Subjects: Life Science

The Doctors head into the lab with some special lights to show us that some things in our body shine or glow brightly due to fluorescence and how you can write secret messages using your wee. They then head to the park to show us how to warm your muscles up before playing a game of football and the proper First Aid for a whack on the eye.

Plus, Dr. Chris visits the Speech Therapy Clinic where a girl is learning how to speak after many surgeries to repair her cleft palate. Meanwhile, Dr. Xand investigates why head lice like our heads so much and how to get rid of them and then visits and entomologist to investigate some of the other things that like to live on and in our bodies.

In Accident & Emergency, one patient has a pencil stuck in her ear and another has a cut on her head.

We also meet identical quadruplet sisters and the Doctors show us how your body fights back against spoiled food.

The Doctors head into the lab to experiment with their urine.

Also, Dr. Chris visits the Dermatology Clinic where he learns why you shouldn’t pop a pimple, how eczema is treated, and more about the body’s largest organ, the skin. Plus, Dr. Chris investigates how venom is extracted from venomous snakes and is used to make antivenom to treat snake bites.

In Accident & Emergency, one patient got a hole in his forehead after crashing his new bicycle while not wearing a helmet and another has a periorbital haematoma (a black eye) after bumping his head on a windowsill.

We also meet a contortionist who can bend her body to fit in unbelievably small spaces, learn a body trick with which you can trick your friends’ tastebuds, and Dr. Xand goes on call with an emergency ambulance team.

The Doctors whip up a blood smoothie in their lab to show how blood transports oxygen from your lungs to the rest of your body.

Also, Dr. Chris observes a surgery to correct a boy’s eyes which squint and cross, while Dr. Xand is given exclusive access to a collection of preserved body parts in a top-secret location to show us a few ways in which the human body can go wrong.

In Accident & Emergency, one patient has some nasty facial injuries and another has an infected finger.

We also meet the tallest man in the UK, learn a body trick that appears to magically shorten a person’s arm, and Dr. Chris goes on call with an emergency ambulance team.

The Doctors head into the lab where Dr. Chris swallows a camera so we can follow some food through his digestive system, via live images of his stomach and instestines.

Also, Dr. Chris gets hands-on in a popup operating theatre to simulate an abdominal surgery, while Dr. Xand saws through a real leg bone to investigate what’s inside and then shows us how doctors are “growing” artificial bones.

In Accident & Emergency, one patient has a swollen elbow from a fall and another has an irritated eye.

We also meet a man can blow up a hot water bottle until it bursts and we learn a body trick that will make you appear to have superhuman strength.

Dr. Xand eats a healthy diet for a couple of days, while Dr. Chris eats a very unhealthy diet on those same days. The Doctors then head into the lab (after a trip to the loo) to see how the food they ate affected their poo.

Also, Dr. Xand donates some of his blood and follows his blood’s journey from the clinic where it’s donated to the blood factory where it’s tested and then separated into red blood cells, plasma, and platelettes before being sent off to the hospitals where it will hopefull save someone’s life. Dr. Chris also donates some blood – via a Tsetse fly bite – as he investigates how these flies make many people deathly ill by spreading the parasite that causes sleeping sickness.

In Accident & Emergency, one patient has a deep cut in her hand after cutting it on some glass and another has a deep cut over his eye after bumping his head on a stump.

We also meet the UK’s National Junior BMX Champion and learn how his muscles help him ride his bicycle so well,  learn a body trick that will make you appear to have superhuman strength, and Dr. Chris goes on call with the Midlands Air Ambulance.

The Doctors head into the lab to show us what our lungs look like and they work.

Also, Dr. Chris visits the Burns Aftercare Clinic to see how burns are treated after the initial emergency treatment to minimise scarring and then visits a snot expert to investigate why our bodies produce mucus, why it’s so sticky… and why it’s OK to eat your boogers!

In Accident & Emergency, one patient has an injured eye after his friend accidentally shot him with a pellet gun and another has a concussion after knocking heads with a friend on the playground.

We also meet a man with the world’s stretchiest skin, learn a body trick that makes it look like your friends’ arms have shortened, and we see three pieces of lifesaving equipment that emergency medical teams carry with them at all times: the nebuliser, gas and air, and the electrocardiograph (ECG) monitor.

The Doctors enter the lab where Dr. Chris sticks a nasogastric tube into Dr. Xand’s stomach, via his nose and throat, to prove how your nose, throat, and stomach are all connected.

Also, Dr. Chris observes a stomach surgery performed with the aid of a surgical robot and Dr. Xand enters a cryogenic chamber to find out how our bodies react to extreme cold.

In Accident & Emergency, one patient has a broken arm and another has a stone stuck in his ear.

We also meet the man with the world’s longest tongue, learn a body trick that stops your friends from lifting their finger, and Dr. Xand goes on call with an emergency ambulance team.

Dr. Chris goes airborne in a stunt plane to show us why we get travel sickness and explain how to combat it.

Also, Dr. Chris goes on call in the Accident & Emergency department where he meets a seemingly indestructible boy and the Doctors get wired up in a sleep lab to investigate why we need sleep and what happens inside our bodies while we sleep.

In Accident & Emergency, one patient is severely constipated and another has a painful wrist.

We also meet a man whose amazing brain helps him do some amazing football tricks, learn a body trick that stops your friends from moving their legs, and Dr. Chris goes on call with an emergency ambulance team.

The Doctors perform a nasoendoscopy in their lab to take a look at Dr. Chris’s vocal chords and see how they work. They also have some fun with different gases to change the pitch of their voices. The Doctors then ride one of Britain’s scariest rollercoasters to investigate how our bodies deal with fear

Also, the Doctors go on call in Accident & Emergency where Dr. Xand meets a young girl who has had quite a fall from her scooter and Dr. Chris meets a boy with a football injury in his arm. Also in Accident & Emergency, one patient gets tummy pain every time she eats, another has an infected ear piercing, and yet another little guy hurt is elbow while breakdancing.

We also meet a man who can “break wind” on demand, learn a body trick that show you how to “burn” an image into your brain, and Dr. Xand goes on call with an emergency ambulance team.

The Doctors conduct some experiments in their lab to show us how muscles work.

Also, Dr. Chris investigates how maggots are helping to heal a sore foot and Dr. Xand gets kisses from random people to show us how the bacteria in our bodies are actually beneficial.

In Accident & Emergency, one patient has some grit in his head after a fall in the playground and another has injured his neck after performing a karate kick.

We also meet Britain’s Hairiest Man, learn a body trick that prevents someone from standing on their tiptoes, and Dr. Xand goes on call with an emergency ambulance team.