Into the Brain

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Synopsis:

Documentary series looking at the brutal, bloody and dangerous history of surgery begins with the area of the body where it has been most frightening - the brain.

Just over 100 years ago, cutting into the brain was a terrifying prospect for both patient and surgeon. They could expect the result to be the surgeon bloodied and defeated and the patient dead. From freak accidents involving crowbars through the skull to notorious lobotomies with icepicks, this programme reveals how, through mishap and misadventure, brain surgery has become the life-saving discipline it is today.

Credits:

Key talent

Michael Mosley

Broadcasts:

1. 20 Aug 2008
   21:00
   BBC Four
2. 21 Aug 2008
   01:20
   BBC Four
3. 21 Aug 2008
   22:00
   BBC Four
4. 22 Aug 2008
   03:00
   BBC Four