Episode 3 | The NHS: A People’s History

Episode 3 | The NHS: A People’s History

Health and Social Care | BBC Four | 2018 | 59'05''

This episode covers 1997 to the present day and unveils a whole host of unique, highly personal artefacts. These include the ho...

Episode 2 | The NHS: A People’s History

Episode 2 | The NHS: A People’s History

Health and Social Care | BBC Four | 2018 | 59'25''

This episode covers a period in which the NHS expands beyond all recognition as it is forced to evolve and adapt to the needs o...

Episode 1 | The NHS: A People’s History

Episode 1 | The NHS: A People’s History

Health and Social Care | BBC Four | 2018 | 59'39''

This episode covers the first quarter-century of the service and unveils a host of unique artefacts, including the graduation c...

Are They Positive? | Short Circuit

Are They Positive? | Short Circuit

Biology | BBC Two | 1993 | 19'18''

High risk, low risk, no risk: does labelling people into risk groups help to stop the spread of AIDS? Also considers how similar approache...

Under Pressure | Short Circuit

Under Pressure | Short Circuit

Antibiotics and drug development | BBC Two | 1993 | 19'20''

Susie Grant investigates the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy to speed healing after surgery. Is it effective, or is it viewed as a fringe tre...

Designer Babies | Short Circuit

Designer Babies | Short Circuit

Biology | BBC Two | 1992 | 24'16''

A report on genetic engineering. Will parents one day be able to design their own children?

A Second Birthday | Short Circuit

A Second Birthday | Short Circuit

Ethical Issues | BBC Two | 1994 | 19'09''

A schools programme on organ donation, including debates around opt-out systems. Follows heart-lung and live kidney transplant procedures.

Special Delivery | Short Circuit

Special Delivery | Short Circuit

Biology | BBC Two | 1994 | 19'21''

As medical science enables more premature babies to survive, US research suggests some may face developmental problems. Should limits be con...

The Guinea Pigs | Short Circuit

The Guinea Pigs | Short Circuit

Animal rights | BBC Two | 1993 | 19'23''

Gillian Hannah examines the validity of animal testing and its alternatives, including how the thalidomide tragedy changed drug testing pract...

S09E01: Care Worker | Rhod Gilbert’s Work Experience

S09E01: Care Worker | Rhod Gilbert’s Work Experience

Careers | BBC One Wales | 2020 | 28'55''

Rhod spends the week in a care home and visiting vulnerable people at home.

03: Nowhere to Go | Protecting Our Parents

03: Nowhere to Go | Protecting Our Parents

Health and Social Care | BBC Two | 2014 | 59'05''

Looking at those who can no longer live safely at home, but are struggling to find places to suit them in care.

02: Who Decides? | Protecting Our Parents

02: Who Decides? | Protecting Our Parents

Health and Social Care | BBC Two | 2014 | 59'00''

This episode explores the dilemma faced by care teams when trying to keep people living in their own homes.

01: Safe from Harm | Protecting Our Parents

01: Safe from Harm | Protecting Our Parents

Health and Social Care | BBC Two | 2014 | 59'25''

Documentary series with unprecedented access to the NHS and social services' older adults care teams in Birmingham, following cas...

Episode 3 | The Surrogates

Episode 3 | The Surrogates

Nursing and Midwifery | BBC One | 2021 | 50'11''

Maddie, Alex, and Rich agree to give themselves six months to try to get pregnant, and single man David has his embryo transferred into his new su...

Episode 2 | The Surrogates

Episode 2 | The Surrogates

Nursing and Midwifery | BBC One | 2021 | 49'50''

Caitlin and Maddie try to have babies for other people. David looks for a new surrogate.

Episode 1 | The Surrogates

Episode 1 | The Surrogates

Nursing and Midwifery | BBC One | 2021 | 53'47''

Caitlin and Emma try to help other people start a family. David looks for a surrogate.

Doctors on Trial | Panorama

Doctors on Trial | Panorama

Nursing and Midwifery | BBC One | 2018 | 28'54''

Panorama investigates the case which has sparked outrage among doctors - a junior doctor convicted of manslaughter and then struck off for her ro...

Episode 2 | Nursing a Dream

Episode 2 | Nursing a Dream

Nursing and Midwifery | BBC Two | 2007 | 59'05''

Series following student nurses on the Island of Lewis, as they work hard to pass exams as well as dealing with the emotional rollercoaster of li...

Episode 1 | Nursing a Dream

Episode 1 | Nursing a Dream

Nursing and Midwifery | BBC Two | 2007 | 58'58''

Series following student nurses on the Island of Lewis, as they work hard to pass exams as well as dealing with the emotional rollercoaster of li...

S01: Night Nurses – Birmingham | We Are England

S01: Night Nurses – Birmingham | We Are England

Nursing and Midwifery | BBC One | 2022 | 25'57''

When the rest of the world is sound asleep, the nurses battle to keep their patients alive. We follow them on a night s...

A Doctor | Confessions of…

A Doctor | Confessions of…

Nursing and Midwifery | Channel 4 | 2014 | 46'16''

GPs were once seen as gods, with the authority to make decisions on behalf of their patients. Whether they were controlling women's access t...

S01E04 | 24 Hours in A&E

S01E04 | 24 Hours in A&E

Nursing and Midwifery | Channel 4 | 2011 | 46'48''

This episode focuses on the consequences of alcohol on A&E departments. It includes a 39-year-old who has fallen and broken his neck after a fe...

S01E05 | 24 Hours in A&E

S01E05 | 24 Hours in A&E

Nursing and Midwifery | Channel 4 | 2011 | 46'40''

This episode reveals what can happen when something goes wrong with the brain. Including 65-year-old Charlie, who has not been the same since c...

S01E06 | 24 Hours in A&E

S01E06 | 24 Hours in A&E

Nursing and Midwifery | Channel 4 | 2011 | 46'33''

This episode includes 35-year-old Colin, who was stabbed after being woken at gunpoint, 86-year-old Nancy, who has fallen over at home and form...

Reproductive care in the 1970’s | Confessions of…

Reproductive care in the 1970’s | Confessions of…

Nursing and Midwifery | Channel 4 | 2014 | 6'48''

An exploration of the experiences of doctors providing contraception and reproductive healthcare to women in th...

GP’s and the Abortion Act | Confessions of…

GP’s and the Abortion Act | Confessions of…

Nursing and Midwifery | Channel 4 | 2014 | 5'03''

The 1967 Abortion Act made abortion under some circumstances legal in the UK.

GP’s on the front line | Confessions of…

GP’s on the front line | Confessions of…

Nursing and Midwifery | Channel 4 | 2014 | 3'56''

Former GPs talk about practising in the 1960-70s, when GPs on call were primary care for their patients.

Stroke patient story (Part 1) | Your Body Uncovered with Kate Garraway

Stroke patient story (Part 1) | Your Body Uncovered with Kate Garraway

Nursing and Midwifery | BBC Two | 2022 | 12'45''

Kate and Guddi meet Paul, a dad of two who has been dealing with the aftermath of a severe stroke.

Stroke patient story (Part 2) | Your Body Uncovered with Kate Garraway

Stroke patient story (Part 2) | Your Body Uncovered with Kate Garraway

Nursing and Midwifery | BBC Two | 2022 | 8'25''

Stroke victim, Paul, is guided through augmented reality images to show him what happened during the s...

Delivering triplets | The Midwives

Delivering triplets | The Midwives

Nursing and Midwifery | BBC Two | 2013 | 6'03''

A lot of work goes into a planned caesarean for a mum expecting triplets, all of who have to be taken to the special care unit.

Pregnant woman discharges herself | The Midwives

Pregnant woman discharges herself | The Midwives

Nursing and Midwifery | BBC Two | 2013 | 5'00''

A woman who is recommended to stay in the ward to be monitored disagrees with the midwives and discharges herself.

Stillborn risks are outlayed to doubtful mum | The Midwives

Stillborn risks are outlayed to doubtful mum | The Midwives

Nursing and Midwifery | BBC Two | 2013 | 3'42''

A woman who discharged herself is given her options and the varying levels of risk especially if she doesn't stay...

A caesarean section for a woman with heart disease | The Midwives

A caesarean section for a woman with heart disease | The Midwives

Nursing and Midwifery | BBC Two | 2013 | 7'01''

After having a necessary caesarean and giving birth, the mother is having increased heart issues.

Preparing for triplets | The Midwives

Preparing for triplets | The Midwives

Nursing and Midwifery | BBC Two | 2013 | 3'48''

A lot more preparation is in store for a woman who is expecting triplets, with the midwife readying "three of everything".

Pre-eclampsia requires intervention | The Midwives

Pre-eclampsia requires intervention | The Midwives

Nursing and Midwifery | BBC Two | 2013 | 4'27''

Doctors have to intervene when the attempt to induce birth puts too much stress on the baby.

Pregnant woman has heart disease | The Midwives

Pregnant woman has heart disease | The Midwives

Nursing and Midwifery | BBC Two | 2013 | 3'21''

Doctors discover a mother of two has a serious heart disease which is "as serious as it gets" meaning she will have to be con...

Itching and pregnancy | The Midwives

Itching and pregnancy | The Midwives

Nursing and Midwifery | BBC Two | 2013 | 2'44''

A woman has complained of itching which is rare but serious sign of risk when pregnant for giving birth prematurely.

A natural birth in a pool | The Midwives

A natural birth in a pool | The Midwives

Nursing and Midwifery | BBC Two | 2013 | 2'28''

A woman gives birth naturally in a birthing pool.

A couple refuse any medical intervention | The Midwives

A couple refuse any medical intervention | The Midwives

Nursing and Midwifery | BBC Two | 2013 | 4'05''

A couple who have very strict eating habits refuse scans of their baby as they worried it might distress it.

Deciding a natural birth after a complicated first | The Midwives

Deciding a natural birth after a complicated first | The Midwives

Nursing and Midwifery | BBC Two | 2013 | 5'25''

A couple who went through a distressing first birth are keen to explore a natural birth the second time round.

Caesarean sections on the rise | The Midwives

Caesarean sections on the rise | The Midwives

Nursing and Midwifery | BBC Two | 2013 | 45''

A midwife explains that the choice or need to have a caesarean sections are on the rise in the UK.

Couple refuse pain relief for birth | The Midwives

Couple refuse pain relief for birth | The Midwives

Nursing and Midwifery | BBC Two | 2013 | 4'32''

A couple are adamant they do not want any medical intervention including pain relief.

Baby has exomphalus removed | The Midwives

Baby has exomphalus removed | The Midwives

Nursing and Midwifery | BBC Two | 2013 | 5'28''

A baby has some of her internal organs outside the body so doctors have to perform surgery to place them back into her abdomen.

Dwarfism and pregnancy | The Midwives

Dwarfism and pregnancy | The Midwives

Nursing and Midwifery | BBC Two | 2013 | 5'21''

Mum-to-be Sophie has short-limb dwarfism and there is a 50/50 chance that Sophie's baby may inherit the condition.

Woman has pacemaker fitted to help with pregnancy | The Midwives

Woman has pacemaker fitted to help with pregnancy | The Midwives

Nursing and Midwifery | BBC Two | 2013 | 4'18''

A woman with a complex congenital heart condition decides to get a pacemaker put in to increase her chances ...

A caesarean section | The Midwives

A caesarean section | The Midwives

Nursing and Midwifery | BBC Two | 2013 | 4'18''

The surgical process of a caesarean section.

Woman with heart defect is offered termination | The Midwives

Woman with heart defect is offered termination | The Midwives

Nursing and Midwifery | BBC Two | 2013 | 3'45''

After becoming pregnant, a mother was diagnosed with a complex congenital heart condition putting both mum and ...

Diabetes and exomphalus | The Midwives

Diabetes and exomphalus | The Midwives

Nursing and Midwifery | BBC Two | 2013 | 4'01''

A baby has developed an exomphalos where some of the baby's internal organs have developed outside the body.