Your Life in Their Hands Henry Marsh : Brain Surgeon

Henry Marsh : Brain Surgeon

Documentary series examining the work of some of Britain's leading surgeons and meeting the patients whose life-threatening conditions they have to treat. The first episode focuses on pioneering neurosurgeon Henry Marsh as he treats Adrian Theobald, a 30-year-old with a tumour near the speech area of his brain which, if untreated, will eventually kill him. Dr Marsh decides on a radical approach - he will operate on Adrian's brain while he's awake, so he can be sure no permanent damage is done. But, if the procedure goes wrong, his patient could lose the power of speech for ever