Operation Ouch!

Operation Ouch!
Created by	Dr Chris van Tulleken Dr Xand van Tulleken
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	4
No. of episodes	43
Production
Executive producer(s)	Simone Haywood (Maverick) Kez Margrie (CBBC)[1]
Producer(s)	Maverick Television[1] Ian France[1]
Running time	28 minutes
Production company(s)	Maverick Television
Distributor	Serious Lunch Ltd UK
Release
Original network	CBBC
Original release	3 October 2012 – present
External links
Operation Ouch! at CBBC

Operation Ouch! is a British 24-part children's educational television programme about the human body, it shows what happens in A&E, what doctors sometimes have problems with and great experiments. The first series Operation Ouch! aired on CBBC in October 2012 and ABC Australia in 2013.^[1] The show is hosted by twin brothers Dr Chris and Dr Xand van Tulleken.^[2]

Overview

In order to educate children about medicine and biology, Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken perform experiments on the human body to see how they work and investigate medical treatments and technology. The doctors also offer "try this at home" experiments for viewers to participate in.^[1][3] In addition, Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken follow pediatric accident and emergency personnel and patients at Alder Hey Children's Hospital and Royal Manchester Children's Hospital and the Liverpool hospital^[1][3] The Doctors also join West Midlands Ambulance Service and Midlands Air Ambulance rapid response teams on the road and in patient's homes as they assist with medical emergencies.^[1][3]

Production

The first series has 13 episodes, the first of which aired Wednesday, 3 October 2012 on CBBC. A second series began on 30 Sep 2013 and consisted of 10 episodes. A fourth series is currently being broad cast (2016) on the CBBC channel in the UK.^[4] The hosts, Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken, were trained in medicine at Oxford University, and both graduated in 2002.^[5] Dr. Chris van Tulleken is a practicing doctor while Dr. Xand van Tulleken focuses on research and teaching in New York.^[6]

Episode time

Series	Episode	Name	Summary	Original Air Date
1	1	Operation Ouch!: Episode 1	Dr Xand and Dr Chris Experiment on their bones and muscles to show how they work. Dr Chris shows how maggots can help heal a sore foot. And Dr Xand goes on call with an emergency ambulance team. In Accident and Emergency, one patient has grit in his head after a fall and another has an injured neck.[7]	3 October 2012
1	2	Operation Ouch!: Episode 2	The Doctors show what really happens when humans sneeze. Dr Chris explores a real human brain and Dr Xand goes on call with an emergency ambulance team. In Accident and Emergency, one patient has a hook caught in their hand and another thinks he's lost a toenail up his nose.[8]	10 October 2012
1	3	Operation Ouch!: Episode 3	The Doctors demonstrate how body movements are controlled. Dr Chris explores blood-sucking leeches and Dr Xand goes on call with an emergency ambulance team. In Accident and Emergency, a patient has a locked jaw and another needs stitches.[9]	17 October 2012
1	4	Operation Ouch!: Episode 4	The Doctors experiment with pain, Dr Xand investigates how shoes can change the way humans walk, and Dr Chris goes on call with an emergency ambulance team. In Accident and Emergency, a patient has a hand fracture and another may lose his fingernail.[10]	24 October 2012
1	5	Operation Ouch!: Episode 5	Dr Chris shows how the nose, mouth, and stomach are all connected and also watches a robot perform surgery. Dr Xand experiments with body temperatures. In Accident and Emergency, one patient has a broken elbow and another has a stone stuck in his ear.[11]	31 October 2012
1	6	Operation Ouch!: Episode 6	Dr Chris demonstrates travel sickness. The Doctors investigate sleep and snoring. In Accident and Emergency, one patient is suffering from stomach aches and another has an injured hand.[12]	7 November 2012
1	7	Operation Ouch!: Episode 7	Dr Chris demonstrates how vocal chords work and explores how the human body deals with fear. Dr Xand goes on call with an emergency ambulance team. In Accident and Emergency, one patient is admitted with serious stomach aches and another has a sore elbow.[13]	14 November 2012
1	8	Operation Ouch!: Episode 8	The Doctors experiment with urine. Dr Chris explores the damage snake venom can do to the human body. In Accident and Emergency, one patient has a hole in his head after crashing his bike and another has a black eye.[14]	21 November 2012
1	9	Operation Ouch!: Episode 9	The Doctors experiment with human blood. Dr Xand explores how human organs can go seriously wrong and Dr Chris goes on call with an emergency ambulance team. In Accident and Emergency, a patient has a battered face after a bike accident and another has an infected finger.[15]	28 November 2012
1	10	Operation Ouch!: Episode 10	Dr Chris swallows a camera pill to show how food passes through the human body and takes part in a mock surgery. Dr Xand explores bones. In Accident and Emergency, one patient has a broken elbow and another has a sore eye and blurred vision.[16]	5 December 2012
1	11	Operation Ouch!: Episode 11	The doctors learn how donated blood is processed and stored.	12 December 2012
1	12	Operation Ouch!: Episode 12	The doctors learn how your skin heals.	19 December 2012
1	13	Operation Ouch!: Episode 13	The doctors learn about allergies.	TBA
2	1	Operation Ouch!: Series 2, Episode 1	The doctors learn about teeth and plaque.	30 Sep 2013
2	2	Operation Ouch!: Series 2, Episode 2	The doctors learn about vomit.	7 Oct 2013
2	3	Operation Ouch!: Series 2, Episode 3	The doctors take a close up view at the eye.	14 Oct 2013
2	4	Operation Ouch!: Series 2, Episode 4	The doctors examine the throat, using an endoscope.	21 Oct 2013
2	5	Operation Ouch!: Series 2, Episode 5	The doctors learn about how to make body parts.	28 Oct 2013
2	6	Operation Ouch!: Series 2, Episode 6	The doctors ask learn about snot, studying the difference between snot harvested in the city and the country.	4 Nov 2013
2	7	Operation Ouch!: Series 2, Episode 7	TBA	11 Nov 2013
2	8	Operation Ouch!: Series 2, Episode 8	The doctors learn about hearing.	18 Nov 2013
2	9	Operation Ouch!: Series 2, Episode 9	TBA	25 Nov 2013
2	10	Operation Ouch!: Series 2, Episode 10	A review of the best bits of the series so far.	2 Dec 2013

References

1. "Operation Ouch: Brand new 13-part medical series for CBBC". BBC Media Centre. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
2. "Operation Ouch!". CBBC Shows. BBC. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
3. "Operation Ouch". BBC iPlayer. BBC. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
4. "Operation Ouch! Series 3". Retrieved 5 Dec 2014.
5. "Biographies". Chris and Xand van Tulleken Website. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
6. "Interview with Dr Chris and Dr Xand van Tulleken". BBC Media Centre. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
7. "Operation Ouch!: Episode 1". BBC iPlayer. BBC. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
8. "Operation Ouch!: Episode 2". BBC iPlayer. BBC. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
9. "Operation Ouch!: Episode 3". BBC iPlayer. BBC. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
10. "Operation Ouch!: Episode 4". BBC iPlayer. BBC. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
11. "Operation Ouch!: Episode 5". BBC iPlayer. BBC. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
12. "Operation Ouch!: Episode 6". BBC iPlayer. BBC. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
13. "Operation Ouch!: Episode 7". BBC iPlayer. BBC. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
14. "Operation Ouch!: Episode 8". BBC iPlayer. BBC. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
15. "Operation Ouch!: Episode 9". BBC iPlayer. BBC. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
16. "Operation Ouch!: Episode 10". BBC iPlayer. BBC. Retrieved 6 December 2012.

External links

• Operation Ouch! at CBBC