Storyville · SEASON 12
The English Surgeon
Episode 16 · 2008-03-30
- Documentary
Episode overview
Henry Marsh is one of Britain's leading brain surgeons. Ten years ago he befriended Igor Kurilets, a fellow neurosurgeon who works in the Ukraine, and ever since he has travelled to the Ukraine twice a year to operate on patients for free. Geoffrey Smith's moving film follows Henry as he travels to Kiev to help Igor operate on a young man called Marian, who without surgery has just months to live. When Henry arrives he faces a serious challenge - Marian must be awake when his tumour is removed, and Henry must use the most basic tools, including a Black and Decker drill.
Season 12 episodes
1. The Prisoner, or How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair2008-01-15
2. Stranded! The Andes Plane Crash Survivors2008-01-22
3. Jonestown: The World's Biggest Mass Suicide2008-01-27
4. The Devil Came on Horseback2008-01-29
5. Hitler's Secretary2008-01-30
6. The Polish Ambulance Murders2008-02-05
7. Orthodox Stance2008-02-12
8. Blue Blood2008-02-17
9. Very Russian Geniuses2008-02-19
10. Dance With a Serial Killer2008-02-24
11. Tito's Ghost2008-02-26
12. Dolce Vita Africana2008-03-04
13. Standing in the Shadows of Motown2008-03-09
14. Somebody Has to Live: The Journey of Ariel Dorfman2008-03-11
15. All White in Barking2008-03-14
16. The English Surgeon2008-03-30
18. My Secret Agent Auntie2008-05-07
19. The Battle for Jerusalem2008-05-14
20. My Israel2008-05-14
21. Flipping Out - Israel's Drug Generation2008-05-15
22. Bob Dylan's Indian Birthday2008-05-21
23. The Biggest Chinese Restaurant in the World - Enterprise2008-05-27
24. Death of a WAG2008-05-28
25. The Biggest Chinese Restaurant in the World - A Good Match2008-06-03
26. The Biggest Chinese Restaurant in the World - Family Duties2008-06-10
27. The Father, the Son and the Housekeeper2008-06-16
28. The Biggest Chinese Restaurant in the World - Bright Future2008-06-17
29. The Biggest Chinese Restaurant in the World - Compilation2008-07-07
30. The Chuck Show2008-07-23
31. Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story2008-07-27
32. Kidult: My Kid Could Paint That2008-07-30
33. The Burning Season2008-08-06
34. Flying - Confessions of a Free Woman - 12008-08-13
35. Flying - Confessions of a Free Woman - 22008-08-20
36. 19682008-09-22
37. Dirty Tricks: The Man Who Got the Bushes Elected2008-10-06
38. Roman Polanski - Wanted and Desired2008-10-13
39. Shot in Bombay2008-10-20
40. When Borat Came to Town2008-10-27
