Alexander Fleming special

Title

Alexander Fleming special

Genre

Interview; Documentary; Special

TX Date

1 Jan 1990

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:51:54

Description

Sean Street presents a programme documenting the discovery of penicillin, and which explores the life and career of the man who discovered it, Sir Alexander Fleming. Street talks to Sir Stanley Peart, ex-Professor of Medicine at St Mary’s Hospital, Peter (Daniel) Flood, ex-lab boy at the hospital, and Alexander Fleming’s son, Robert Fleming. Professor Alan Glynn, Director of the Central Public Health Laboratory at Colindale, describes how penicillin was discovered.

Contributors

Sean Street; Alan Glynn; Daniel Flood; Robert Fleming; Stanley Peart

Keywords

Health; Drugs; Medical science; Antibiotics; Penicillin; Alexander Fleming; St Mary’s Hospital (Paddington)

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