Breath of Life
- Synopsis
- Traces the Loughran family’s experience of cystic fibrosis, which threatens the life of 15-year-old Sheila, who could be helped by living donor lung transplatation, using parts of two sibling’s lungs. The surgery is carried out by Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub at Harefield Hospital. The decisions facing the siblings highlight the debate over the ethics of living donor transplants.
- Series
- Horizon, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.
- Year of production
- 2000
- Availability
- Sale; 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)
- Notes
- Broadcast on BBC2 on 13/1/00.
- Subjects
- Medical sciences
- Keywords
- cystic fibrosis; human organ transplant surgery; medical ethics
Credits
- Producer
- Geoffrey Smith
Production Company
- Name
BBC Television
Distributor
- Name
BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning
- Contact
- Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)
- BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com
- Web
- https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +44 (0) 20 8433 1009
- Address
- BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK - Notes
- The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’
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