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Series 8
May 6, 2026

Series 8

Meet the world-leading surgeons pushing science - and the human body - to its limits.

01. 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.

59min
May 6, 2026

02. 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.

59min
May 13, 2026

03. 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.

59min
May 20, 2026

04. Back from the Brink

Surgeons drain all of their patient’s blood from his body to replace damaged arteries. A patient’s fertility is at risk without a complex operation to remove diseased bowel.

59min
May 27, 2026

05. The Price We Pay

A surgeon must remove his patient’s voice box to save his life, while another takes on a life-changing procedure for a patient with a rare auto-immune condition.

58min
June 3, 2026

06. One False Move

A surgeon has one chance to tackle a life-threatening tumour in his patient’s liver and diaphragm. A neurosurgeon must save her patient from paralysis with unerring precision.

58min
June 10, 2026