Expose Separating Twins
A UK Documentary following four cases of separated twins, reuniting them with the team who have performed the surgery for more than 20 years. For more than 20 years Professor Lewis Spitz has operated on conjoined twins. This moving and engaging film follows his final job at London's Great Ormond Street hospital, where he separated two little girls from Nigeria, and looks back on a career of agonising dilemmas - and the lives he has saved. https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/044640641031494680a689e1858a4e0d Programme ends abruptly before the end credits due to a New Break on the London bombings on the Underground and a bus.
Documentary Series
Primary Title
- Expose
Secondary Title
- Separating Twins
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 7 July 2005
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 21 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Programme Description
- Documentary Series
Episode Description
- A UK Documentary following four cases of separated twins, reuniting them with the team who have performed the surgery for more than 20 years. For more than 20 years Professor Lewis Spitz has operated on conjoined twins. This moving and engaging film follows his final job at London's Great Ormond Street hospital, where he separated two little girls from Nigeria, and looks back on a career of agonising dilemmas - and the lives he has saved. https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/044640641031494680a689e1858a4e0d Programme ends abruptly before the end credits due to a New Break on the London bombings on the Underground and a bus.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Documentary
- Medical
Hosts
- Bill Petrie (Narrator)
Contributors
- Professor Lewis Spitz (Surgeon)
- Malcolm Brinkworth (Executive Producer)
- Touch Productions (Production Unit)
- BBC (Production Unit)