Bleeding Hearts

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29 Aug 2008 03:00 BBC Four

Series about the brutal, bloody and dangerous history of surgery continues with a look at the development of heart surgery, which produced some extremely reckless experiments.

With a family history of heart problems, presenter Michael Mosley takes a personal interest in these pioneers, who teetered on the scalpel-edge between saviour and executioner. Michael has a go at heart surgery, meets a man with no heartbeat and witnesses an operation where the patient is cooled until their brain stops and has all of their blood sucked out.

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Key talent

Michael Mosley

Broadcasts:

1. 27 Aug 2008
   21:00
   BBC Four
2. 28 Aug 2008
   00:30
   BBC Four
3. 28 Aug 2008
   22:00
   BBC Four
4. 29 Aug 2008
   03:00
   BBC Four