorian scientists were developing theories about ways to prevent biological and social d...

Queen Anne’s Pregnancies | Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History

Queen Anne’s Pregnancies | Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History

History | BBC Four | 2013 | 4'12''

Lucy Worsley investigates Queen Anne's gynaecological record.

Trouble for William and Mary | Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History

Trouble for William and Mary | Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History

History | BBC Four | 2013 | 4'51''

Lucy Worsley explores the physical health and appearance of William and Mary through a study of...
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