Synopsis
This edition looks at Mark George, who after years of hard work and deprivation became a top surgeon.
- Programme: Doctors to Be: 20 Years On
- Episode: 02: The Surgeon's Tale
- Channel: BBC Four
- Broadcast year: 2007
Licence: ERA Licence required
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Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
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