PICK OF THE DAY

HOSPITAL, 9PM, BBC2

WE ARE living in a golden age of cancer treatment, with a number of exciting new drugs being developed. But such treatments don’t come cheap and, across England’s hospitals alone, there is a deficit of £850 million. Combined with this expansion of new treatment options, it means that the NHS faces challenges both ethical and financial when deciding whether to treat patients with costly or unproven drugs. Part two of this timely and compelling series centres on the question: how do you value a life?, as it explores a moral dilemma facing doctors (such as Dr Barbara Cleaver, pictured) on a daily basis.