The documentary series continues with an episode with sees young parents Nicole and Stefian arrive by ambulance with their baby daughter Xah’Nae who’s been vomiting, has a high fever and has become floppy and unresponsive. The hospital’s medical team are worried that Xah’Nae might have a life-threatening infection around her brain and in her spine. […]
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Channel 4′s hospital documentary continues with an episode that focuses on the strong bonds within families and the challenge of breaking bad news. 92 year old Bill arrives with breathing difficulties and a swollen leg, which the doctors believe could be due to a clot. As Bill goes for an X-Ray, he talks about the […]
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Today’s episode of the hospital documentary features 85 year old Peggy who’s arrived at King’s after falling down at home and hurting her knee. It’s the second time Peggy’s fallen in two months and the medics want to discover if there’s something more serious going on. Peggy’s husband Clement reflects on their life together but […]
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The hospital series comes to an end as we meet Stacie who’s transferred to King’s early in the morning after falling out of a tree onto her head at a friend’s divorce party. It’s evident that Stacie has been badly hurt, but doctors have to work out the severity of the injuries to her neck […]
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Channel 4′s hospital documentary returns with an episode filmed entirely on Red Nose Day. This week’s patients include Dilson, who has been rushed in with severe knife wounds after being repeatedly stabbed in the head and neck while trying to stop a fight outside a nightclub. The staff must give Dilson a CT scan as […]
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Tonight’s episode of the hospital documentary introduces us to 50 year old Graham, who’s rushed to King’s by ambulance after a suspected heart attack. As consultant Des treats Graham it becomes clear that stress and lifestyle could’ve been contributing to his health problems over time. It’s a testing time for Graham and wife Gina when […]
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The hospital documentary series continues by introducing us to 89 year old Alyce whose brought to King’s after falling near her home. As the doctors attempt to rule out anything too serious, Alyce talks about her life and her wish to celebrate her 90th birthday. Sean is brought to King’s about three to four times […]
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In tonight’s episode, we meet Malcolm who is on life support after being brought to King’s having suffered cardiac arrest. His wife Heather, who found him after she arrived home early, managed to resuscitate him after two minutes. Nightclub host Phil has come into King’s with chronic pain in his back and side. It’s clear […]
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Tonight’s episode of the hospital documentary sees tensions running high at King’s as the police believe one of the patients is carrying a concealed weapon. Elsewhere we meet Hilary, who’s arrived at the hospital after falling from her horse, an accident that has resulted in a serious brain injury. As consultant Firas believes Hilary’s injuries […]
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This week’s instalment of the hospital documentary focuses on Sister Jen as she’s on duty in Resus. She’s caring for Bobby, whose been brought into King’s after having seizures at home. 48-year-old Bobby has been brought into hospital by his partner Jackie, who he credits with helping him change his life for the better. This […]
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In tonight’s episode, 23-year-old David is brought to King’s after suffering from uncontrollable seizures for 30 minutes. This is the second trip to hospital in as many weeks and the doctors are worried about his condition. Registrar Dr. Ling tells us that she’s concerned about David’s brain being damaged so she considers putting him into […]
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The final episode of the series focuses on Kevin, who’s been transported to King’s after suffering a cardiac arrest at the gym. Thankfully, Kevin’s life was saved by gym employee Jeff who used the gym’s portable defibrillator after his heart stopped for a whole minute. Meanwhile, Kevin’s wife Maureen was in the pool at the […]
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When 24 Hours in A&E first began back in 2011 I was a big fan of the show. At the time the fixed camera documentary was still somewhat of a novelty as this was back in a time before neither Yorkshire nor Essex had been educated. However, over the last year I believe Channel 4 […]
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Channel 4 returns to King’s tonight at 9pm as it celebrates the work the hospital does as a specialist stroke centre. In particular the episode concentrate on the stroke team’s treatment of 72-year-old Laura who has suffered a suspected stroke. After the team find a blood clot on her brain, the family have to decide […]
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24 Hours in A&E continues tonight on Channel 4 9pm as we meet Brian, a severe dementia sufferer whose been knocked unconscious after falling backwards down a flight of stairs. Although the 74-year-old lives in a home he was staying at his partner’s Margaret’s house at the time of the accident. Whilst Brian is treated, […]
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24 Hours in A&E continues tonight at 9pm on Channel 4 with this episode focusing on 15-year-old Linden who has badly cut his leg whilst back-flipping off a shed roof onto a trampoline. Although his friends called the ambulance, they also filmed the incident on their mobile phones and delight in showing it off to […]
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Alongside One Born Every Minute and the Educating series; 24 Hours in A&E has been an integral part of Channel 4’s observational documentary output. Over the last three years, we’ve seen hundreds of patients being treated by the staff of King’s College Hospital as we heard a number of inspirational stories of love and loss. […]
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After the big Britain’s Got Talent heavy week, which ends with Saturday’s final, this coming week’s TV is a mixture of new drama and documentary. Starlings (Sky 1, Sun, 8pm) After efforts such as The Cafe, Mount Pleasant and most notably Stella it seems that Sky One is continuing its production of home-grown comedy drama […]
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The RTS award-winning 24 Hours in A&E returns for a brand new 14-part series, offering a dramatic and revelatory insight into love, life and loss on the frontline of the NHS. Filmed around the clock for six weeks at King’s College Hospital in south London, one of Britain’s busiest A&E departments, each programme focuses on […]
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Apologies for no preview last week but I’ve been very busy and as the Olympics are still dominating the schedules we have a rather thin selection of shows however I still have my five picks which I believe will be suitable for those who have no interest in sports. The Road to Coronation Street (BBC4, […]
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