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A Picture of Health

Season 1 2012

  • 2012-02-27T21:15:00Z on BBC One
  • 45m
  • 3h 45m (5 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • Documentary, Special Interest
In little more than a lifetime, medical care has changed beyond all recognition. This is the story of how it happened: told first hand by the patients, doctors, surgeons and nurses who were there. With rarely-seen footage from specialist film collections, each programme shows the revolution that’s taken place in our hospitals, clinics, and GP surgeries. A Picture of Health is an entertaining mix of archive, first-hand memories and expert insight into the way those changes affected all of us.

5 episodes

Series Premiere

2012-02-27T21:15:00Z

1x01 Episode 1

Series Premiere

1x01 Episode 1

  • 2012-02-27T21:15:00Z45m

In the first episode, presenter Larry Lamb and guests look at how the role of a father-to-be has been transformed, and tell the story of the iconic seatbelt advert: 'Clunk Click'. Guests include Angela Rippon and Paul Ross.

2012-02-28T21:15:00Z

1x02 Episode 2

1x02 Episode 2

  • 2012-02-28T21:15:00Z45m

This episode revisits a time when matron ruled the roost, and shows how Britain's love of cigarettes went up in smoke.

2012-02-29T21:15:00Z

1x03 Episode 3

1x03 Episode 3

  • 2012-02-29T21:15:00Z45m

Larry Lamb takes a trip down memory lane to show how the world of medicine has changed. This episode looks at the remarkable experiment that brought hope to thousands of childless couples, and Larry meets two survivors of the dreaded disease TB.

2012-03-01T21:15:00Z

1x04 Episode 4

1x04 Episode 4

  • 2012-03-01T21:15:00Z45m

In this episode, Larry meets two veterans who each lost a limb in World War 2 to ask how differently we treat today's injured soldiers. Plus a look back at the iconic Green Cross Code films.

2012-03-02T21:15:00Z

1x05 Episode 5

1x05 Episode 5

  • 2012-03-02T21:15:00Z45m

This episode takes a look at the tiny baby who made medical history, and reveals how flying ambulances revolutionised life in Britain's most remote areas. With Derek Fowlds and Paul Ross.

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