Pain, Pus and Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines
Season 12013
In this "entertaining medical series" (The Sunday Times, U.K.), Dr. Michael Mosley shows how drugs have revolutionized medicine and changed the course of human history. Unfolding over a period of 200 years, it's an extraordinary tale of daring, self-experimentation, revelation, genius, and outright luck.
Storyline
In this "entertaining medical series" (The Sunday Times, U.K.), Dr. Michael Mosley shows how drugs have revolutionized medicine and changed the course of human history. Unfolding over a period of 200 years, it's an extraordinary tale of daring, self-experimentation, revelation, genius, and outright luck.
First Aired
July 22, 2013
Last Aired
August 5, 2013
Runtime
1h 0min
Seasons
1
Episodes
3
Genre
Status
Ended
Language
English
Network
BBC Four
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