End of an era.
- Date:
- 1987
- Videos
About this work
Also known as
End of the Golden Age.
Description
Five-part documentary series on some of the pioneers of modern surgery, combining archive footage, dramatic reconstructions, and interviews with surviving witnesses and participants. Part 5: End of an Era. Shows how initial euphoria over heart transplants and the prospects for developing an artificial heart has given way to more realistic, less naive assesments of the curative powers of surgery and the abilities of the surgeon during the last two decades.
Publication/Creation
[London?] : BBC-TV, 1987.
Physical description
1 videocassette (VHS) (50 min.) : sound, color, PAL.
Series
Creator/production credits
A BBC-TV co-production in association with WGBH Boston and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Series producer; Jon Palfreman.
Copyright note
BBC-TV.
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores550VLocation Status Access Closed stores549/50bV