Saving Lives in Cardiff - Season 2

First aired: 4/9/2025 6 episodes

Lifting the lid on the heart-rending, hard-headed decisions surgeons must make.

Episodes

1. Unchartered Territory

Aired: 4/9/2025

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.

2. Chance to Change a Life

Aired: 4/16/2025

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.

3. Worst-Case Scenario

Aired: 4/23/2025

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.

4. Best Laid Plans

Aired: 4/30/2025

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.

5. From Agony to Hope

Aired: 5/7/2025

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.

6. Episode 6

Aired: 5/14/2025

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.