
Saving Lives in Cardiff
Series 2
20256 episodes
Lifting the lid on the heart-rending, hard-headed decisions surgeons must make.
Episodes
E1Unchartered Territory
2025-04-09 · 59m
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.
E2Chance to Change a Life
2025-04-16 · 58m
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.
E3Worst-Case Scenario
2025-04-23 · 59m
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.
E4Best Laid Plans
2025-04-30 · 59m
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.
E5From Agony to Hope
2025-05-07 · 58m
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.
E6Episode 6
2025-05-14 · 59m
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.
