Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life
Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life is a documentary on BBC2. Transforming patients' lives, at the cutting edge of medicine. Meet the world-leading surgeons pushing science - and the human body - to its limits. The program has been available since 2024. A total of 9 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in April 2025.
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Surgeons: At The Edge Of Life
Doctors at NHS Lothian perform high-risk surgery to save their patient’s sight, and three specialists work together to treat a complex case of advanced ovarian cancer.
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Surgeons at NHS Lothian remove a recurring brain tumour from a 25-year-old patient and attempt a rare ‘off pump’ cardiac procedure on a man with severe coronary disease.
Surgeons attempt to save a patient’s life, and her ability to smile, by removing a tumour in her cheek and reconstructing her facial nerve.
Surgeons at NHS Lothian perform high-risk surgery to repair a failing heart and take extreme measures to prevent the return of breast cancer in a young patient.
Surgeons battle to save a patient with an aggressive tumour and a patient whose aorta – the body’s biggest artery – could rupture at any moment.
Surgeons attempt a rare and high-risk transplant to transform their 21-year-old patient’s life and perform a complex kidney procedure vital for another patient’s survival.
Series 6
Three surgeons operate together on a motorcyclist at University Hospital Southampton’s major trauma centre after a crash leaves the patient with life-changing injuries.
Surgeons at University Hospital Southampton perform high-risk spinal surgery and attempt to repair a patient’s aorta - the body’s biggest artery - that is threatening to burst.
Surgeons at University Hospital Southampton face complex surgery to reconstruct a patient’s jaw and remove a cancerous oesophagus.