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Series 8: 3. Replace and Renew
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.
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Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life
Series 8: 3. Replace And Renew
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 t ...
20-05-2026
BBC 2
Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life
Series 8: 2. Life On The Line
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.
13-05-2026
BBC 2
Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life
Series 8: 1. Sacrifice To Survive
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.
12-05-2026
BBC 2
Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life
Series 7: 6. Nothing Left To Chance
Consultant ear, nose and throat surgeon Rohit Gohil and consultant opthalmic surgeon Rob Peden are two of NHS Lothian’s leading specialists when it comes to complex cases ...
19-06-2025
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Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life
Series 7: 5. The Finest Margins
In the department of clinical neurosciences at NHS Lothian's Royal Infirmary, surgeons take on complex brain surgery, where millimetres can be the difference between success and ...
12-06-2025
BBC 2
Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life
Series 7: 4. Rebuild And Renew
At St John’s Hospital in Livingston, consultant ear, nose and throat surgeon Ashley Hay specialises in some of the most challenging cancer cases: removing tumours from the ...
05-06-2025
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Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life
Series 7: 3. All Or Nothing
At NHS Lothian's Royal Infirmary, consultant cardiothoracic surgeon Renzo Pessotto takes on some of the most challenging cases in his field, and his next patient is no exception ...
27-05-2025
BBC 2
Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life
Series 7: 2. In The Balance
Consultant colorectal surgeon Danielle Collins faces a challenging case at Edinburgh’s Western General Hospital. Her patient has an aggressive tumour that has doubled in s ...
20-05-2025
BBC 2
Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life
Series 7: 1. A Lot To Lose
The hospitals of NHS Lothian serve a population of almost a million in Edinburgh and the surrounding area. Surgeons face life-changing and life-enhancing operations that involve ...
14-05-2025
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Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life
Series 6: 6. Make Or Break
The specialists at Southampton work together to treat three patients who are suffering from life- and limb-threatening injuries. \n\nFifty-five-year-old Chris is airlifted to h ...
02-05-2024
BBC 2
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Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life
Series 8: 2. Life On The Line
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.
13-05-2026
BBC 2
Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life
Series 7: 6. Nothing Left To Chance
Consultant ear, nose and throat surgeon Rohit Gohil and consultant opthalmic surgeon Rob Peden are two of NHS Lothian’s leading specialists when it comes to complex cases ...
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BBC 2
Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life
Series 8: 1. Sacrifice To Survive
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12-05-2026
BBC 2
Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life
Series 5: 2. Every Moment Counts
Surgeons at Addenbrooke’s Hospital perform brain surgery on a patient who is awake and attempt to repair a section of the body’s biggest blood vessel that’s th ...
31-01-2023
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Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life
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The second episode follows some of the country's most daring and skilled surgeons as they perform fiendishly complicated life-saving surgery. Going beyond the theatre doors at t ...
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Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life
Series 6: 1. A Risk Worth Taking
University Hospital Southampton is one of the country’s leading medical centres, where surgeons and their patients take calculated risks and face challenging lifesaving op ...
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Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life
Series 4: Episode 1
Addenbrooke’s and Royal Papworth hospitals in Cambridge are renowned for carrying out some of the most challenging operations in the country. At both centres, surgeons und ...
24-11-2021
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Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life
Series 3: Episode 4
The third series of this groundbreaking series concludes with operations at neighbouring Addenbrooke’s and Royal Papworth hospitals in Cambridge, where the surgeons have t ...
13-11-2020
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Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life
Series 5: Episode 3
Surgeons at Addenbrooke’s operate against the clock to remove a kidney from a husband and transplant it into his wife, who is in end-stage kidney failure.
07-02-2023
BBC 2
Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life
Series 6: 6. Make Or Break
The specialists at Southampton work together to treat three patients who are suffering from life- and limb-threatening injuries. \n\nFifty-five-year-old Chris is airlifted to h ...
02-05-2024
BBC 2