The NHS: A People’s History

BBC FOUR, 9.00PM

 This upbeat three-part documentary celebrates the NHS’S 70th birthday with a brisk trot through its history. Presented by

The Last Leg’s Alex Brooker, this film breaks up historical morsels with compelling personal stories from medics and patients. Among the engaging tales this week, a doctor recalls how, in 1948, having recently qualified, he arrived in theatre to be told he would be the anaesthetist (and nearly killed the patient). VP