Bibliograph

The story of medicine, pain, pus and poison, Athena, A BBC Open University partnership ; produced and directed by Alex Freeman, Ben Crichton and Giles Harrison

Type

Label

The story of medicine, pain, pus and poison, Athena, A BBC Open University partnership ; produced and directed by Alex Freeman, Ben Crichton and Giles Harrison

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Rating: Not rated

Main title

The story of medicine

Medium

videorecording DVD

Responsibility statement

Athena, A BBC Open University partnership ; produced and directed by Alex Freeman, Ben Crichton and Giles Harrison

Runtime

156

Sub title

pain, pus and poison

Summary

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. In three episodes, Mosley recounts how humans have learned to fight back against disease and death

Technique

live action

resource.variantTitle

Pain, pus and poison, the search for modern medicines

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