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BBC Two · Running
Surgeons: At the Edge of Life
Medical · 2018 · Rated 8/10
Last aired: S8 E6, One False Move · 2026-06-10
Transforming patients' lives, at the cutting edge of medicine. Meet the world-leading surgeons pushing science - and the human body - to its limits.
Season 8
E1
Sacrifice to Survive
2026-05-06 · 60 min
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.
E2
Life on the Line
2026-05-13 · 60 min
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.
E3
Replace and Renew
2026-05-20 · 60 min
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.
E4
Back from the Brink
2026-05-27 · 60 min
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.
E5
The Price We Pay
2026-06-03 · 60 min
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.
E6
One False Move
2026-06-10 · 60 min
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.
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Shaun Dooley
Narrator