Pain, Pus and Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines

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

Jul 22, 2013

Last Aired

Aug 5, 2013

Episode Runtime

1h 0m

Network

BBC Four

Country

GB