Series 2

Lifting the lid on the heart-rending, hard-headed decisions surgeons must make.

1. 

   1. Unchartered Territory

   2025-04-09 · 59m

   Stuart Quine is under pressure during complex, pioneering robotic surgery, and Indu Deglurkar treats a martial arts competitor shocked to learn he needs open-heart surgery.

2. 

   2. Chance to Change a Life

   2025-04-16 · 58m

   A nine-year-old boy faces a complex operation after his condition worsens while on the waiting list. Neurosurgeon Kat Whitehouse tackles a large brain tumour in a retired miner.

3. 

   3. Worst-Case Scenario

   2025-04-23 · 59m

   An operation to cure a woman’s extreme facial spasm has challenging results for surgeon George. A six-week-old baby needs an urgent operation to allow him to feed again.

4. 

   4. Best Laid Plans

   2025-04-30 · 59m

   Cancelled operations mean surgeon Lewis must change his plans fast or risk losing precious theatre time. A father of two undergoes complex neurosurgery to save his eyesight.

5. 

   5. From Agony to Hope

   2025-05-07 · 58m

   A man enduring excruciating facial pain undergoes surgery to transform his life. Surgeon Tom battles to remove a large, rare tumour that’s pressing on a patient’s heart.

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   6. Episode 6

   2025-05-14 · 59m

   A child whose hearing has significantly reduced has a life-changing operation to insert cochlear implants. Surgeon Dheeraj uses the ‘beating heart’ technique to save a father.