Saving Lives in Cardiff

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  • Premiered: Aug 2024
  • Episodes: 12
  • Followers: 0
  • Running
  • BBC One Wales
  • Wednesday at 21
  • Documentary

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Season 2
2x1
Unchartered Territory
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 09, 2025
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.
2x2
Chance to Change a Life
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 16, 2025
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.
2x3
Worst-Case Scenario
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 22, 2025
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.
2x4
Best Laid Plans
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 28, 2025
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.
2x5
From Agony to Hope
Episode overview
Air date
May 05, 2025
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.
2x6 Season finale
New Sounds
Episode overview
Air date
May 12, 2025
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.

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